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03COLOMBO1704 | GSL PERSPECTIVES ON CANCUN, FTA: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (U) Classified by Amb. Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5 B and D. 2. (C) Summary: During his initial courtesy call on GSL Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs Ravi Karunanayake, Ambassador noted that Sri Lanka had taken a strong stand that was in its own interest at the recent WTO [...] | 2003-10-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL CE |
03COLOMBO1705 | STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS IN SRI LANKA [...] Summary: Sri Lanka does not have formal biotechnology regulations on the production and import of agricultural biotech products into the country. An attempt to ban the import of GMO foods in 2001 was abandoned due to intense lobbying from foreign missions (including the U.S) and trade partn [...] | 2003-10-01 08:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO172 | SRI LANKA: THE LTTE BUILDS A FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: DUE TO AN INTERNATIONAL CRACKDOWN ON TERRORIST FINANCING POST SEPTEMBER 11, THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EALAM (LTTE) HAS SHIFTED OVER THE PAST YEAR FROM FOREIGN FUND-RAISING TO LARGELY DOMESTIC FINANCING. WHILE THE LTTE TRADITIONALLY LEVIED TAXES IN AREAS UNDER ITS CONTROL, RECEN [...] | 2003-01-30 06:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PTER PGOV CE |
03COLOMBO1732 | SRI LANKA'S GDP GROWS 5.6% IN FIRST HALF OF [...] Summary: The Sri Lankan economy recorded 5.6% GDP growth in the first half of 2003, coming mainly from industry and services. Other macro economic fundamentals have also improved, and contributed to strengthening of the Sri Lanka Rupee recently. The Central Bank says economic performance is [...] | 2003-10-06 08:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CE USTR |
03COLOMBO1769 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DUSTR JOSETTE SHEERAN SHINER [...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary: Post looks forward to the visit of DUSTR Shiner and her delegation for the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Joint Council talks on October 14 and 15. This is an excellent time to visit Sri Lanka in order to get a bett [...] | 2003-10-10 16:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON CE |
03COLOMBO1779 | INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION TAKE ON INDO-LANKA FREE TRADE [...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) On October 7, 2003, Econchief met with Mr. Venkastesan Ashok, Commercial Counselor at the Indian High Commission. Ashok discussed preparations for the Sri Lankan PM's trip to New Delhi the week of October 2 [...] | 2003-10-14 04:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON CE |
03COLOMBO1801 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead. Reasons 1.5 B and D. 2. (C) Summary: During his initial courtesy call with Finance Minister Choksy on October 10, the Ambassador raised TDA technical assistance, aid utilization, government procurement problems, and the Iraq Donors Confe [...] | 2003-10-17 04:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EAID PREL IZ CE |
03COLOMBO1820 | SRI LANKA - AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE MODEL [...] Summary: Sri Lanka is an ideal model candidate on water. The GSL has identified water as a priority and has the political will and adequate good governance to see it happen. Because of the government's intentions to provide safe water to the entire population by 2010, improve water manageme [...] | 2003-10-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KSCA SENV TSPL CE |
03COLOMBO1827 | Sri Lanka: The political importance of [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed the key economic issues involved in possibly signing a Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka in Reftels. In this message, Mission sketches out the domestic political context. In a nutshell, the GSL, deeply worried about maintaining support for the peace proc [...] | 2003-10-21 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EFIN KIPR PGOV CE |
03COLOMBO1836 | SMOOTH SAILING AS DUSTR SHINER LEADS THIRD ROUND [...] (U) Classified by Amb. Jeffrey J. Lunstead. Reasons 1.5 (b,d). 2. (C) Summary: The GSL's assertive international trade policy to generate growth and become a leader in the South Asia region and broader developing world earned kudos from the USTR delegation during the third round of TIFA ta [...] | 2003-10-23 09:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE |
03COLOMBO1856 | DUSTR MEETING WITH SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Presidential Advisor Lakshman Kadirgamar, a senior opposition MP and former Foreign Minister, DUSTR Shiner outlined her TIFA talks with the GSL and her discussions with busin [...] | 2003-10-28 09:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1883 | CONTENTIOUS LABOR DISPUTE RESOLVED IN EXPORT [...] Summary: A controversial labor dispute at an export processing zone (EPZ) garment factory producing for international labels, which drew international attention, was resolved recently. The US-based Free Labor Association (FLA) and a local independent public policy institution intervened to [...] | 2003-11-03 06:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EAID EINV KTEX CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1917 | In further move, President declares state of [...] (C) SUMMARY: Adding further to her sudden actions on November 4, the President declared a state of emergency on November 5. She told the Charge' (Septel) that, despite reports to the contrary, she had not sacked the finance minister. On the evening of November 4, President Kumaratunga read [...] | 2003-11-05 13:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER ASEC MOPS ECON CASC CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1918 | President Affirms Commitment to Negotiated [...] (C) Summary. President Kumaratunga called in the Charge' November 5 to clarify her actions. She said she is committed to maintaining the ceasefire with the LTTE and to reaching a "negotiated settlement" with the Tigers. She wishes the Prime Minister success in this regard but felt she had [...] | 2003-11-05 14:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER ASEC MOPS ECON CASC CE NO LTTE PLO |
03COLOMBO1926 | Sri Lanka Update: MPs reportedly rally to [...] (C) SUMMARY: In reaction to the President's dramatic actions of November 4-5, MPs from the governing coalition and Tamil parties have reportedly rallied in support of the Prime Minister. There are still indications, however, that the President may be trying to tempt possible defectors. Aft [...] | 2003-11-06 12:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER ASEC KPAO ECON CASC CE NO LTTE |
03COLOMBO1957 | Economic Consequences of the Sri Lankan Political [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead, Reasons 1.5 b, d and e. 2. (C) Summary: The ongoing political spat has negatively affected the Sri Lankan economy, though the long-term repercussions, especially the loss of potential investment, are unknowable at this juncture. The Colombo [...] | 2003-11-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO1983 | ECONOMIC IMPACT DEEPENS AS POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead, Reasons 1.5 b, d and e. 2. (C) Summary and Introduction: Though businesses are operating on peaceful streets, and both parties to the current dispute have stated the peace process will continue, uncertainty is taking an increasing toll on th [...] | 2003-11-17 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO2005 | TRADE POLICY REVIEW POC [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-20 06:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD |
03COLOMBO2017 | IN VISIT, COMMERCE DAS WILLIAMSON EMPHASIZES [...] (U) Summary: During her visit, Commerce DAS Williamson heard updates on the current political environment and emphasized to public and private sector interlocutors the importance of a stable, predictable environment for growth and investment. Williamson applauded the government's work to date [...] | 2003-11-21 03:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BEXP PREL KIPR KTEX CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO202 | Senior GSL Minister G.L. Peiris previews [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the Ambassador, senior Sri Lankan Minister Peiris -- like other contacts -- set low expectations for the February 7-8 GSL-LTTE talks in Berlin. He said he primarily wanted to use Berlin to lay the groundwork for future rounds, including by raisin [...] | 2003-02-05 10:32:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PINR PARM ECON CE GM LTTE |
03COLOMBO2023 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON CENTRAL BANK [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead. Reasons 1.5 d and e. 2. (SBU) Summary: During his initial courtesy call with Central Bank Governor Jayawardena on November 20, the Ambassador discussed the current political situation, regional economies, US Treasury Department assistance an [...] | 2003-11-24 03:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PREL CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO2027 | Guns to Butter (and Pay Hikes, and Roads, and...): [...] (U) This telegram is Sensitive but Unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Choksy presented the 2004 GSL budget to the Parliament on November 19. The GSL sees the budget as the culmination of two years' work and a chance to relieve belt-tightening measur [...] | 2003-11-24 08:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO2201 | Maldivian Gleanings: Human rights commission [...] (C) This edition of Maldivian gleanings reviews the following: >> Maldivian government establishes national human rights commission >> Report on September rioting submitted to President Gayoom >> Former attorney general reflects on Gayoom and country's political system >> Tourism b [...] | 2003-12-31 10:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM ECON PINR MV |
03COLOMBO294 | MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-21 05:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN |
03COLOMBO33 | USDA'S JUNE 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-07 06:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TSPL SENV ECON KPAO CE OEXC |
03COLOMBO336 | SRI LANKA: MISSION ASSISTANCE TO US [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-28 03:57:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BBSR ECON ETRD EINV CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO408 | MILLENIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT COUNTRY DATA, SRI LANKA [...] The Embassy received a fax from the Department of Fiscal Policy and Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka responding to our request for data required for the Millennium Challenge Account. All figures are in millions of Sri Lankan Rupees. Data within parenthesis indicate de [...] | 2003-03-11 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN CE |
03COLOMBO409 | MILLENIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT COUNTRY DATA, MALDIVES [...] The Embassy received a fax from the Department of External Resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives responding to our request for data required for the Millennium Challenge Account. All figures are in millions of Maldives Rufiyaa. Data within parenthesis indi [...] | 2003-03-11 11:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN MV ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO421 | Snapshot of a sour, suspicious Jaffna [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Jaffna, March 11. The March 10 sinking of a LTTE arms resupply ship was on everyone's minds, with the military and Tamils in sharp discord on the GSL's action. The military, which was highly critical of the LTTE, defended the size of its security zones. T [...] | 2003-03-12 11:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM ECON KPAO CE NO JA LTTE |
03COLOMBO495 | SRI LANKA: ECONOMIC GULF BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: The economic gulf between northern and southern Sri Lanka, formed over two decades of conflict, is poised to widen in the coming years. Sri Lanka, though nominally a united nation, is in fact divided on multiple fronts - political, military, social and economic. Since the form [...] | 2003-03-25 09:44:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PTER EINV CE LTTE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO507 | TERRORIST FINANCE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON [...] As reported in Ref B, as of April 2002 Sri Lanka's Central Bank had frozen the assets of a single account suspected of financing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, designated by the U.S. under E.O. 13224 on November 2, 2001. 2. The Controller of Exchange of Sri Lanka's Central Bank co [...] | 2003-03-26 07:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETTC PTER CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO524 | TFIZ01: Maldives issues statement re Iraq; [...] (C) This update, focused on reaction to the war in Iraq in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, reviews: >> In its first public statement, the Maldivian government says it is "very concerned" about the war >> In Sri Lanka, religious groups issue statements against the war >> More anti-war ralli [...] | 2003-03-27 09:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON ASEC PINR CE MV IZ |
03COLOMBO53 | SRI LANKA'S PARLIAMENT PASSES GROUND-BREAKING [...] Summary: The Sri Lankan Parliament passed three important bills containing ground-breaking, and contentious, labor reforms on January 8. The bills contain new industrial dispute resolution and termination procedures. The legislation is expected to improve industrial relations by prompt and [...] | 2003-01-09 11:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EINV ETRD PGOV PHUM CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO543 | In positive move for peace process, Tigers [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 27 meeting between Muslims and the Tamil Tigers has gone some way toward dealing with a long-standing dispute over land. The dispute revolves around Muslim claims that the Tigers have kicked them off land they own in the east. Muslim and Tamil representatives laud the [...] | 2003-03-31 10:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM ECON SOCI CE LTTE |
03COLOMBO561 | TFIZ01: SRI LANKA PROPOSES TO SELL THE U.S. TEA FOR [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 8. 2. (U) The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has proposed selling the USG about USD 2 million in tea to include in US humanitarian aid to the people of Iraq. Minister of Plantation Industries Lakshman Kiriella made the pitch to the Ambassador [...] | 2003-04-02 11:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR IZ CE UN |
03COLOMBO604 | IMI: SRI LANKA LIBERALIZES INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: In early March, Sri Lanka opened the international voice telephony market, ending the monopoly held by Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT),a partially state-owned venture. The entry of competitors into the international telecom services market has resulted in significant reductions in call r [...] | 2003-04-09 07:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB ECON ECPS ETRD CE WTO ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO742 | WI-FI SURVEY, SRI LANKA [...] Post response to reftel Wi-Fi survey request follows: A) Has host country allocated unlicensed radio- frequency spectrum for use by Wi-Fi and similar wireless technologies or is it planning to do so? If so are there separate allocations for indoor and outdoor use? Alternatively, is host [...] | 2003-05-05 04:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO749 | Scenesetter for SA Assistant Secretary Rocca's [...] (C) SUMMARY: We warmly welcome your upcoming visit. It comes at an important time, with the peace process facing serious turbulence. After months of progress, including six rounds of talks, the Tigers recently suspended negotiations. There have been tentative signs that the Tigers' may be e [...] | 2003-05-05 11:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON MARR CE NO JA |
03COLOMBO772 | INDO-LANKA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, THREE YEARS [...] Summary: The Indo-Lanka free trade agreement (ILFTA) completed three years of operation in March 2003. Trade between India and Sri Lanka increased sharply in 2002. India now offers zero tariffs on 4,150 items exported from Sri Lanka. Several mid- sized Indian companies have set up operat [...] | 2003-05-08 11:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON CE USTR ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO806 | SRI LANKAN GROWTH EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS [...] According to the latest data released by the Central Bank, Sri Lanka's economy expanded by 4% in 2002, recovering from a 1.4% downturn in 2001. Growth exceeded Bank expectations of 3.5%, and came mainly from the services sector. Despite this modest increase, Central Bank expressed concern ove [...] | 2003-05-13 11:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN CE ECONOMICS |
03COLOMBO883 | SRI LANKA SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES AIR QUALITY [...] Summary: Preliminary studies show a significant reduction in Colombo's ambient air lead levels after phasing out leaded gasoline in June, 2002. The Government will further improve urban air quality by introducing new vehicle emission and fuel quality standards. End Summary. NO MORE LEAD [...] | 2003-05-28 04:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAID CE |
03DJIBOUTI1631 | FACILITATING US-AFRICA COOPERATION AT WTO [...] Post met with host country officials planning to attend the WTO ministerial. The Djiboutian delegation includes the Honorable Saleban Omar Oudine, Minister of Trade, his Adviser Mr. Abdourahman Doualeh Farah, and Mr. Hassan Doualeh, WTO Djiboutian Representative. 2. Post used the talking p [...] | 2003-09-03 11:49:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID ECON DJ WTO |
03DJIBOUTI1847 | STATUS REQUEST BOR BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] INTRODUCTION: DJIBOUTI IMPORTS MOST OF ITS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INCLUDING ALMOST ALL OF ITS FOOD CONSUMPTION. THE HOST NATION RETAINS CLOSE RELATIONS WITH FRANCE, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF ITS IMPORTS. AGRICULTURE IS NOT DEVELOPED AND REPRESENTS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY' [...] | 2003-10-13 08:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL DJ |
03DOHA1748 | IN-HOUSE VIEWS ON POTENTIAL HAMAS TARGETS [...] (S) SUMMARY. The organizations named in ref B, Qatar Charitable Society (QCS),Sheikh Eid bin Mohammed Charitable Society and the Qatari Joint Committee for Relief, are three of the four charitable entities in Qatar (the fourth is the Qatar Red Crescent Society). The GOQ is committed to combat [...] | 2003-07-10 11:43:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | EFIN PTER ECON ETTC QA |
03FRANKFURT10308 | Responses to Commission Communication on Company [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission has published a synthesis of the results of the consultation on its Communication on "Modernising Company Law and enhancing Corporate Governance in the European Union". While there was widespread support for a very large majority of the proposals, [...] | 2003-12-18 08:33:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT10314 | ECB on the Stability and Growth Pact: Results or [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Central Bank (ECB) was exceptionally, sternly and publicly critical of Ecofin's decision on Germany and France under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP),but has been careful neither to trash the SGP nor the process. Rather, their message is that the SGP lives a [...] | 2003-12-18 13:07:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT10320 | ECB Staff Projections: Growth to Pick Up in 2004 - [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Central Bank's (ECB's) December staff projections suggest real Euro area annual average growth of 0.4% in 2003 rising to 1.6% in 2004 and 2.4% in 2005. The basic story is that exports will help lift growth in the near term followed by a strengthening of domestic [...] | 2003-12-18 13:15:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT10327 | The German Banking Sector -- Something Happens [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: From speculation over banking mega-mergers, to mooted collapse of the three- pillared banking system, to a circling of the wagons to protect against foreign invaders, the German banking sector is abuzz with rumor. With too many German banks a [...] | 2003-12-18 14:36:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT1549 | FRANKFURT AIRPORT EXPANSION: 2006 COMPLETION TOO [...] (U) Summary and Comment: The expansion of Frankfurt airport, Europe's second largest, is moving forward, though several obstacles may delay the new runway planned for 2006. Legal complaints, a chemical factory in the flight path of the planned northwest runway, a controversial night flight b [...] | 2003-02-20 08:10:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN PGOV SENV GM |
03FRANKFURT1785 | NEW HESSE CABINET: KOCH PICKS THREE NEW MINISTERS, [...] Summary: (SBU) After winning an absolute majority in February 2 state elections, Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (Christian Democratic Union - CDU) announced three new ministers for his state cabinet on February 24. Two of them, Stefan Gruettner (Minister of the State Chancellery) and Ud [...] | 2003-02-28 09:17:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON SCUL GM |
03FRANKFURT2252 | RHINELAND-PFALZ OFFICIALS CALL FOR DRASTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Consul General on March 11 and 12, Rhineland-Pfalz Minister for Economics, Transportation, Agriculture and Viniculture, Hans-Artur Bauckhage (FDP) and State Secretary Karl-Heinz Klaer (SPD),Representative of the State in Berlin and Brussels, called for comp [...] | 2003-03-14 14:11:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON GM |
03FRANKFURT2451 | SOUTHWEST GERMANY ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL NEWS [...] (U) Summary: This is the first in a series of monthly cables planned to summarize political and economic events in ConGen Frankfurt's consular district. End summary. Political News -------------- 2. New Hesse Cabinet: Corts and Gruettner on the Rise (SBU) Roland Koch named the minis [...] | 2003-03-21 13:46:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV GM |
03FRANKFURT3665 | SCENESETTER FOR MINISTER-PRESIDENT KOCH'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Hesse Minister President and Hesse CDU chairman Roland Koch will visit Washington for meetings with senior USG officials on May 13-15. Koch is widely discussed as a CDU Chancellor candidate in 2006 and is in competition with CDU Chairperson Angela Merkel for influence in the pa [...] | 2003-05-07 15:04:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON GM |
03FRANKFURT3946 | SAARLAND SPD LEADER CRITICIZES CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER [...] (SBU) Summary: During his April 30 trip to Saarland, the Consul General met 34-year-old Saarland opposition leader Heiko Maas in Saarbruecken. The Consul General and Maas, who is the state SPD chairman and Landtag caucus leader, spoke about economic issues, including Agenda 2010 and the upco [...] | 2003-05-15 13:32:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON GM |
03FRANKFURT3948 | SOUTHWEST SPD SPLIT ON SCHROEDER'S AGENDA 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Many in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W),Hesse, Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) and Saarland are fiercely opposed to Chancellor Schroeder's Agenda 2010 reform plan. In B-W and R-P, the SPD leadership generally approves the Schroeder plan but the rank-and-fil [...] | 2003-05-15 14:03:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON ELAB SCUL GM |
03FRANKFURT5345 | ECB's Next President Trichet: No Obstacles [...] (SBU) Summary: European Central Bank (ECB) senior officials do not foresee any obstacles to Jean-Claude Trichet becoming the next President of the European Central Bank. Finance Ministers are scheduled to make their official recommendation at the Ecofin meeting on July 15. The ECB Governin [...] | 2003-07-01 08:38:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT5570 | TOP HESSE CDU PLAYERS KOCH AND ROTH TUSSLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hesse's two most powerful Christian Democratic (CDU) politicians, Hesse's Minister President Roland Koch and Frankfurt Lord Mayor Petra Roth have public disagreements and competing national ambitions. Roth was elected in May 2003 as president of the German Council of Cities. [...] | 2003-07-08 13:15:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EAIR GM |
03FRANKFURT5668 | SAARLAND'S POPULAR MINISTER-PRESIDENT PETER [...] (SBU) Summary: Saarland Minister-President Peter Mueller represents the center-left membership of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Known for his unorthodox, provocative political style, he one of the most outspoken CDU Minister-Presidents. He faces state elections in summer 2004 and cu [...] | 2003-07-10 14:33:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ECON ELAB GM |
03FRANKFURT5670 | Economic Forecast for Germany: Slow Growth and [...] (SBU) Summary: Our forecast for Germany for this year and next is for continued slow growth with a modest pick up in 2004 driven by net exports. While 1.3% real growth in 2004 might be deemed a "recovery" after 0.1% growth in 2003 it is mostly closing a part of the output gap that has opened [...] | 2003-07-10 14:38:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT6409 | Stability and Growth Pact: Listerine Syndrome; [...] Summary: "The taste people hate, twice a day." Wretchedly-tasking Listerine's old advertising slogan is akin to the criticism of the EU Stability and Growth Pact (SGP): we don't like these rules, but we need rules at least twice a year when budget results are issued [...] | 2003-08-04 13:47:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT7034 | Accession Countries And The Euro: Convergence [...] (SBU) Summary: EU member states and acceding countries (ACs) are beginning to face the dilemmas that EU economic rules are likely to present them both as soon as accession occurs in May 2004. EU rules require ACs to adopt the euro as soon as they fulfill the convergence criteria on inflatio [...] | 2003-08-26 11:52:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT7038 | Securities Exchanges, Clearing and Settlement: [...] (SBU) Introduction: The European world of clearing and settlement is not as boring as these dreary back-office chores imply. Intense rivalry in the market place has become even more so - spreading beyond the continent, across the channel and across the Atlantic. Deu [...] | 2003-08-26 13:01:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT7111 | Investment Services Directive Moving Toward [...] (SBU) Summary: Negotiations on the controversial pre- trade transparency provisions of the proposed revision to the Investment Services Directive appear to be moving toward a compromise. Compromise amendments circulated in the European Parliament and texts being discussed [...] | 2003-08-29 05:30:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT7208 | Prospectus Directive: Final Adoption is Milestone [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-02 13:33:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT7786 | Protests Follow Hesse/Koch Austerity Plan of Less [...] SUMMARY: Hesse Minister-President (M-P) Roland Koch's announcement of austerity measures, including a one-billion Euro cut in the Hesse state budget, longer working hours for public employees, cuts in wages and subsidies, and the sale of state assets resulted in demonstrations by public sect [...] | 2003-09-18 14:41:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PINR PREL GM |
03FRANKFURT7909 | CDU Stumbles on Welfare Reform as Saarland Jumps [...] The CDU-led Saarland government has rejected a Christian Democratic proposal for paying unemployment benefits at the local level. Together with poorer CDU-led states in eastern Germany, Saarland could give the Schroeder government a Bundesrat majority on welfare reform -- and hand a defeat to [...] | 2003-09-23 14:10:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON GM |
03FRANKFURT7910 | GM's Opel Chief Sees More Job Cuts Despite Company [...] (SBU) Opel (GM) Chairman Carl-Peter Forster is optimistic that the automaker can keep its market share growing but pessimistic about overall demand, profits, and the future of the German auto industry. Forster expects that Opel will be forced to announce another round of layoffs at its facili [...] | 2003-09-23 14:43:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ECON ETRD ELTN GM |
03FRANKFURT8257 | Economic Forecast for Germany: Waiting for a [...] (SBU) Summary: The German economy is expected, at best, to stagnate in 2003. Since GDP declined by -0.3% in the first half of the year compared to the previous half- year, positive GDP growth in 2003 is no longer achievable. Driven by improving net exports, German economy [...] | 2003-10-06 05:48:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT8258 | German Banks: Light at the End of the Tunnel? [...] (SBU) Summary: Summary: The first half of 2003 witnessed stabilization in the German banking sector after a disastrous 2002 - the worst since the war. However, German banks are not out of the woods yet. Continuing benefits of cost cutting, consolidation, cooperation on [...] | 2003-10-06 05:49:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT8629 | Expert report on best practices for financial [...] (SBU) Summary: In September a group of European experts issued a report to the European Commission with 31 recommendations on best practices for financial analysts. This work coincides with work underway in the US, UK and the International Organization of Securities Commis [...] | 2003-10-20 07:55:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT8839 | Economic Europe: A Year of Redefinition? Or a [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: In his book "Struggle for Europe," Yale University historian (and foreign service brat) William Hitchcock describes not wars that have swept through Europe but trials and tribulations of peacetime in post WWII Europe. As the title suggests, peace does not mea [...] | 2003-10-24 14:42:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT8852 | EU Stability and Growth Pact: Commission Wakes to [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-27 07:22:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT8965 | Investment Services Directive: Ruffled Feathers [...] (SBU) Summary: The political agreement reached by EU Finance Ministers on the Investment Services Directive (ISD) on October 7 ruffled more than a few feathers. The UK is upset with the Italians who pushed through a position over the British objections; the European Commission is upset with [...] | 2003-10-30 06:31:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT9271 | BaFin guidelines on cross-border provision of [...] (SBU) Summary: In September 2003, the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issued interpretive guidelines on how it will treat the cross-border provision of financial services into Germany. According to the recent guidelines, targeted offers of banking or other [...] | 2003-11-10 14:25:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT9273 | FRANKFURT AIRPORT EXPANSION HITS SAFETY HURDLE [...] SUMMARY: The expansion of Frankfurt airport has hit a safety hurdle: the advisory German Safety Commission (Stoerfallkommission des Bundes),as well as the European Commission, are examining risks associated with the Ticona chemical plant located near the planned new runway. The advisory c [...] | 2003-11-10 14:37:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV SENV GM |
03FRANKFURT9404 | European Financial Market Regulatory [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission's November 6 launch of measures to extend the Lamfalussy procedures beyond securities to banking and insurance means all financial services governed at the EU level will be covered by a combination of policy and supervisory committee [...] | 2003-11-14 08:45:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03FRANKFURT9685 | BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG BLOCKS WINDMILLS, PROPOSES [...] SUMMARY: The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) has blocked a windmill park near Freiburg and proposed extending the life of nuclear reactors, fueling a political battle with broader implications. The CDU-FDP (Christian Democrat / Free Democrat) B-W government favors reopening debate on the [...] | 2003-11-24 13:26:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV PGOV GM |
03FRANKFURT9824 | The EU Stability and Growth Pact: Dead, On Ice, It [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-01 15:34:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EUN |
03GUATEMALA2660 | DEMARCHE MADE TO GOG ON IRAQ DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) DCM and PolCouns met with Deputy Foreign Minister Gabriel Aguilera and MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Carla Rodriguez on October 15 to urge the GOG to attend the Madrid Donors Conference and to pledge financial support for the reconstruction of Iraq. DCM noted that the whole interna [...] | 2003-10-16 18:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID IZ GT |
03GUATEMALA403 | WHA/CEN DIRECTOR TRIVELLI DISCUSSES CAFTA, [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day visit to Guatemala, WHA/CEN Director Paul Trivelli discussed counter-narcotics certification and free trade with Vice President Reyes and the Acting Foreign Minister; CAFTA and fiscal responsibility with the economic cabinet and business leaders; and support for [...] | 2003-02-13 23:30:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR PHUM ECON ETRD MARR GT |
03GUATEMALA673 | LABOR UPDATE #2-2003 [...] (SBU) Summary: The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Teachers Back in School -- Ambassador Raises GSP with GOG -- Ambassador Flags Labor Rights in AmCham Speech -- MOL Coordinating GOG Response to GSP -- GOG CAFTA Tea [...] | 2003-03-14 16:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM GT |
03GUATEMALA759 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON LABOR ISSUES [...] Ref A requests information about current or recently completed technical cooperation activities in the labor field. That information was included in Ref B and is included in Paras 2-9 below. Information about USAID bilateral projects in the labor sector is included in Paras 10-11, and USAID [...] | 2003-03-21 18:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID KSUM ECON SOCI GT |
03HALIFAX167 | NEWFOUNDLAND CHALLENGES OTTAWA OVER FISH [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Newfoundland-Labrador government, stung by Ottawa's decision to shut down the province's cod fishery, is seeking a constitutional amendment to force the federal government to share control of the fishing industry. (END SUMMAR [...] | 2003-05-15 15:47:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIS ECON CA |
03HALIFAX308 | THANKS A LOT, JUAN [...] SUMMARY: Hurricane Juan crashed through Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island during the late evening/early morning of September 28/29, leaving two dead, two missing and millions of dollars in property damage. We have no reports of AMCIT deaths or injuries. Consulate is open to the public bu [...] | 2003-09-30 10:24:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON AEMR CASC ASEC CA |
03HALIFAX309 | PEI TORIES THREE-PEAT, BUT LIBERALS IMPROVE THEIR NUMBERS [...] (U) Prince Edward Island Premier Pat Binns won a third consecutive majority in the province's September 29 election. Binns's Progressive Conservatives took 23 of the 27 seats in the legislature. The Liberal Party improved its standing in the house dramatically, but from a low base: the Liber [...] | 2003-09-30 10:24:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON CA |
03HALIFAX329 | PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER HURRICANE JUAN [...] (U) Nine days after Hurricane Juan, life in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island has largely returned to normal, although several thousand people still remain without power in a number of hard-hit areas, including some near the center of Halifax. While Juan's human toll was relatively small - [...] | 2003-10-08 09:39:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON AEMR MOPS CA |
03HALIFAX352 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NOVA SCOTIA: SECURITY, ECONOMY, [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador's visit to Nova Scotia October 9 - 14 was useful in reinforcing a traditionally good relationship between the province and the U.S., as well as dispelling misperceptions about U.S. energy, environmental and foreign policy. Primary topics of discussion were security, econo [...] | 2003-10-21 13:52:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EFIS ECON EPET MOPS SENV ASEC CA |
03HANOI1063 | NAM CAN BORDER OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Vietnam - Laos Nam Can border crossing in Nghe An province opened to foreigners in January 2003. There appears to be a frenzy of building activity in and around the border, but cross border traffic remains modest. Smuggling of drugs and other contraband in the border are [...] | 2003-05-01 23:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR SOCI PGOV ETRD ECON EAID LA VM CNARC |
03HANOI1258 | VIETNAM: P.L. 108-7 - Consolidated Appropriations [...] This cable was originally sent May 5, 2003 but encountered TERP transmission problems. Post apologizes for the delay. Responses to reftel questionnaire follow: a. Does host government publish national budget in a timely manner? 2 - Yes, with some delay (more than one year) b. Wher [...] | 2003-05-22 10:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD VM FINREF |
03HANOI1320 | REVIEWING BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Nguyen Tan Dung and the Ambassador (accompanied by DCM Porter and poloff) held a two-hour discussion on bilateral issues on May 27. The meeting received generally positive coverage in the state-controlled print and broadcast media. Dung highlight [...] | 2003-05-30 09:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF OEXC ECON ETRD VM RELFREE HUMANR |
03HANOI1437 | VIETNAM: Ongoing evolution of the role of [...] (U) Summary: The gradual process of judicial reform and development of a "rule-of-law" state in Vietnam have contributed to the rise in the prominence of lawyers. The just-concluded Nam Cam trial (ref b) showcased pilot changes in court proceedings that are supposed to put defense attorney [...] | 2003-06-11 08:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV SOCI VM |
03HANOI1559 | VIETNAM: REORGANIZATION OF IPR AGENCIES - FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a move that has left Vietnamese IPR agencies, foreign donors, and trademark holders/seekers stunned and seriously concerned, the Government of Vietnam has decided to transfer the trademark function from the National Office of Industrial Property (NOIP) in the Ministry of Sc [...] | 2003-06-20 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON KIPR VM IPROP |
03HANOI156 | VIETNAM: MINISTER OF TRADE LETTER TO SECRETARY [...] (SBU) The Vietnamese Ministry of Trade has responded to Secretary of Commerce Evans' letter of December 12, 2002 with a letter from Minister of Trade Tuyen - text follows in para 2. 2. (SBU) Begin text of letter - original will not be forwarded: (Informal Translation by MOT) MINIST [...] | 2003-01-17 09:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS EAGR ECON ETRD VM |
03HANOI1805 | CPV WRAPS UP 8TH PLENUM -- DEFENSE, SALARY [...] (U) The Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) Ninth Central Committee held its eighth plenum in Hanoi July 2-12, with major addresses by General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and issuance of a formal communiqu. (Ref a provides translation.) The major themes, which CPV insiders said had been determi [...] | 2003-07-15 10:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PREL SOCI ECON VM DPOL |
03HANOI1808 | VIETNAM: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-16 02:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | BTA ECON EINV ELAB ETRD FINREF KTBD OPIC VN |
03HANOI1814 | TRYING TO GET THE MOF BEYOND CENTRAL PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 11 meeting, the Ambassador urged the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to issue investment licenses to three U.S. insurance companies and to be ready to meet BTA obligations related to customs valuation that come due in December 2003. Ambassador also raised USG concerns over [...] | 2003-07-16 09:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV EIND VM BTA WTO |
03HANOI1840 | HANOI'S TOURIST LANDSCAPE AND POST-SARS TERRAIN [...] (U) Summary. Tourism dropped significantly in Vietnam due to SARS -- at least 30 pct nationwide and as much as 90 pct in Hanoi -- in spring 2003. The GVN is trying to get back on track with new promotions and reach earlier targets for 2005. Europeans and Americans, combined, make up about [...] | 2003-07-21 06:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CASC SOCI VM |
03HANOI1842 | TRADE MINISTER ON WTO, HUMAN RIGHTS, OIL FOR FOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 17 meeting with Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen, the Ambassador noted that GVN efforts to raise auto tariffs, impose tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on a number of agricultural products, and reorganize the agencies responsible for protection of intellectual property rig [...] | 2003-07-21 07:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON KIPR IZ VM WTO IPROP |
03HANOI1918 | U.S. JOINT VENTURE DISPUTE IN DAK LAK PROVINCE [...] (U) Summary. On July 24, Ambassador met with the Director of the Dak Lak Provincial Department of Planning and Investment (DPI) to discuss a joint venture dispute involving an American company, McCullagh International. Nhu admitted that the case could have a "negative impact on business inv [...] | 2003-07-29 09:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON VM BTA |
03HANOI197 | VIETNAM: LAUNCH OF SMARTWORK LABOR COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) funded Strategically Managing AIDS Responses Together (SMARTWork) project officially commenced on January 23. The Charge and senior GVN officials spoke at the launch. The SMARTWork project focuses on the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the workpl [...] | 2003-01-24 05:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID ECON ETRD SOCI VM HIV AIDS |
03HANOI199 | VIETNAM: ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK - TYCO [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21, 2003, the Vietnamese Supreme Court reversed a May 2002 landmark decision by the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Court that would have recognized an international arbitral award for the first time in that city. The Mission has been assisting Tyco Services Singapore sin [...] | 2003-01-24 09:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD VM |
03HANOI208 | VIETNAM: SON LA DAM APPROVED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In December, the 11th National Assembly gave "final" approval for the long-planned construction of the Son La Dam and hydroelectric plant in northwest Vietnam. The planning phase for this project has spanned more than 30 years and has instigated one of the more lengthy and intere [...] | 2003-01-27 09:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV EINV EAID VM ETMIN |
03HANOI2254 | VIETNAM AG EXPORTS TO IRAQ [...] This is an action request -- see Paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY: As noted in Reftels, Vietnam is very interested in continuing its agricultural exports to Iraq under the Oil-for-Food (OFF) program, and whatever replaces the OFF program. Vietnamese contacts, ranging from the Prime Minister to var [...] | 2003-09-05 00:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR ECON EFIN IZ VM UNSC |
03HANOI247 | Punishing Minor Crimes "Administratively" [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) issued a new ordinance on "Administrative Violations" effective October 1, 2002. In the Vietnamese legal environment, administrative violations are not "serious" enough for court trial, but are handled by government officials. T [...] | 2003-01-31 03:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINS ECON SOCI CASC VM |
03HANOI2540 | STORM OVER RESTRICTIVE AUTO COMPONENT TARIFFS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since last year the GVN has sought to develop Vietnam's auto industry by increasing the local content in domestically produced vehicles. Tax and tariff policy has been the main policy used to achieve this goal. Reps of foreign automakers with production in Vietnam believe the [...] | 2003-10-02 08:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND EFIN EINV ECON VM |
03HANOI2630 | VIETNAM -- CANDIDATE FOR THE UN COMMISSION ON [...] SUMMARY: Post nominates Vietnam as a candidate country for the water initiative of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (see reftel). Vietnam has an incredibly diverse geography with accompanying water issues. Vietnam has a national water plan, and on-going research projects with a wid [...] | 2003-10-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR KSCA SENV TSPL VM |
03HANOI2650 | POLITICS AND MONEY: VIETNAM AND THE KOREAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's relationships with both Koreas are growing. ROK-Vietnam relations are likely to continue to expand, especially economically, while Hanoi-Pyongyang relations will develop more slowly. Vietnamese interlocutors are discouraged by their lack of access to or influence on [...] | 2003-10-17 00:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETRD ECON VM KN KS SW DPRK ASEAN |
03HANOI2654 | Vietnam -- BIOTECH REGs [...] Summary: Vietnam does not have a biotech framework law, but one is being developed. Vietnam does have several biotech labeling laws. However, they have not been implemented. There have not been any problems with biotech commodity trade, but Post will have to monitor the development of the new [...] | 2003-10-17 03:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SENV TBIO TSPL |
03HANOI2778 | VIETNAM'S IMPROVING LABOR CONDITIONS [...] SUMMARY: In the past year and a half since the inaugural labor dialogue (see ref A),Vietnam has seen significant changes in labor conditions. Improved employment opportunities due to a significant increase in trade with the United States, amendments to the Labor Code, the growing role of th [...] | 2003-10-30 09:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID ECON ETRD VM LABOR |
03HANOI2790 | VIETNAM TRYING TO CONVINCE PYONGYANG ON [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam continues to encourage North Korea to follow the same path of economic reforms Vietnam has successfully implemented but remains mostly circumspect on other issues like disarmament or the Six Party Talks. End Summary. 2. (U) Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, respo [...] | 2003-10-31 06:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON KN KS VM DPRK |
03HANOI2795 | Vietnam: Review of BTA Implementation [...] (U) December 10 will mark the second anniversary of the entry-into-force of the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). Ensuring timely and effective implementation of the BTA remains a critical component of our economic relations with Vietnam. We continue to provide significant techni [...] | 2003-10-31 08:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EAID PREL VM IPROP BTA WTO |
03HANOI3243 | VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT [...] The following is the text of the draft National Trade Estimate report for Vietnam. 2. Begin Text of Report: TRADE SUMMARY The landmark U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement that seeks to normalize trade relations between the two countries came into effect on December 10, 2001, and [...] | 2003-12-16 03:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN VM ASEAN BTA FINREF IPROP |
03HANOI3252 | THE SECOND U.S.-VIETNAM LABOR DIALOGUE [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) and Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) held a half-day labor dialogue on November 6 in Hanoi. This discussion, the second since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in November 2000, covered Vietnam' [...] | 2003-12-16 08:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID ECON ETRD VM LABOR |
03HANOI340 | VIETNAM COUNTRY GATEWAY LAUNCHED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Marking another step in Vietnam's efforts to increase access to the internet, Vietnam and the World Bank launched the Vietnam Country Gateway Project in January. Understanding the importance of information technology to economic and social development, this project plans on p [...] | 2003-02-12 08:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD EAID VM |
03HANOI343 | VIETNAM: ONE SMALL VICTORY IN IPR WAR [...] Vietnam's ongoing struggle to understand the value of protecting intellectual property rights was demonstrated clearly in January when an article in "The Guide" magazine, a monthly supplement to The Vietnam Economic Times (VET),proudly promoted Hanoi as "home to a thriving trade in copying C [...] | 2003-02-12 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP |
03HANOI386 | Vietnam: Second Annual U.S.-Vietnam BTA Joint [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please protect accordingly. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Ensuring timely and effective implementation of the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) continues to be the centerpiece of our economic relations with Vietnam. The BTA continues [...] | 2003-02-18 10:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EAID PREL OVIP VM |
03HANOI448 | VIETNAM: LAUNCH OF CHILD LABOR COOPERATION PROJECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 18, the sixth and final U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) funded project, the National Program for the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor, officially commenced. This project focuses on the prevention and elimination of child labor by strengthening the capacity [...] | 2003-02-25 06:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID ECON ETRD VM HUMANR LABOR |
03HANOI486 | VIETNAM: YEAR 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2003 as enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- The U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trad [...] | 2003-02-28 09:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR VM IPROP BTA |
03HANOI650 | VIETNAM: MILLENIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT DATA [...] OVERALL BUDGET BALANCE: The IMF and GVN track the overall fiscal balance in three ways: 1) overall fiscal balance excluding onlending and capital costs of reform; 2) overall fiscal balance including onlending; 3) augmented fiscal balance including onlending and capital costs of reform. Thes [...] | 2003-03-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN VM |
03HANOI669 | VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA: LOOKING FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam and Cambodia have a complex relationship with a volatile history, but both sides now appear to focus on the future. Cross border smuggling of drugs and other goods as well as human trafficking have emerged as significant problems. Vietnam reportedly does not view the [...] | 2003-03-19 02:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR SOCI PHUM ETRD ECON EAID CB VM ETMIN CNARC ASEAN TIP |
03HANOI688 | Vietnam: Second Annual BTA Joint Committee [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: DUSTR Jon Huntsman led the U.S. delegation and Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu headed the GVN side at the plenary session of the second annual meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) [...] | 2003-03-21 00:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON KIPR KTEX PREL VM |
03HANOI710 | VIETNAM: DUSTR HUNTSMAN MEETINGS-THE MANY TRACKS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a visit to Hanoi in early March to chair the second annual U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee meeting (septel) and participate in the Asia Society Conference, DUSTR Jon Huntsman, accompanied by Ambassador Burghardt, met separately with Deputy P [...] | 2003-03-24 08:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV EIND VM |
03HANOI956 | VIETNAM'S PRIME MINISTER VISITS JAPAN: [...] (U) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's recent visit to Japan avoided potentially controversial political issues such as Iraq and North Korea, instead focusing on economic relations and aid. There is optimism that a bilateral investment agreement may be signed by the "end of this year" [...] | 2003-04-17 09:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM |
03HARARE1009 | Labor Strike Updates [...] Summary: Public and private sector strikes are on the rise. Given the state of this free-falling economy, however, it is doubtful many workers will come out ahead. End Summary. 2. Public school teachers recently lost a court ruling and, on instruction from the Zimbabwe Teachers' Associatio [...] | 2003-05-22 09:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1062 | LABOR INCHES ITS WAY TOWARDS FURTHER MASS ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-29 05:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1070 | Economy Slides Further [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe's free-falling economy has taken a turn for the worse. Fuel, electricity and even bank notes are becoming scarcer. Business leaders who laid hopes on the GOZ's economic reform process a few months ago are increasingly joining the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)' [...] | 2003-05-29 14:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1099 | 2003 INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION REPORT - [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON KIDE KSPR EINV EFIN ZI |
03HARARE111 | Zimbabwe Industry Appeals for Relief [...] (SBU) Summary: In rare unison, Zimbabwean industrialists have urged the GOZ to abandon its impractical economic policies. The situation is critical enough that one firm is actually cautioning investors to avoid its shares. It is unclear whether President Mugabe will heed the industrialists' [...] | 2003-01-15 14:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ZI |
03HARARE1130 | AFTER MUGABE: POST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A U.S. [...] (c) Summary: While it is still uncertain whether President Robert Mugabe will depart in the next days or months, Post considers it prudent to offer policymakers "day after" recommendations at this stage. Assuming a transition government is committed to political and economic reform, the U.S. [...] | 2003-06-04 10:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV ECON EFIN KDEM PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ZI EXIM |
03HARARE1156 | Deregulation Deal Could End Dry Spell for Fuel [...] (SBU) Summary: Fuel continues to be very scarce throughout the country. There are widespread rumors that multinationals will soon be allowed to import fuel and sell at a market price, but no formal approval has yet materialized. This would eliminate the GOZ's fuel subsidy, currently over 6 [...] | 2003-06-06 07:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EPET ZI |
03HARARE1165 | 2003 INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION REPORT - [...] Summary: This year's Expropriation Report updates some claimants detailed in the 2002 report, and adds some claimants whose property remains in limbo. As in last year's report, the only claimants are American citizen (Amcit) owners of Zimbabwean real estate, both farming property and rural/w [...] | 2003-06-09 07:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON KIDE KSPR EINV EFIN ZI |
03HARARE1185 | ASSISTING ZIMBABWE AFTER DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS [...] (c) Summary: This message provides recommendations for U.S. assistance to a reformist, democratically-elected government. These recommendations go well beyond the assistance we recommended for a transition government in reftel. End summary. 2. (c) Reftel outlined programs and activities we [...] | 2003-06-11 12:39:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV ECON EFIN KDEM PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ZI |
03HARARE1209 | MEDIA REPORT IMF AND ZIMBABWE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Embrace the devil" the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" dedicated its June 12 editorial to encouraging the government of Zimbabwe "to seek rapprochement and mend fences" with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "for the good of the na [...] | 2003-06-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KPAO KMDR ZI |
03HARARE130 | NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE ON THE DECLINE [...] Summary: The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ),a critical artery for this landlocked country, is one of the unnoticed victims of Zimbabwe's economic decline. Reliable sources at the NRZ, one of the many parastatals recording consistent losses over the past 18 years, confirm that capacity [...] | 2003-01-17 05:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN ZI |
03HARARE1321 | Fuel Strategies Amidst The Downward Spiral [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted reftel, multinational oil companies remain in limbo as to whether they will be allowed to sell fuel imported with forex at a viable pump price. Industry sources report that the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM) will continue to bring in heavily subsidized fuel [...] | 2003-06-27 10:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EPET ZI |
03HARARE1339 | ZIMBABWE CASH CRUNCH TIGHTENS [...] Summary: The shortage of local currency continues to worsen despite assurances by the Reserve Bank that more money is being printed. This, in addition to other widespread shortages in the country, has added to the burden of most Zimbabweans, who now need wads of low-denomination bills to pro [...] | 2003-07-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN ZI |
03HARARE135 | AIR ZIM STRIKE OVER, BUT LITTLE RELIEF EXPECTED FOR [...] Summary: A GOZ compromise and end to the high-profile strike by Air Zimbabwe engineers offers little spillover for other disgruntled government workers. End Summary. 2. Press reports indicate that the four-month strike of Air Zimbabwe's engineers' has been resolved after the GOZ "interven [...] | 2003-01-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EAIR ZI |
03HARARE142 | Black Farmer's Take on Land Reform [...] (U) Summary: A large-scale black commercial farmer believes most settlers on expropriated white commercial farms will fail and give up during 2003, leaving a future government to pick up the pieces of uncompensated land redistribution. At the same time, he expressed regret that white farmers [...] | 2003-01-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAGR ECON ZI |
03HARARE15 | Still Too Few Rains for Non-Irrigated Crops [...] Summary: The latest Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) report confirms that Zimbabwe is still drawing too little rainfall to improve food supply. Continued drought affords the GOZ an opportunity to dodge blame for the disastrous consequences of its fast-track land reform and expor [...] | 2003-01-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON AMGT ZI |
03HARARE1503 | Environmental Impact of the Current Crises on [...] Summary: This report, focusing on the status of wildlife in Zimbabwe, will be the first of several related reports on Zimbabwe's deteriorating environmental situation. The combination of land seizures, economic pressure, general lawlessness, and hunger have taken a heavy toll on Zimbabwe's w [...] | 2003-07-25 07:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD SENV ZI |
03HARARE152 | ExxonMobil tells GOZ to cut fuel subsidy [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting ExxonMobil delegation recently urged the GOZ to stop subsidizing fuel consumption, which has completely overburdened the country's foreign exchange assets. The delegation suggested a more targeted support mechanism for public transport and critical services that wou [...] | 2003-01-22 12:12:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EFIN ECON ZI |
03HARARE1521 | Banknote Shortage Still Acute [...] Summary: It has become exceedingly difficult to secure paper money in Zimbabwe. Bank lines stretch to several blocks, with angry account-holders occasionally resorting to violence. The GOZ is blaming the Reserve Bank, opposition party and several others, but taking no visible action to allev [...] | 2003-07-28 11:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ZI |
03HARARE1547 | Zimbabwe's Ailing Economy: Where It Stands [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zimbabwean economy has plummeted more than anyone thought possible, the curious tragedy of a place that had all the right stuff - fertile land packed with minerals, sophisticated infrastructure run by well-educated populace, high-income tourist destinations - now in disinteg [...] | 2003-07-31 13:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1577 | Cargill Makes Bootleg Currency [...] (U) Summary: By printing their own Zimbabwean currency, Cargill executives have found an inventive solution to Zimbabwe's banknote shortage. End Summary. "Cargill" Cash -------------- 2. (SBU) With few banknotes available, Cargill had been unable to compensate small-scale cotton growers. [...] | 2003-08-06 11:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1578 | Zimdollar Tumbles Further [...] Summary: The Zimdollar has fallen another 25 percent from Z$3350 to 4200:US$1. End Summary. 2. In early May, the Zimdollar still traded at Z$1450:US$1, so the three month devaluation stands at around two-thirds. While a number of factors are weakening the Zimdollar, oil parastatal NOCZIM [...] | 2003-08-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1593 | Still Otherworldly Economic Policy [...] Summary: Past-week events affirm the GOZ is still committed to self-destructive economic policies. We observe no GOZ reckoning of the economy's sorry state. End Summary. New Farm/Conservancy Acquisitions --------------------------------- 2. Even while the so-called Utete Commission is s [...] | 2003-08-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE16 | Update on Expropriation of U.S. Assets [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months, the GOZ has seized land owned by American citizens without compensation or due process. In addition, both U.S. oil companies operating in Zimbabwe have voiced concerns to us that the GOZ could at some point in the future nationalize or force sale of their asse [...] | 2003-01-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ELAB ZI |
03HARARE1605 | Industry Braces for Forced Indigenization [...] Summary: Zimbabweans reflexively cringe when their near-octogenarian president boasts of a new economic initiative. Robert Mugabe's policies have already produced farms with no crops, gas stations with no gas and banks with no money. Although still just an idea percolating in ZANU-PF circle [...] | 2003-08-13 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ELAB ZI |
03HARARE161 | Metalwork company may close [...] Summary: Another pillar of Zimbabwe's economic infrastructure may crumble. The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO),a parastatal and the country's sole iron/steel manufacturing company, seems headed for closure unless Government comes up with a costly rescue package. End Summary. Form [...] | 2003-01-24 08:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELTN ZI |
03HARARE1615 | GOZ Targets Additional Commercial Farms and [...] (SBU) Summary. New lists of commercial farms continue to appear in the government-sponsored press. Hundreds of mostly white-owned farms have been "gazetted" for preliminary acquisition orders this year alone, despite public statements that the land acquisition exercise was successfully compl [...] | 2003-08-14 11:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1616 | Harare's Inflation Woes [...] Summary: High inflation and negative real interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the pensions and savings of many Zimbabweans. The Zimdollar is in freefall, now trading at Z$5,000:US$ 1. While select high-end investors have profited from Zimbabwe's collapsing currency and runaway inflatio [...] | 2003-08-14 14:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ELAB ZI |
03HARARE1621 | LABOR'S ULTIMATUM RUNS OUT, UNSPECIFIED RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-14 14:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1635 | Govt Outlaws Large Cash Sums [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's cash saga continues. The GOZ has made it illegal for anyone to charge a premium for banknotes or possess Z$5 million (US$1,000). End summary. 2. Meanwhile, the banknote crisis continues unabated. Supermarkets have a higher mark-up on banknotes than on any other product. [...] | 2003-08-18 12:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1652 | Inflation 400 Percent; Zimdollar 5,000:1 [...] Summary: Year-on-year inflation has reached 400 (actually 399.5) percent while the Zimdollar has fallen to Z$5,000:US$. The Government still seems unwilling to let the market (or an independent central bank) determine interest or exchange rates. As a result of this strained macroeconomic e [...] | 2003-08-21 06:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1655 | Scapegoating of Reserve Bank Intensifies [...] Summary: Although the Government's daily Herald has cast blame in many corners for the country's cash shortage, its recent attacks on the Reserve Bank (RBZ) have been frenzied and unrelenting. This makes little sense, but then in today's Zimbabwe, what does? End Summary. Latest Villain? [...] | 2003-08-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1669 | Update of Child Labor Information for Zimbabwe [...] Summary. Given the ongoing political, economic, and governance crises in Zimbabwe, little attention has been paid to elimination of child labor. Zimbabwe has ratified both ILO Convention 138 (Minimum Age Convention)and ILO Convention 182 (Convention on the Prohibition and Elimination of the [...] | 2003-08-25 14:38:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ZI |
03HARARE1677 | Businessmen foresee recovery (somehow) [...] (U) Summary: Local businessmen assured a visiting congressional staffer that the Zimbabwean economy can regain past prowess. While despairing of the present economic climate, the businessmen's medium-term hopefulness stunned our visitor, a seasoned Zimbabwe- watcher. Although we share our i [...] | 2003-08-26 06:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1697 | Ho-Hum Supplementary Budget [...] Summary: The GOZ's supplementary budget announcement held no surprises. Spending for calendar year 2003 increased 85 percent, accounting for higher than forecast (by the GOZ) inflation. In his speech to parliament, Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa brokered no solutions to Zimbabwe's many eco [...] | 2003-08-27 07:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1698 | LABOR RESPONSE AWAITS CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the deadline has passed on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) July 29 ultimatum to the GOZ demanding resolution of the cash crisis (reftel),no threatened "unspecified action" has materialized. It now appears that a ZCTU National Council meeting will not take [...] | 2003-08-27 09:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1710 | GOZ triples fuel price - again [...] Summary: The GOZ has raised the controlled price of leaded fuel from Z$ 450 to 1,170/liter. Not enough to reawaken Zimbabwe's somnolent gas stations, but it does partly formalize GOZ recognition of the falling Zimdollar. End Summary. A 17-fold increase since February --------------------- [...] | 2003-08-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV ZI |
03HARARE1725 | What is Zimbabwe's GDP? [...] Summary: Sources differ widely about Zimbabwe's present gross domestic product (GDP). It may be as low as US$3.5 billion. End Summary. 2. The GOZ's Central Statistical Office stopped publishing GDP figures in 1995, just before the country began its relentless downhill slide. Misleading [...] | 2003-09-02 06:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1762 | Zimbabwe Economic Policy: Is Rigor Mortis [...] (SBU) Summary: As with directionless negotiations about negotiations in the political sphere, the GOZ keeps boasting of meaningful economic reform that it never gets around to. Long-promised initiatives - more banknotes, devaluation, better land reform, the return of fuel and less public spen [...] | 2003-09-09 05:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE178 | Harare's Commuter Blues [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's foreign exchange shortage has sidelined most passenger vans, transforming a short commute into a twice daily ordeal for residents of Harare's high-density suburbs. 15-30 minute treks now take 2-3 hours, a potential trigger for social unrest. End Summary. Few vans still [...] | 2003-01-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ZI |
03HARARE179 | A new official exchange rate? [...] (U) Summary: Several industry contacts tell us they believe the Government might adopt a Z$750-800:US$1 exchange rate for exporters and perhaps others. Such a move would slow but not arrest Zimbabwe's economic decline. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The most authoritative word comes from Chamber [...] | 2003-01-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON ZI |
03HARARE1955 | Masvingo Splinters into Dual Economies [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite both an apparent end to the 3- year drought and relative harmony between local ZANU-PF and MDC parties, Zimbabwe's southern Masvingo province faces tough economic times ahead. Only those with access to U.S. dollars are doing well. The rest often depend on outside food [...] | 2003-09-26 08:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE1971 | MDC SHADOW MINISTERS PREVIEW PARTY'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MDC shadow minister for economic affairs and MDC MP Tendai Biti on September 23 summarized to emboff the elements of the party's economic plan, called RESTART. The plan, which he cast as essentially a social democratic platform, was being circulated for comment and could be exp [...] | 2003-09-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD SOCI ZI MDC |
03HARARE2006 | Zimbabwe Economic Crises Update [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-02 12:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2016 | "Export or Die" for Mutare Businesses [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabweans in and around Mutare, the country's third largest city, continue to fare better than most countrymen. On a recent sojourn, we observed the same U.S. dollar/local crevice found in Masvingo (ref). Clearly, however, Mutare's export sector enables more to reach the privi [...] | 2003-10-06 13:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE202 | Coca-Cola makes case for higher prices [...] (SBU) Summary: Coca-Cola reps have joined a procession of companies lobbying the GOZ for a relaxation on price controls. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Coca-Cola's Regional Director has met with Zimbabwe's Finance and Trade/Commerce Ministers in the past week to argue that his company cannot contin [...] | 2003-01-29 05:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON ZI |
03HARARE2024 | NEW UTETE LAND AUDIT REPORT OFFERS LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Utete commission report on anomalies in the land resettlement program, widely anticipated as an indicator of how the GOZ will address the chaotic situation in the agricultural sector, is a non-event. Despite stringent attempts to keep this document secret, Post recently o [...] | 2003-10-07 10:17:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2033 | ZCTU OFFICIALS ARRESTED AT GATHERING POINTS - [...] (U) On October 8, Police arrested forty-one members of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in Harare, five in Bulawayo, one in Masvingo, one in Chinhoyi, and reportedly one hundred in Mutare. The ZCTU members were gathering to protest high taxes, escalating costs for transport and other [...] | 2003-10-08 16:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC ZI |
03HARARE2045 | ZCTU DETAINEES RELEASED [...] Labor contacts report that most of the detained Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) supporters (ref A) were released without spending the night in jail. In Harare, out of forty-one detainees, twenty signed admissions of guilt and paid a $5,000 (US$.88) fine. The remainder of the Harare [...] | 2003-10-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM ZI |
03HARARE2062 | Will Land Reform Ever Work? [...] (SBU) Summary: After the Presidential Land Review Committee's failure to prescribe solutions to land reform's shortcomings (ref),many on the ground are wondering if Zimbabwe will ever have a vibrant agrarian sector again. There is still a certain measure of self- delusion - white farmers hop [...] | 2003-10-15 09:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2074 | Inflation: 456 Percent and Rising [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's year-on inflation rate has risen to 456 percent. Within months, it could spiral to hyper- levels. End summary. 2. The recent increase takes into account the zimdollar's hefty pre-September devaluation, when it fell from Z$2350 to Z$5600:US$1 in just two months. Zimbab [...] | 2003-10-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2091 | GOZ has no money for fuel [...] Summary: Oil parastatal NOCZIM has been unable to import fuel for GOZ purposes over the past week. End summary. 2. The fuel shortage is affecting Zimbabweans in a variety of ways: - The National Railway of Zimbabwe (NRZ),a critical cog in the country's economic infrastructure, has can [...] | 2003-10-20 13:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2093 | PARLIAMENT PASSES RESTRICTIVE FINANCIAL LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Parliament recently imposed strict restrictions on people and institutions, access to cash. The statutory instrument is the Government,s answer to the biting cash shortage but only stifles the ability of the country to conduct day-to-day transactions by criminalizing holding the equival [...] | 2003-10-21 05:53:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PTER ZI |
03HARARE2140 | Rare Public Rift Among GOZ Ministries [...] (SBU) Summary: Disagreement among moderates and hardliners has spilled into public fora, a rare and refreshing occurrence in this insular government. End summary. 2. (SBU) Over the past year, the GOZ's media and more militant ministers have increasingly castigated the GOZ's economic team f [...] | 2003-10-28 12:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2146 | HEALTHCARE STRIKES "PARALYSE" PUBLIC HOSPITALS [...] Summary. Doctors and nurses, both defined by the GOZ as providers of "essential services" and thus precluded from striking, are engaged in industrial action based on wage demands. Economic realities increasingly compel workers of all levels to ignore GOZ laws which try to prevent them from [...] | 2003-10-29 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2149 | GOZ Still Scapegoats Exporters [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOZ continues to blame export firms for its foreign exchange shortage. If today's lead story in the official press is a curtain-raiser for the November 20 budget speech, the Mugabe administration may kill what's left of Zimbabwe's once hearty export sector. End summary. [...] | 2003-10-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2166 | Devaluation of Fits and Spurts [...] Summary: The zimdollar has held steady since August 22, dropping a mere 1 percent. For a currency that has depreciated from Z$18 to 5650:US$1 since 1998, this may seem surprising. The zimdollar's 6-year record indicates, however, that the next steep devaluation lurks around the corner. End [...] | 2003-10-31 07:59:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2183 | BREAD NOW BEYOND REACH FOR MANY [...] Summary: Bakeries have increased the price of bread from Z$1,750 (US 26 cents) to Z$2,500 (US 37 cents),well beyond the reach of most ordinary Zimbabweans who earn less than a dollar a day. Bread has become increasingly important here since most families use it as a substitute for the local [...] | 2003-11-03 14:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN AMGT ZI |
03HARARE2184 | Mugabe to Restructure Economic Team [...] (SBU) Summary: In a clear indication that hardliners are winning out over Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank (RBZ) moderates (refs a/b),President Mugabe has announced his intent to shake up his economic team. It also suggests the November 20 budget speech will offer Zimbabwe's beleaguered pr [...] | 2003-11-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2189 | GONO TO RUN CENTRAL BANK CHIEFarer [...] (U) Summary: President Mugabe has decided on Jewel Bank Managing Director Gideon Gono as the new Reserve Bank governor. Gono's close ties to Mugabe make it unlikely he will be an assertive, independent central banker. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Since the GOZ eased Leonard Tsumba from the gove [...] | 2003-11-04 14:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2208 | "DEFECTION" FROM ZCTU EFFECTED BY GREEN BOMBERS [...] Summary. The GOZ-sponsored press reported triumphantly that the Grain Marketing Board's (GMB's) workers have seceded from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) to ally instead with the ZANU-PF organization, the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU). However, the increasing numbe [...] | 2003-11-06 12:45:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2209 | GOZ DENIES AFL-CIO REP RENEWED WORK PERMIT [...] (U) The GOZ has refused to extend the work permit of AFL-CIO's resident representative. The rep applied for renewal in July 2003, upon expiration of his previous annually-renewed permit. He received four separate one-month extensions before being notified that no further extensions would be [...] | 2003-11-06 14:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2224 | Firms Wrestling, Writhing [...] (U) Summary: Rickety infrastructure, high inflation and intrusive government - the fun never stops for finance directors in Zimbabwe. It's a credit to their ingenuity that they keep their companies in business. End Summary. 2. (U) DCM Whitehead and the economic/commercial section met thi [...] | 2003-11-10 08:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2226 | NEW HEALTH SALARIES LIKELY TO BREAK THE BANK [...] Summary: Nurses have largely returned to work after victory in a strike demanding healthy salary increases (ref). The majority of mid-level and junior doctors continue with their simultaneous job action, despite a ruling from the Labour Court that their strike is illegal and an order to retu [...] | 2003-11-10 14:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2236 | VISIT TO ROTTEN ROW [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF Deputy Director for External Relations Itai Mach on November 5 told poloff that the party's national conference next month would likely focus more on economic and land reform issues than personnel/leadership matters. He suggested that informal and personal communications [...] | 2003-11-12 15:06:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EAGR ZI ZANU PF |
03HARARE2246 | LABOR PLANS ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION [...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU),disillusioned with stayaways which bring no change, have instead begun to focus on a series of public demonstrations to focus attention on their plight (ref). ZCTU Secretary-General Wellington Chibebe has published calls for another [...] | 2003-11-17 06:48:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2255 | Inflation Hits 526 Percent [...] Summary: Year-on-year inflation has reached 526 percent. Jarred by spiraling prices, Zimbabweans anxiously await Thursday's budget speech. End Summary. 2. The Central Statistical Office's most recent inflation figures encompass October 2002-October 2003. Basic foods and transportation ar [...] | 2003-11-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2257 | ZCTU LEADERS, DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 18, police arrested 9 members of the ZCTU governing body, and about forty-five civil society leaders and ZCTU members nationwide in advance of a ZCTU planned demonstration. There were credible reports that WOZA Director Jenni Williams was severely beaten during arrest [...] | 2003-11-18 15:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ASEC ZI ZCTU |
03HARARE2259 | WITH MANY MEMBERS STILL IN JAIL, ZCTU CALLS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the numbers are not finally confirmed, police arrested about 200 people nationwide in connection with planned ZCTU demonstrations on November 18. The ZCTU is calling for a snap work stoppage on November 20-21 to protest the detentions, however with no preparation, we see [...] | 2003-11-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ASEC ZI |
03HARARE2261 | Central Banker Gono: What to Expect [...] (SBU) Summary: Gideon Gono's assiduously-crafted image as Zimbabwe's star businessman/negotiator will not survive his Reserve Bank tenure. The economy he's about to steward is a sliver of its former self. Initially, we expect Gono to quietly advocate market-oriented policies through his per [...] | 2003-11-20 08:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2268 | 2004 budget: Quick Readout [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-21 08:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2279 | HARARE LABOR LEADERS RELEASED, MOST WITHOUT CHARGES [...] (SBU) All of the Harare-area labor detainees have now appeared before the court, with only four being charged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA),and the rest released without charges. Those leaders answering charges are: Lovemore Matombo, President of the Zimbabwe Congress of T [...] | 2003-11-24 04:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM ZI |
03HARARE2284 | 2004 budget was nonevent [...] Summary: Consider two dissonant facets of last Thursday's budget announcement- a) The Robert Mugabe government projected this year's economic growth at minus-13.2 percent, ensuring Zimbabwe remains the planet's worst performing peacetime economy. b) It proposed no significant new initiativ [...] | 2003-11-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2302 | Gono will speak on Dec 17 [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's business community eagerly awaits incoming Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's first policy statement, now scheduled for December 17. Most critical is where Gono comes down on currency markets. End Summary. 2. (U) After Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa's vacuou [...] | 2003-11-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2310 | ENCOUNTER WITH THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a chance encounter at a social event on November 25, Minister of Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Patrick Chinamasa elaborated privately to poloff about ruling party views of the MDC and the USG. Chinamasa suggested that the USG had the potential stature to influe [...] | 2003-11-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ZI |
03HARARE2329 | Weary retailer asks, what next? [...] (U) Summary: A major Zimbabwe retailer has just lived through violent occupations, price controls, imperious ministers, high inflation and shortages of fuel, electricity and cash. Its Chief Operating Officer now wonders what more the GOZ can throw at him. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Embassy [...] | 2003-12-02 05:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2342 | Mugabe shifts blame for recession [...] (SBU) Summary: In his December 2 State of the Nation address to Parliament, President Mugabe slammed foreign exchange fraud rather than sanctions for the country's economic downturn, adopting a slightly less confrontational stance toward the U.S. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Over the past year, t [...] | 2003-12-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2353 | AMENDMENTS TO LAND ACT DUCK THE REAL ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: Recently announced amendments to Zimbabwe's Land Acquisition Act do little except close several loopholes through which commercial farmers based legal challenges to compulsory acquisition of their land. Through a blend of easing the procedural constraints on the GOZ and making t [...] | 2003-12-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2365 | Govt may ax EPZs [...] Summary: Yesterday's Herald suggests the GOZ may eliminate export processing zones (EPZs),taking to the next level its obliteration of a once-thriving and diversified economy. End summary. 2. The lead article in the State-run Herald's business section announces: "EPZs fail to deliver - RB [...] | 2003-12-09 05:48:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
03HARARE239 | GOZ OVERTURES TO COMMERCIAL FARMERS: "WHITEWASH" [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) President Colin Cloete indicate that GOZ overtures to remaining white farmers constitute "whitewash" and meaningless window-dressing. Commercial farms continue to receive final notices of compulsory acquisition, despite [...] | 2003-02-04 12:35:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2410 | Emigrants Fuel Housing Construction [...] Summary: Zimbabwean living abroad and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are keeping the country's building sector afloat. Only they can afford mounting costs. End summary. 2. An unpublished study reveals that Zimbabweans abroad are funding two-thirds of residential building, according to Co [...] | 2003-12-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2415 | "GREEN BOMBERS" JOIN THE RANKS OF LAND [...] Summary. Minister of Lands, Agriculture, and Rural Resettlement, Joseph Made, recently announced that two farms in each province will be set aside "for utilization by graduates of the National Youth Training" program. Now, the notorious youth militia graduates -- commonly known as "green bo [...] | 2003-12-16 06:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2421 | GOZ to seize equipment on resettled farms [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ has taken fast track land reform to the next level, authorizing its agents to seize equipment such as tractors, sprinklers and ploughs from former commercial farmers. End Summary. 2. (U) Statutory Instrument 273A of 2003 allows the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and R [...] | 2003-12-17 04:53:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI |
03HARARE244 | Zimbabweans' Tale of Downward Mobility [...] Summary: The Embassy's Economic/Commercial section recently convened a discussion group of 25 lower-grade national employees to help us assess the impact of Zimbabwe's economic crisis on ordinary citizens. Employees described ever-worsening conditions in transport, health, education, housing a [...] | 2003-02-05 06:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON APER ZI |
03HARARE2442 | Gono: Exporters Can Keep More [...] Summary: Although the mechanics are still fuzzy, it appears Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono has adopted a more realistic monetary and exchange policy. In his first policy speech yesterday, Gono offered exporters more favorable formulas for revenue retention. He also stated that the Res [...] | 2003-12-19 09:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE2455 | MDC CONSOLIDATES PLATFORM AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under the firm leadership of Party President Morgan Tsvangirai, the MDC's national conference in Harare December 20-21 yielded a comprehensive policy platform and "blueprint" for national recovery. The party reiterated its commitment to unconditional ta [...] | 2003-12-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI ZI MDC |
03HARARE267 | MOU: CAN'T LIVE WITH IT, CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT IT [...] (SBU) Summary. The proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the GOZ and the Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU),foreshadowed in reftel, typifies the bad faith underlying current efforts by the GOZ to use the CFU in support of its propaganda. The specific language in the proposed MOU [...] | 2003-02-06 12:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
03HARARE271 | Tobacco harvest may beat early forecasts [...] Summary: It remains difficult to forecast Zimbabwe's all-important tobacco earnings this year. Experts agree the harvest will be marginally better than initially expected, but a steep drop from last year. End Summary. 2. The stakes are high since tobacco will remain Zimbabwe's leading expo [...] | 2003-02-06 14:29:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EFIN ECON ZI |
03HARARE28 | Zimbabwe's Newest Shortage: Local Currency [...] Summary: In a bizarre twist, Zimbabwe's banks are currently experiencing severe shortages of local currency. One theory holds that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is unable to source the forex needed to purchase security paper and ink required for printing new bills, which is one method th [...] | 2003-01-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN AMGT ZI |
03HARARE280 | White Farmers Remain Divided [...] (SBU) Summary: Justice for Agriculture (JAG) representatives told us they strongly lament the willingness of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) to engage the Government of Robert Mugabe on fast-track land reform. JAG remains committed to dialogue with the GOZ only after the restoration of rul [...] | 2003-02-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EFIN ECON ZI |
03HARARE301 | ANOTHER AMCIT PROPERTY FORMALLY SEIZED [...] (SBU) Summary. A fourth American-owned property has now received final notice of acquisition from the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Resettlement. The other forcibly acquired properties now occupy a limbo as their owners pursue various legal challenges and political solutions. Although [...] | 2003-02-12 06:25:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PHUM PGOV ZI |
03HARARE310 | PROPOSED WAGE FREEZE - ZCTU'S POSITION [...] (C) Summary. The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) continues to negotiate with employers and the GOZ in an attempt to find common ground for economic actions which will ease the burden on the ordinary worker. Despite widespread agreement between the working-level contacts on the best [...] | 2003-02-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE336 | Mission Assistance to U.S. Business [...] Reftel asks us to summarize efforts to assist U.S. businesses, including success cases, here in Zimbabwe. Because of our strained bilateral relations, it is often not practical for the Embassy to advocate on behalf U.S. businesses. We have lobbied the GOZ, thus far unsuccessfully, to return [...] | 2003-02-19 07:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BBSR ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE337 | Leading Banker Fears Decision Paralysis [...] (SBU) Summary: Unless the GOZ modifies its economic policies, the Bankers' Association President believes its once-formidable infrastructure will be irreparably damaged. End summary. 2. (SBU) Standard Chartered Chief Executive and Zimbabwe Bankers' Association President Washington Matsair [...] | 2003-02-19 07:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN ZI |
03HARARE338 | Reviving a post-Mugabe Economy [...] (SBU) Summary: A future GOZ may have to summon Herculean might to resurrect the world's fastest shrinking economy. It will have to downsize its bureaucracy, "reform" land reform, secure international financing and devalue the Zimdollar by at least 80 percent. Then it will have to wean its po [...] | 2003-02-19 07:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON ZI |
03HARARE347 | GOZ Announces Export Support Mechanism [...] Summary: As previewed in reftel, the GOZ has announced a long-awaited support mechanism for exporters, which amounts to a targeted devaluation on export revenue. This is welcome news for exporters, but it is unclear if forex-starved importers will be able to access U.S. dollars at the new 80 [...] | 2003-02-20 10:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE355 | Tobacco Buyers Reportedly Fund New Ventures Outside [...] (SBU) Summary: Dispossessed white commercial farmers report that tobacco growers are trying to fund new ventures for them in third countries. Up to 170 tobacco farmers have reportedly entered into such start-up schemes. Other farmers report that they do not want to continue farming in Zimbab [...] | 2003-02-21 06:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ZI |
03HARARE356 | CFU Update on Negotiations with GOZ [...] (SBU) Summary. Laboff met with Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) president Colin Cloete to discuss the ongoing negotiations between the farmers' group and the GOZ. Despite official claims that the two groups are in accord, the CFU reports that the two sides remain fundamentally divided on many [...] | 2003-02-21 06:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ZI |
03HARARE409 | Modest Hike in Fuel Prices [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ has nearly doubled the price of fuel, the first increase since June 2001. The higher pump price still reflects a heavy and unsustainable subsidy, meaning the country's fuel shortage will continue. Nonetheless, this is a small step toward market- determined pricing. End [...] | 2003-02-26 12:33:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD ZI |
03HARARE433 | What is Zimbabwe's new exchange rate? [...] (SBU) Summary: Businessmen in Zimbabwe have spent the past week trying to figure out how the GOZ's new export support mechanism will work. Although different interpretations abound, two cabinet officials apparently reassured a group of prominent CEOs yesterday that exporters would enjoy a si [...] | 2003-02-28 05:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE448 | Econ 101 for Mugabe's Finance Minister [...] (SBU) We have learned of an exchange between Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa and Dairiboard CEO Anthony Mandiwanza. 14 CEOs had recently called on Murerwa to plead for an end to the GOZ's convoluted macroeconomic policies. The Finance Minister began the session by apologizing that his offic [...] | 2003-03-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE450 | ZIMBABWE: SIMBA MAKONI ON PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION [...] (C) Former Finance Minister Simba Makoni said the recently-announced modest fuel hike and announcement of an export support mechanism were supported by every ZANU-PF politburo member except Information Minister Jonathan Moyo, but the measures were unlikely to have much of an effect on Zimbab [...] | 2003-03-03 14:37:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF |
03HARARE468 | Heinz subsidiary barely weathering the storm [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- NOT FOR INTERNET POSTING (SBU) Summary: A recent visit to an American company in Zimbabwe shows that no strategy is too insignificant for a local branch of a multinational to consider in its efforts to stay afloat in the current economy. Despite crippling pri [...] | 2003-03-05 12:28:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON ZI |
03HARARE470 | LAND AUDIT: DISAVOWED DOCUMENT ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Long plagued by accusations of chaos and official corruption in its Land Reform and Resettlement Program (LRRP),the GOZ has promised since last September a land audit to investigate program implementation. Various other unofficial lists purporting to document this official c [...] | 2003-03-05 13:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
03HARARE489 | Zimbabwe May Dollarize Energy [...] (U) Summary: Another pillar of the GOZ's mind- withering, and failed, interventionist economic policies may crumble. Parastatal Zesa is negotiating U.S. dollar energy tariffs with selected exporters. End summary. Differentiated Tariffs ---------------------- 2. (SBU) While recently tourin [...] | 2003-03-10 09:16:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ZI ENGR |
03HARARE492 | Zimbabwe's Ghost Exports: The Case of Fertilizer [...] (SBU) Summary: Top executives of Zimbabwe's sole ammonium nitrate producer charge GOZ officials and others are illegally exporting fertilizer, triggering shortages on the domestic market. End summary. A Trail of Illegal Exports -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Although Sable Chemicals [...] | 2003-03-10 10:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ZI |
03HARARE531 | Economic Reform Still Meager [...] Summary: By abandoning a fanciful official exchange rate, the GOZ has taken its first baby steps toward economic reform. If serious, its next target should be price controls. End summary. Reforms to Date --------------- 2. In past weeks, the GOZ has finally recognized that an official r [...] | 2003-03-14 08:17:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE542 | IMF Assesses Zimbabwe [...] Summary: Unless the GOZ augments its recent devaluation with additional reforms, a visiting International Monetary Fund delegation predicted the country will lose voting rights in June. End summary. 2. Alongside World Bank observers, the IMF team concluded the annual "Article 4" review of t [...] | 2003-03-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE550 | HARD LABOR: EFFORTS TOWARDS A LIVING WAGE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Laboff met with labor representatives to touch base on issues including the ongoing Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) talks and the proposed National Economic Recovery Plan (NERP). The TNF sub-committees are currently negotiating minimum wages, with the ball in the employers' [...] | 2003-03-18 10:03:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE584 | GOZ BACKS AWAY FROM CONFRONTATION WITH ZCTU? [...] (SBU) An interesting exchange between the Minister of Labor, July Moyo, and an employers' representative reportedly took place in a recent Tripartite Negotiating Forum meeting. When the employers' rep asked the Minister's view on whether or not his association should be dealing with the GOZ- [...] | 2003-03-21 06:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE590 | Finance Head Dislikes Price Controls [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Sullivan, Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa agreed that economic intervention has gone too far. He expressed hope that he and other GOZ moderates will be able to push through reforms that reach beyond last month's devaluation. End summary. Le [...] | 2003-03-21 09:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE615 | Business Leaders Push Envelope - Gently [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwean business leaders told us they are increasingly willing to assert themselves with GOZ ministers. Still, they acknowledge that their outspokenness has its limits and carries some risks. End summary. Modest Break-Through? --------------------- 2. (SBU) Ambassador Su [...] | 2003-03-26 10:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE619 | Business and the Stayaway [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's business sector remained mostly neutral during the opposition-led stayaway March 19-20. Most companies sympathize with many opposition aims, but are unwilling to test the wrath of the GOZ. End summary. 2. We have spoken to over a dozen multinational and local company he [...] | 2003-03-26 14:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE625 | Tractor Sales Nearly Dead [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe's largest tractor dealer says sales last year were off 98 percent from the late-1990s, a measure of commercial agriculture's staggering nosedive. Meanwhile, the GOZ is assisting an indigenous firm to import cheap Renault tractors from India by making foreign exchange a [...] | 2003-03-27 11:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE627 | DIVERGENT COMMERCIAL FARMER GROUPS ATTEMPT TO FIND [...] (SBU) Laboff attended a meeting called by the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) intended to address the needs of displaced farmers; the meeting actually ended up addressing divisions between its supporters and supporters of the hard- line farmers' group Justice for Agriculture (JAG). Although t [...] | 2003-03-27 14:33:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV ZI |
03HARARE643 | No Coal/No Power [...] Summary: Aged machinery at Zimbabwe's coal miner constrains output and, ultimately, domestic energy generation. End Summary. 2. In January we reported that most of Wankie's haulers, dump trucks, rope shovels and front-end loaders were grounded, causing the strategic company to undersupply [...] | 2003-03-31 14:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE653 | GOZ Ups Grain Subsidy [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ has increased nearly 4-fold the amount it pays growers for maize. By leaving the crop's low consumer price intact, however, the cash-starved GOZ assumes a weighty subsidy. End summary. 2. (U) The GOZ also announced an approximate doubling of the producer price for whe [...] | 2003-04-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE675 | Increasing South African Leverage over Zimbabwe [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe's growing dependence on South African energy - and diminishing ability to pay for it - renders the southern neighbor infinite leverage here. End Summary. 2. (U) Domestic power generation is in shambles, mostly due to coal-miner Wankie Colliery's dilapidated state (r [...] | 2003-04-04 09:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE698 | The Honeymoon is Over -- CFU Dumped by the GOZ [...] Summary. The GOZ has been attempting to gain international support for its return to normalcy by showcasing its stage-managed "dialogue" with the Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU). Now that the GOZ perceives no further advantage to playing up the supposed dialogue, the GOZ has unceremoniously [...] | 2003-04-09 09:43:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ZI |
03HARARE710 | Exporters Traverse Minefield [...] (SBU) Summary: Battered but unbowed, exporters in the Eastern Zimbabwe town of Mutare are still hanging tough. But how long can these resourceful industrialists withstand a sub-market exchange rate, energy rationing and political turmoil? End Summary. Dogged Perseverance ------------------ [...] | 2003-04-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ZI |
03HARARE752 | GOZ hikes fuel price again [...] (U) Summary: In an attempt to alleviate severe shortages, the GOZ has approximately tripled gas and doubled diesel prices. Economic impact will be substantial. End Summary. 2. (U) Leaded petrol's controlled price rises Z$ 145 to 450 and diesel Z$ 119 to 200. It was a politically- charg [...] | 2003-04-16 11:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE763 | Zimbabwe's Stock Market: Illusory Gains [...] Comment: Even though headlines boast of huge windfalls for equity investors, share prices on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) have sunk in real terms since 1998. Apparently, the country's high inflation and macroeconomic distortions have duped wishful traders. End comment. ZSE in Nominal [...] | 2003-04-17 13:20:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD ZI |
03HARARE779 | FUEL PRICE INCREASE TRIGGERS ZCTU CALL FOR MASS [...] (C) Summary. After the GOZ unilaterally authorized a 300% increase in gasoline prices outside the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) framework (ref a),the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has retaliated by calling for a three-day mass stayaway and announcing its immediate withdrawal [...] | 2003-04-23 09:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE781 | Zimbabwe's Fuel Hikes: Why No Leadership? [...] (SBU) Summary: A week after raising fuel prices 3- fold, President Mugabe has offered no rationale or counsel to a shell-shocked populace. The aging Marxist seems unable to verbalize the case for economic orthodoxy. End Summary. 2. (U) Each day, this economy becomes more surreal. Many l [...] | 2003-04-23 10:06:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE79 | Top Coal Exec Throws in Towel [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominant coal producer Wankie suffers from an acute lack of foreign exchange that could ultimately hamper Zimbabwe's energy output. Top-of-the- line Caterpillar haulers and Bucyrus-Erie Draglines sit idle due to the costliness of imported parts. Meanwhile, the GOZ insists tha [...] | 2003-01-13 14:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN ZI ENGR |
03HARARE795 | STAYAWAY, DAY TWO: NO BUSINESS, AS USUAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The second day of the ZCTU-called stayaway continued with widespread industrial shutdown, many banks closed, and more shops and grocery stores closed than Wednesday. The GOZ seems determined to find a scapegoat that minimizes public support, claiming that the ZCTU has paid tr [...] | 2003-04-25 09:49:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE805 | GOZ Still Distrusts Exporters [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOZ believes most export firms shelter earnings, depriving the country of hard currency to import energy, fuel and other necessities. In response, the GOZ has erected counterproductive export obstacles. End Summary. 2. (U) An April 25 article in the GOZ-run Herald began: [...] | 2003-04-28 12:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ZI |
03HARARE83 | How fast can an economy recede? [...] (SBU) Washington-based Zimbabwe watchers may have noted that the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently projected "only" a 9 percent decline for Zimbabwe's fledging economy in 2003. By contrast, most local economists are predicting at least minus 12 percent and even the GOZ -- which, we p [...] | 2003-01-14 10:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ZI |
03HARARE852 | Haphazard Economic Reform [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ's rigidly statist economic policy has metamorphosed into a hodgepodge approach since January. Yet the Government still lacks commitment, consensus and leadership to see through broad economic liberalization. End Summary. The Low Point ------------- 2. (U) Last Novemb [...] | 2003-05-06 05:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE855 | Zimbabwe International Trade Fair 2003 -- Low [...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is the country's premier trade event and was once a regional and international showcase. Three years ago, the number of both local and international exhibitors started to decline due to economic and political problems. This year saw [...] | 2003-05-06 06:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ELTN ZI |
03HARARE873 | Fuel Crisis Intensifies [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's fuel supply continues to worsen. Most motorists are grounded, importing their own or buying it at exorbitant black market prices. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Even though the GOZ has increased the leaded fuel price 6-fold since February, it is still unable to pay a dimin [...] | 2003-05-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV ETRD ZI |
03HARARE888 | ZCTU REMAINS NONCOMMITTAL ON FUTURE MASS ACTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Discussions with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU's) chief economist indicate that while the organization is willing to publicly flex its muscles, it continues to be noncommittal about supporting politically- driven calls for mass action. End summary. 2. (SBU) T [...] | 2003-05-08 13:13:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV ZI |
03HARARE951 | Zimdollar Slips Again [...] (U) Summary: The Zimdollar devalued sharply from Z$ 1451 to 2100: US$1 last week. Economists expect it to soon reach Z$2500-3000, Harare's present desperation street price. As a consequence, it now appears unlikely the GOZ will be able to phase out its unaffordable fuel subsidy. End Summary [...] | 2003-05-19 08:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE960 | Zimbabwe's Looming Default Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: Once this - or a future - GOZ eliminates negative real interest rates, local bankers expect borrowers to default en masse. The coming default crisis underlines how difficult it will be to rationalize Zimbabwe's distortion-laden economy. End Summary. Only Decent Investment is [...] | 2003-05-19 12:15:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
03HARARE967 | BUSINESS SLOW TO ACT ON HIV/AIDS [...] Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world but the private sector has done surprisingly little to help stem the spread of the disease. The sector only recently began actively supporting HIV initiatives in the workplace, in part because absenteeism and deaths had begun to [...] | 2003-05-20 08:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SOCI ECON ZI HIV AIDS |
03HARARE983 | Inflation hits 269 percent [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's official inflation has reached 269 percent, adding to the country's economic woes. End Summary. 2. (U) This is the year-on-year rate for April 2003, as measured by the Central Statistical Office (CSO)'s Consumer Price Index. The March-to-March rate was 228 percent. [...] | 2003-05-21 08:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD ZI |
03HOCHIMINHCITY1020 | VIETNAM'S FIRST OPEN ECONOMIC ZONE - NO NUDE BEACHES YET [...] In another example of the GVN channeling resources to the relatively poor central coast of the country, Vietnam's first "Open Economic Zone" has opened for business. More a vision than a reality, the zone is different from the many industrial parks and export processing zones scattered throug [...] | 2003-10-21 11:33:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR VM ETRD |
03HOCHIMINHCITY1035 | 145,000 PIRATED DISCS/TAPES CONFISCATED IN HO CHI MINH [...] Summary: Ho Chi Minh City's thriving trade in pirated media took a hit at the end of September when inspectors from the city's Department of Culture and Information (DCI) raided a large wholesale/retail shop where they confiscated over one hundred thousand pirated CDs, DVDs, VCDs, and videotap [...] | 2003-10-24 05:21:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | VM ETRD ECON KIPR IPROP |
03HOCHIMINHCITY1063 | WHAT DID ONE LONG, SKINNY COUNTRY TELL THE OTHER? JOIN [...] Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his delegation ended a three-day visit to Vietnam by addressing a seminar devoted to improving trade ties. Impressively, they delivered the message that transparency is the key to economic growth and that WTO accession is necessary to continue and protect th [...] | 2003-10-31 11:54:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD VM CI WTO |
03HOCHIMINHCITY1100 | BALANCING ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN SOC TRANG AND [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM (then Charge) and ConGen Poloff visited Soc Trang and Tra Vinh Provinces during October 1-3, to examine firsthand the situation for the ethnic Khmer in the Mekong Delta, in light of continuing reports of discrimination from sources overseas. Situated in an area that once be [...] | 2003-11-10 07:29:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN |
03HOCHIMINHCITY1141 | CA MAU PROVINCE: AT THE END OF THE LINE, BUT BLESSED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Lying at the southern tip of Vietnam, Ca Mau is one of the country's more isolated provinces. Heavily dependent upon aquaculture, especially shrimp, the province has enjoyed strong recent economic growth. While the province actively touts its natural resources and advantages, [...] | 2003-11-21 11:06:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON SOCI PGOV PREL EFIS VM HUMANR RELFREE |
03HOCHIMINHCITY1142 | KIEN GIANG PROVINCE: PRACTICALLY PERFECT, IF NOT FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The southern Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang faces significant challenges in attracting foreign investment and reducing poverty. Despite impressive recent economic growth, mostly due to rice farmers converting to more profitable shrimp farming, the province is still underd [...] | 2003-11-21 11:18:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM |
03HOCHIMINHCITY1157 | ONE PRIVATE BANK IN VIETNAM IS MODERN AND INNOVATIVE [...] Asia Commercial Bank, Vietnam's largest privately-held (joint- stock) bank, has managed to build a successful business in a sector fraught with potential pitfalls. The bank is small by international standards, but since it was established in 1993 the bank has grown to assets of about 737 mill [...] | 2003-11-28 09:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN VM FINREF SOE |
03HOCHIMINHCITY1233 | FACE TO FACE WITH SMUGGLERS AND OFFICIALS ALONG THE [...] An Econ trip to the town of Chau Doc and the border area of An Giang Province revealed energetic levels of small time smuggling that is largely tolerated by local authorities. That fat man on the motorcycle may simply have his clothing stuffed full of cartons of cigarettes, locals say, but th [...] | 2003-12-15 11:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | VM ECON CB ETRD PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI CNARC TIP |
03HOCHIMINHCITY258 | VIETNAM IPR ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS STORY: NIKE [...] In an IPR enforcement success story, the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Police have wrapped up a case against a major counterfeiter of Nike footwear. Although fines relating to IPR violations were nominal, local authorities assessed substantial fines for tax evasion and confiscated supplies and pr [...] | 2003-03-19 06:31:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KTEX VM IPROP |
03HOCHIMINHCITY268 | HCMC BUSINESSES SEE LIMITED ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM WAR IN [...] As U.S. forces launched the first strikes against Iraq, government and business leaders in HCMC were still largely uncertain what effect the war would have on the local economy. Initial reports from some sectors, such as hotels, energy, and banking, appeared to indicate only short-term jitters [...] | 2003-03-20 13:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET ETRD PREL VM |
03HOCHIMINHCITY337 | CHURCH AND STATE MAINTAIN BALANCE IN TAY NINH PROVINCE [...] (U) On a recent one-day trip to meet with provincial and Cao Dai Church leaders in Tay Ninh Province, the Ambassador came away with a mostly positive impression of the current state of health of both the province and the religion which predominates there. Tay Ninh, while still on the fringes [...] | 2003-04-08 11:21:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PHUM PREL ETRD EINV VM HUMANR RELFREE |
03HOCHIMINHCITY413 | PAS/ECON HO CHI MINH CITY EVALUATION OF APRIL [...] Summary: At our second annual Earth Day roundtable, the ConGen's economic and public affairs sections joined efforts to invite two U.S. company country directors to discuss environmental protection, corporate responsibility and national development. Two Vietnamese economics publications ran [...] | 2003-05-10 06:53:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP ECON SEVN |
03HOCHIMINHCITY426 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO VINH LONG [...] SUMMARY: On May 5, 2003, Ambassador Burghardt, DPO, and Conoff traveled to Vinh Long province in the Mekong Delta with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Country Representative Chris Gilson. The Ambassador met with representatives of the provincial People's Committee and Union of Friendship Organi [...] | 2003-05-13 10:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV ECON VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE |
03HOCHIMINHCITY450 | KON TUM: STILL STRUGGLING..... AND GOING NOWHERE FAST [...] (SBU) Returning to Kon Tum for the first time in a year, the Consul General found little changed in the poorest and least developed of the four Central Highlands provinces. While poverty continues to be the biggest story in Kon Tum, local officials seemed hopeful that construction of new hig [...] | 2003-05-20 13:38:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PHUM PREL SOCI ETRD EINV VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE LABOR |
03HOCHIMINHCITY492 | NAM CAM TRIAL IN FINAL STAGES [...] (U) Convening after a 10-day recess that capped a trial which ran from February 25 - May 24, the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City gathered June 4 to read the results of the case investigations and the verdicts for the 155 defendants in the trial of the underworld kingpin Truong Van Cam (a.k. [...] | 2003-06-05 02:35:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI VM |
03HOCHIMINHCITY499 | NAM CAM TRIAL: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR [...] Summary. One day after the conclusion of the biggest trial related to corruption and organized crime in the history of Vietnam, the Vietnamese press is claiming that the judicial system has fundamentally changed. The conviction of 18 GVN officials on charges of corruption and 136 private cit [...] | 2003-06-06 18:34:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KCRM PGOV PINR SOCI VM |
03HOCHIMINHCITY500 | VIETNAM ISSUES TEXTILE QUOTA ALLOCATION GUIDELINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GVN has announced quota allocation criteria for textile and garment exports to the U.S. Sixty- five to seventy percent of quota will be allocated based on past performance over the period of calendar year 2002 and the first quarter of 2003. The remainder will be issued to [...] | 2003-06-06 18:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX VM |
03HOCHIMINHCITY556 | VIETNAM: TEXTILE ALLOCATION BEGINS WITH CONFUSION [...] (SBU) The textile quota allocation process, which began on June 11, has drawn widespread complaints from buyers and producers and has already gone through at least one revision. In Phase I of the allocation process - in which companies receive a share of quota based on past performance - many [...] | 2003-06-18 10:47:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX VM |
03HOCHIMINHCITY572 | NEWEST HCMC VICE CHAIRMAN: BAD HABITS TO BLAME FOR [...] (SBU) HCMC People's Committee's newest Vice Chairman, Nguyen Van Dua, discussed urban planning and quality of life issues with Consul General in an initial courtesy call on June 11. Vice Chairman Dua focused on HCMC's serious waste management, land use and trafffic issues, and its efforts to [...] | 2003-06-23 11:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV SOCI PREL EINV |
03HOCHIMINHCITY604 | CAN THO AND AN GIANG UNIVERSITIES - SEEKING [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip to the Mekong Delta region, DCM met with the Vice-Rector of Can Tho University and the Rector of An Giang University. Both expressed disappointment at the slow start to the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) scholarship program and expressed hope that it [...] | 2003-07-03 10:48:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAGR ECON OEXC VM |
03HOCHIMINHCITY605 | QUANG NAM GARMENT FACTORY: TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THE [...] Quang Nam Province is the home of the Quang Nam Garment Company, a small state-owned enterprise with about 800 employees and revenues of VND 20 billion per year (about US$1.3 million). On a brief visit to the company by DPO and Econoff, they saw a clean, well-lit, well-ventilated factory produ [...] | 2003-07-03 11:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX VM SOE |
03HOCHIMINHCITY621 | HO CHI MINH CITY: COMPUTER RETAILING GETS MODERN - WITH [...] Summary. On a visit to Ho Chi Minh City's newest Computer and IT superstore, ConGen EconOff, accompanied by a Vietnamese assistant, saw a local attempt at modern American-style computer retailing, but with the same old Vietnamese IPR problems. The computers assembled by the company and sold [...] | 2003-07-10 09:27:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR SOCI VM IPROP |
03HOCHIMINHCITY635 | VIETNAM'S CATFISH FARMERS PETITION CONSULATE GENERAL, [...] On July 9, three fish farmers representing the Fisheries Association of An Giang, the province in the Mekong Delta where most of Vietnam's tra and basa fish are raised and processed, met with CG and Econoff at the Consulate General. Indicating they represent about 40,000 farmers and family me [...] | 2003-07-15 06:31:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIS EAGR ECON VM BTA |
03HOCHIMINHCITY655 | REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT AS A GATEWAY TO THE U.S.? [...] Summary: Recent advertisements carried in local Ho Chi Minh City newspapers for a real estate investment opportunity in Houston, Texas, attracted significant interest among local investors and the local press. Post interest was aroused by implications in the advertisements that this investme [...] | 2003-07-21 10:27:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CJAN ECON SOCI VM EINV |
03HOCHIMINHCITY759 | VIETNAM: US MILITARY DONATION WELCOMED IN MEKONG DELTA [...] Summary. In a goodwill event that generated enthusiastic local and national press coverage, Acting Consul General, Defense Attache Col. Stephen Ball, U.S. Army Pacific John Almarez, and Congen Econoff, participated in a handover ceremony at Can Tho General Hospital to commemorate the donation [...] | 2003-08-20 08:42:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PINS PREL ECON VM |
03HOCHIMINHCITY767 | VIETNAM: LOCAL BUSINESS KNOWS VALUE OF TRADEMARKS-- [...] Summary: In a seminar on trademark protection in the U.S. and Vietnam, USG and private speakers introduced the system of trademark registration and enforcement in the US. Well over a hundred local businesspeople attended the seminar in Ho Chi Minh City, which was one of four locations around [...] | 2003-08-21 12:57:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON KIPR VM IPROP |
03HOCHIMINHCITY777 | COFFEE AND COCOA IN DAK LAK PROVINCE -- THE POT [...] (U) Summary: Hopes for economic prosperity in Vietnam's Dak Lak province remain centered on agriculture, especially cash crop coffee. While low coffee prices have meant continued slow growth, they have also spawned diversification programs. During a visit to the largest of the four Central [...] | 2003-08-27 00:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL EINV ETRD EAGR SOCI VM |
03ISTANBUL1015 | MARKET ANALYSTS OPTIMISTIC FOR THE SHORT-TERM, BUT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts have welcomed recent progress in Turkey-IMF relations and indications that the oft-delayed fifth review can be wrapped up by early to mid-August. As a result they are "optimistic" for [...] | 2003-07-23 12:51:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ISTANBUL1039 | WAITING FOR THE BIG ONE... IS ISTANBUL PREPARED [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite continued public awareness about the likelihood of a major earthquake in the next 30 years, Istanbul remains ill-prepared for a major natural disaster. To the extent that municipal and state officials have begun to focus on this critical issue, the bulk of their attention [...] | 2003-07-25 11:05:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON EAID TK |
03ISTANBUL1041 | OLYMPIC GAMES: ISTANBUL 2012? [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 15, Istanbul formally submitted its application to the International Olympic Committee to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. 8 other cities had also thrown their hats into the ring: London, Paris, New York, Madrid, Moscow, Leipzig, Havana, and Rio de Janeiro. Despite [...] | 2003-07-25 14:06:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KOLY TK |
03ISTANBUL1068 | NEW STUDIES HIGHLIGHT FRAGILE RECOVERY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Summary: Two new national surveys of Turkish companies highlight signs of recovery from the devastating financial crisis of 2001. The studies, carried out separately by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and the Is [...] | 2003-07-31 06:55:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
03ISTANBUL113 | ISTANBUL MARKETS "WAIT AND SEE" ON GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Leading Istanbul bankers and market analysts see current market sentiment as one of "watchful waiting," but believe that despite recent declines in the stock market, there is an underlying expectation that the Turkish government will reach agreement with the IMF on the fourth r [...] | 2003-01-27 13:57:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL1200 | ISTANBUL ECONOMISTS CHEER RECENT GOOD NEWS, BUT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2.(SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts are pleasantly surprised by recent positive developments in the economy, and accept the rationale for the IMF's preemptive decision to reschedule much of Turkey's 2004 and 2005 debt repay [...] | 2003-08-14 14:06:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ISTANBUL1348 | DEEDS FOR SALE! GET YOUR PROPERTY DEEDS RIGHT HERE! [...] (SBU) Summary: A property amnesty currently being planned by the Justice and Development (AK) Party government has set off a flurry of debate and criticism in Istanbul. AK sees the measure as a potential major source of revenue, a realistic solution to a long-ignored problem (i.e., "illegal" [...] | 2003-09-15 05:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TK |
03ISTANBUL1364 | UNEMPLOYMENT: TURKEY'S OTHER CRISIS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: While market attention is focused on IMF program implementation and the sustainability of Turkey's debt, joblessness and underemployment remain the key preoccupations of the bulk of the Turkish population. [...] | 2003-09-16 05:18:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ISTANBUL1449 | WEIGHING CORPORATE TURKEY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK [...] (SBU) Summary: Central Bank Governor Sureyya Serdengcti this month added his voice to those expressing concern about the risks to the Turkish economy posed by the growing open positions of companies in the real sector. Observers agree that while the Turkish banking sector-- whose own open pos [...] | 2003-09-30 13:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ISTANBUL162 | TURKEY ALPHABET SOUP: ISTANBUL'S MYRIAD BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul, Turkey's economic, commercial and cultural capital, hosts a rich diversity of business voices, all seeking to influence both government policy and international perceptions of Turkey. Leader of the pack is the venerable TUSIAD-- Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen [...] | 2003-02-06 14:15:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL1676 | REACTION MUTED TO NEW PENSION OPPORTUNITIES [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's new private pension system was unveiled with much fanfare at the end of October, with optimistic prognosticators predicting that up to 10 million Turks will enroll over the next decade. Initially six [...] | 2003-11-12 06:21:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ISTANBUL1687 | GEBZE INDUSTRY SEES AWAKENING ECONOMY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Industrialists in the Marmara region industrial town of Gebze told visiting P/E Section Chief and Poloff that recent positive economic developments are finally beginning to be felt at their level, and that they [...] | 2003-11-12 13:53:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ISTANBUL1739 | DUZCE: BLESSED BY NATURE, CURSED BY NATURE [...] (sbu) Summary: On November 12-13, the fourth anniversary of a major earthquake, Poloff visited Duzce, a small Black Sea province halfway between Istanbul and Ankara. Impoverished by natural disasters and cruel circumstances, Duzce is Turkey's newest province and has placed its trust in the Jus [...] | 2003-11-19 14:14:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAGR TU |
03ISTANBUL1803 | BANKING SECTOR PREPARES FOR A "BRAVE NEW WORLD" [...] (SBU) Summary: The strong profits reported by Turkish banks in 2003's third quarter show that the sector is gradually recovering from the effects of the 2001 crisis, according to industry analysts in Istanbul. They note, however, that much of the recent good news is the result of the windfal [...] | 2003-12-05 14:45:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL1847 | ISTANBUL-YEREVAN FLIGHTS: TURKISH FIRM ENTERS THE [...] (C) Summary: Absent an open border between Turkey and Armenia, twice-weekly flights between Istanbul and Yerevan since 1995 have provided some of the only direct contact between Turks and Armenians. Initially operated by the state-owned (and now bankrupt) Armenian Airlines, the rights were ta [...] | 2003-12-18 08:23:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV AM TU |
03ISTANBUL1849 | MACROECONOMIC RESULTS BRING OPTIMISM IN ISTANBUL, [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Recent soundings among leading Istanbul market analysts and participants highlight the extent to which Turkey's continued strong macroeconomic performance has left them more optimistic about the future. With s [...] | 2003-12-18 10:51:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ISTANBUL1872 | TOURISM'S POSTWAR REBOUND FACES TERROR CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Tourism industry executives are again wondering what the future holds for their sector following November's suicide bombings in Istanbul. The attacks interrupted a strong sectoral recovery that saw visitor figures surpass last year's level by the end of November, and tourism r [...] | 2003-12-23 12:53:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL280 | MARKET PLAYERS FACE THE NEW REALITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts are grappling with the new political landscape following Saturday's parliamentary vote against permitting U.S. troops. The development was a shock: despite difficulties in negotiations, the market had long assumed (and priced in) a positive outcome. [...] | 2003-03-04 10:43:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL294 | TURKS WEIGH AN IRAQ OPERATION'S TOURISM IMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish government and tourism industry officials are bracing in anticipation of a sharp downturn in tourism in the event of an Iraq operation. The sector, Turkey's largest foreign exchange earner, turned in a good performance in 2002, earning over 10 billion USD (27 percent o [...] | 2003-03-07 11:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL418 | ISTANBUL ECONOMIC ANALYSTS: LOOKING FOR A LIFELINE [...] (SBU) Summary: After a rocky start to the week on Monday, word that the U.S. Iraq supplemental contains 1 billion USD for Turkey has been seized on as a lifeline by Istanbul markets and analysts. Concern persists about the sustainability of Turkey's debt, however. Analysts suggest any probl [...] | 2003-03-27 14:33:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL465 | ISTANBUL ECONOMIC PESSIMISM: "MUDDLING THROUGH" AS [...] (SBU) Summary: While not quite so pessimistic as they were two weeks ago about Turkey's immediate economic prospects, Istanbul financial analysts remain decidedly gloomy about the country's mid-term future. All agree that the Treasury seems to have next week's debt auction well in hand. In [...] | 2003-04-07 08:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL467 | ISTANBUL WORRIES ABOUT WAR, U.S.-TURKEY TIES, [...] (U) Summary: With apparently over ninety percent of the local population opposed to the war in Iraq, anti-war sentiment in Istanbul continues to harden as reports and images of civilian casualties stream in over the sympathetic news networks. Among Istanbul's academic and business elite, howe [...] | 2003-04-07 12:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON TK |
03ISTANBUL49 | ISTANBUL'S TAKE ON AK ECONOMICS: ALL ISN'T LOST [...] (C) Summary: Istanbul contacts in the financial and real sectors agree that in its first month and a half Turkey's Ak government "hasn't gotten it" and has done a poor job on economic policy, thereby dissipating much of the goodwill generated by initial perceptions that a single-party governme [...] | 2003-01-13 05:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD TU |
03ISTANBUL635 | TURKEY'S BANKING SECTOR: ON FIRMER GROUND, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Industry and government contacts in Istanbul and Ankara concur that Turkey's banking sector has improved considerably since the 2001 crisis. Government moves to impose effective and independent oversight through the creation of the Banking Regulatory and Supervision Agency (BR [...] | 2003-05-05 10:03:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
03ISTANBUL671 | ISTANBUL IN THE SPRINGTIME: RESURGENT OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: As a belated spring bursts forth on the Bosphorus following an unusually cold and protracted winter, "spring is also in the air" in Istanbul business circles. The resurgent optimism stems from speedy conclusion to the war in Iraq and belief that its short-term cost for Turkey w [...] | 2003-05-09 13:55:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL777 | TACKLING TURKEY'S PRODUCTIVITY GAP: MICRO MATTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: While most attention in Turkey remains focused on the country's macroeconomic fundamentals, a new McKinsey Global Institute report is directing attention to the productivity gap that separates Turkey from the U.S. and Europe and the microeconomic reforms that must be taken to c [...] | 2003-05-31 09:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV TU |
03ISTANBUL796 | EXPORTS REMAIN STRONG, BUT LIRA WORRIES PERSIST [...] (SBU) Summary: New figures released by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) on June 2 show that Turkey's exporters withstood the challenge of a strengthening lira and set a new monthly export record of USD 3.9 billion in May, a 30.7 percent increase over 2002. For the year ending May 31, exp [...] | 2003-06-03 15:01:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ISTANBUL880 | AKP AND THE ISTANBUL "ESNAFLAR": A PERFECT MATCH? [...] (SBU) Summary: Support from the Istanbul "esnaflar" ) small businessmen, restaurant owners, craftsmen, shopkeepers, street vendors, and taxi and truck drivers - may have contributed to the Justice and Development (AK) Party's November 2002 electoral success, but this support may be less solid [...] | 2003-06-23 10:13:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN TK |
03ISTANBUL894 | AKP ISTANBUL CONGRESS: "MUEZZINOGLU RELOADED" [...] (U) Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman and Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan headlined the June 22 AK Istanbul Congress. There were no surprises (in fact, no challengers at all) in the reelection of Istanbul Chairman Mehmet Muezzinoglu, and Erdogan's unscripted speech focused on predicta [...] | 2003-06-25 04:27:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TK |
03KABUL1006 | AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 8 MEETING WITH CAPTAIN DAOUD: [...] (C) Captain Daoud, an Afghan-American investor interested in establishing a private airline in Afghanistan, met with Ambassador on April 8. Daoud is seeking OPIC support for the establishment of Oxus Air, a private airline serving the U.S. and Europe from Afghanistan with a projected fleet of [...] | 2003-04-18 04:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
03KABUL1008 | AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 8 MEETING WITH PRIVATIZATION [...] (C) On April 8, Ambassador met with Privatization Commission Chairman and former Minister of Public Works, Khaliq Fazal. Fazal,s comments focused on deteriorating security conditions around Kandahar, infiltration of Pakistanis in the south, political demands on President Karzai, and the regre [...] | 2003-04-18 04:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
03KABUL1022 | AFGHANISTAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR UPDATE - [...] (C) The Ministry of Communications (MOC) is facing an assortment of challenges as the government of President Karzai enters the Afghan year 1382. The Ministry,s relations with its sole telecom service provider, Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC),continue to deteriorate while a sec [...] | 2003-04-20 04:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EINV ECON ELAB AF |
03KABUL1193 | UPDATE ON FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL CEMENT PRODUCTION PROJECT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) Summary: From April 22 to 29, Texas-based Fidelity International was in Kabul to pursue a $1.8 billion cement deal with the Afghan government. Substantial progress was made, including the granting of an investment license by th [...] | 2003-05-08 05:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON ETRD AF PTGOV |
03KABUL1225 | UPDATE ON KABUL-KANDAHAR ROAD: AMBASSADOR'S MAY 7 [...] (C) On May 7, Ambassador met with the Afghan Reconstruction Company,s Vice President, Tim Lane, and Managing Director, Zaher Yaqoubi. Lane presented the Ambassador with a summary of progress on the Kabul-Kandahar road and shared concerns over the end-of-2003 completion deadline. 2. (C) La [...] | 2003-05-12 02:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV ASEC AF |
03KABUL1226 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 2 MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Ambassador met with Afghan Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Sayed Hussain Anwari on May 2. Anwari requested the Ambassador,s intervention on eight areas of need for the Ministry. First, the Minister requested help in establishing an Institute for Livestock Research. Second, the Mini [...] | 2003-05-12 02:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR ECON AF |
03KABUL133 | MINISTER ANNOUNCES AFGHAN GSP DESIGNATION AT 1/16 [...] (U) On January 16, Minister of Commerce Seyed Mustafa Kazimi convened a press conference to announce the designation of Afghanistan as a U.S. GSP beneficiary country. Roughly twenty mostly Afghan print media, VOA and six-eight other radio outlets and four TV outlets were present. USAID Direc [...] | 2003-01-17 12:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AF EIAD ETIO |
03KABUL1560 | PROPOSAL TO WORK WITH ECONOMIC COOPERATION [...] (SBU) The USG and the World Bank are planning to hold the ministerial-level Regional Trade Initiative Conference on the margins of the IMF/WB Annual Meetings in Dubai from September 21-23, 2003. 2. (C) The interagency community is considering a proper venue to conduct a preliminary planning [...] | 2003-06-05 13:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL AF PK TU IR |
03KABUL1565 | COMMERCIAL BANKING SECTOR UPDATE - JUNE 2003 [...] (SBU) In previous reporting, post has identified the lack of commercial banking facilities in Afghanistan as a major obstacle to attracting increased investment. Further, the lack of reliable banking institutions, and the resulting prevalence of NGOs and businesses having to keep large amount [...] | 2003-06-06 02:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN AFIN AF |
03KABUL303 | NO LONGER IN ARREARS, AFGHANISTAN HAS BUDGET [...] (C) In a chance meeting with the Ambassador and Security Coordinator MG Karl Eikenberry at the presidential palace on February 4, a clearly pleased Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani noted that Japan had come through with pledged funding the day before. As a result, Afghanistan was no longer in a [...] | 2003-02-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF IMF IBRD |
03KABUL955 | AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held a wide-ranging discussion with French Ambassador, Jean Pierre Guinhut, on April 6. The Ambassadors reviewed Afghan security conditions in the aftermath of Iraqi Freedom, lingering obstacles to economic growth, and progress on the drafting of the Afghan Constitutio [...] | 2003-04-13 11:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
03KATHMANDU1358 | NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa on July 16, the Ambassador, accompanied by the ambassadors of the UK, India, Germany and France and leaders of their respective bilateral chambers of commerce, discussed their intention to issue a joint statement condemning gro [...] | 2003-07-18 09:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PTER NP |
03KATHMANDU1369 | NEPAL: JOINT STATEMENT CONDEMNING MAOIST [...] (U) Ref A cable resent to expanded list of addressees (AmEmbassies Berlin and Paris). 2. (U) On July 21, the Industrial Security Group in Nepal released a press statement condemning Maoist extortions of individuals and businesses during the current cease-fire. Despite provisions in the c [...] | 2003-07-21 23:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV ECON EINV NP |
03KATHMANDU1643 | NEPAL: PAKISTAN EMBASSY EMPLOYEE CAUGHT WITH [...] (SBU) On August 19, Nepalese Police arrested an administrative staff member of the Pakistani Embassy, allegedly carrying counterfeit Indian currency. The staff member was released into the Pakistani Ambassador's custody and deported over the weekend. The Pakistani Embassy denies all the cha [...] | 2003-08-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON ETTC KCRM IN PK NP XD |
03KATHMANDU1822 | NEPAL: MAOISTS DEMAND MONEY FROM COCA-COLA, [...] (U) This cable contains business sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 15, Maoists resumed extortion demands of Coca-Cola in Nepal. Coca-Cola has investments valued at USD 30 million in the country in the form of two bottling plants, one in Kathma [...] | 2003-09-17 09:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ECON ASEC NP |
03KATHMANDU1823 | NEPAL: INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP DISCUSSES MAOIST [...] (SBU) On September 11, the Industrial Security Group, comprised of the bilateral chambers and foreign missions of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and India, held a meeting to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Nepal. The group reviewed the Government's security plans, Maoist ex [...] | 2003-09-17 09:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ECON ASEC NP |
03KATHMANDU1835 | NEPAL: PUBLIC OBSERVED FIRST DAY OF GENERAL [...] (SBU) On September 18, the first day of a Maoist-imposed three day general strike, Embassy police contacts reported that 95 percent of businesses in Kathmandu Valley were closed. Traffic was limited to police and army vehicles, diplomatic vehicles, and ambulances, with most people opting to [...] | 2003-09-18 09:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ECON ASEC NP |
03KATHMANDU206 | NEPAL'S TOURISM INDUSTRY: WHERE IS THE BOTTOM? [...] Nepal's tourism industry recorded a 28 percent decline in international arrivals for 2002. Domestic air travel appears to have declined more dramatically due to the security situation. The country's hotels and airlines are feeling the pressure and are cutting costs and restructuring their de [...] | 2003-02-06 01:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CASC NP |
03KATHMANDU2367 | NEPAL: THE COST OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] (U) The seven-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the conflict is obvious in the floundering tourist sector, the depressed foreign investment climate, stalled economic development projects, crippled infrastruc [...] | 2003-12-04 02:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ECON EAID EFIN NP |
03KATHMANDU2444 | NEPAL: MAOIST EXTORTION DEMAND AGAINST COCA-COLA [...] (C) Summary. According to NN Singh, General Manager for Coca-Cola in Nepal, the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bharatpur, Chitwan District, received an extortion letter from the Maoists on December 11 followed by a telephoned deadline of December 15. During a follow-up meeting on December 15 w [...] | 2003-12-16 09:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC ECON NP BXEP |
03KATHMANDU2472 | NEPAL: A/S ROCCA'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) On December 16, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, accompanied by Ambassador Malinowski, met with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa to discuss Nepal-U.S. bilateral relations and Nepal's ongoing Maoist insurgency. Thapa expressed the GON's appreciation for USG [...] | 2003-12-19 07:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON NP |
03KATHMANDU261 | NEPAL'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT MOVES REFORM FORWARD [...] In the four months of its existence, Nepal's interim government has begun important reforms to control corruption, decentralize some government services, privatize ailing industries, and improve accountability. Although much remains to be done, including establishing services in conflict-aff [...] | 2003-02-12 11:24:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON NP GON |
03KATHMANDU975 | NEPAL'S ANTI-CORRUPTION WATCHDOG INITIATES [...] (SBU) On May 16, the Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) issued summons to prominent current and former politicians and government employees, including former Prime Minister and General Secretary of the Nepali Congress Party Girija Prasad Koirala. On May 19, Koi [...] | 2003-05-28 09:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KCRM NP |
03KUWAIT1082 | TFIZ01: KUWAIT-CONCERNED ABOUT LEGAL ASPECTS OF [...] (U) This is an action message -- see paragraph 4. 2. (C) In a March 24 meeting with Kuwaiti Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and Acting Finance Minister) Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Ambassador raised issue of unblocking frozen Iraqi government assets in Kuwait for use [...] | 2003-03-26 06:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL |
03KUWAIT1214 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIES CUSTOMS LAW [...] During its April 1, 2003 session, Kuwait's National Assembly ratified and referred to the Council of Ministers a draft unified customs law for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. Kuwait remains the lone member of the six-nation GCC yet to formally agree on the legal side of the GCC Customs [...] | 2003-04-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ETRD ECON KU GCC |
03KUWAIT1363 | KUWAIT: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS NOTICE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-12 12:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KU WTO |
03KUWAIT1416 | THE IMPORTANCE TO IRAQS POST-WAR ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: ORHA believes that its success in administering the newly liberated Iraq will depend significantly on stimulating early economic activity and sending a message of hope for their economic future to the Iraqi people. ORHA proposes to encourage trade with, and inves [...] | 2003-04-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON EFIN PREL IZ |
03KUWAIT1499 | KUWAIT: WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEY RESULTS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-19 12:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD KU |
03KUWAIT1779 | TRADING WITH IRAQ [...] Post responses are provided to questions posed in reftel. Q: WE UNDERSTAND THAT IRAQ HAS COMPLETED FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES. IF HOST GOVERNMENT HAS AN FTA WITH IRAQ, WHAT IS THE EXTENT OF THE AGREEMENT? I.E. DOES IT SIMPLY COVER GOODS, OR DOES IT COVER OTHER AR [...] | 2003-05-03 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON IZ KU |
03KUWAIT2235 | MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-26 14:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV KU |
03KUWAIT224 | NEW CUSTOMS CARGO MANIFEST RULES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON KTIA PREL KU |
03KUWAIT2291 | WORKING TO DEVELOP THE ECONOMIES OF IRAQ AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-28 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL IZ KU ZP |
03KUWAIT234 | KUWAIT'S PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL CONFORMITY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-21 16:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KU USTR GCC |
03KUWAIT239 | KUWAIT: FINANCE MINISTER SUBMITS RESIGNATION [...] (U) Dr. Yousef Hamad Al-Ibrahim has submitted his resignation from his current posts as Minister of Finance, Minister of Planning, and Minister of State for Administrative Development. While some papers claim that the resignation has been accepted, Minister of Information Shaykh Ahmed Fahed A [...] | 2003-01-22 08:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON KU |
03KUWAIT264 | GOK TO POSTPONE ICCP IMPLEMENTATION TWO WEEKS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-25 06:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KU USTR GCC |
03KUWAIT3213 | SHAYKH SABAH OPENS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY; GOK FOCUSED [...] (U) In a brief July 19 speech on behalf of the Amir opening the inaugural session of the tenth National Assembly, newly appointed Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah offered an olive branch to the new parliament and laid out his government's priorities. He began by stressing [...] | 2003-07-19 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KU |
03KUWAIT3266 | KUWAIT INVITED TO DESIGNATE CIC REPRESENTATIVE [...] Post conveyed Reftel note verbale to Kuwait MFA on 19 July inviting the GOK to designate a representative for appointment to the Council for International Cooperation (CIC) in Iraq. MFA confirmed 21 July that U/S Amb Khaled Al-Jarallah has the request under consideration. We anticipate a re [...] | 2003-07-21 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL KU |
03KUWAIT3555 | NEW CABINET MANTRA: PRIVATE SECTOR WILL ADD JOBS [...] (C) Summary: With Kuwait's population expanding at a rapid pace, the new GOK says it will finally turn to the private sector in an effort to bolster its economy. During courtesy calls last week with many of the new Ministers, the Ambassador was on more than one occasion treated to the GOK's l [...] | 2003-08-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EINV ELAB ETRD KU |
03KUWAIT3567 | U/S JARALLAH ON CIC REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) The Ambassador raised the issue of Kuwait's designation of a Council for International Coordination (CIC) representative with MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah during their July 27 meeting. Jarallah said that Kuwaiti participation would b [...] | 2003-08-05 07:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL KU IZ |
03KUWAIT422 | KUWAIT TO FURTHER POSTPONE ICCP IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) During a February 1, 2003, meeting with Salah Abdul Redha A. Khourshid, Kuwait's Minister for Commerce and Industry (MOCI),the Ambassador requested that the GOK further delay implementation of its proposed International Conformity Certification Program (ICCP) to allow WTO members addition [...] | 2003-02-03 05:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR KU USTR GCC |
03KUWAIT4459 | (C) IRAQ ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION -- THOUGHTS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Relative to the size of its economy, Kuwait has been the most generous supporter in the world of OIF and of humanitarian assistance to Iraq. It will likely continue to play this role willingly for some time. There are, however, several factors that augur against a large GOK ple [...] | 2003-09-29 08:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ECON PREL EAID EINV IZ KU |
03KUWAIT4486 | (C) KUWAITI FM DISCUSSES AID TO IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Action Request - see paragraphs 8, 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed Iraq -- and, briefly, Afghanistan -- with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah September 30 (other topics septels). The Minister was keenly interested in how the Madrid donors conference will be st [...] | 2003-10-01 05:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON ETRD OPDC IZ AF KU |
03KUWAIT4645 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MADRID CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-12 10:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ ECON BEXP PREL |
03KUWAIT4840 | TERRORIST FINANCE: OFAC/STATE TEAM MEETS KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and a State Department representative met with Kuwaiti officials 4-5 October to encourage a joint USG-GOK investigation of suspicious charities, discuss the status of frozen Iraqi assets, and inform the GOK of money transfers [...] | 2003-10-25 07:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU |
03KUWAIT4841 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERIM FINAL RULES OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-25 07:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON |
03KUWAIT4842 | PROPOSAL TO NEGOTIATE A TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-25 09:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN KU USTR GCC |
03KUWAIT5138 | KUWAIT TO SIGN TIFA [...] Action request at para 4. 2. In a diplomatic note dated 27 October, the GOK informed Embassy that it intends to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with USG, requested the nomination of a USG official authorized to sign on behalf of the United States and asked for a proposed d [...] | 2003-11-10 16:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU USTR GCC |
03KUWAIT5188 | (C) GOK RESPONSE ON IRAQ ASSETS IN BAHAMAS BANK [...] (C) In a 6 November meeting with the Minister of Finance, Ambassador delivered the substance of Ref A demarche on the $85 million in Iraqi assets frozen in a Bahamian bank. The Minister said that a joint Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Central Bank of Kuwait team had been established and was inve [...] | 2003-11-12 17:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON ETTC PREL KU IZ |
03KUWAIT5207 | IRAQ ASSETS IN BAHAMAS BANK DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-17 04:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KU IZ |
03KUWAIT5209 | GCC CONFORMITY CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR COUNTRIES [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-17 05:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD MU QA BA SA KU WTRO GCC USTR TC |
03KUWAIT54 | USDA'S JUNE 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND [...] Embassy Kuwait recommends sending the following GOK official to the June 2003 International Conference and Exposition on Agricultural Science and Technology: Sheikh Fahad Salim Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Chairman and Director General of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PA [...] | 2003-01-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TSPL SENV ECON KPAO KU |
03KUWAIT5415 | (C) NO DECISION YET ON IRAQI ASSETS IN BAHAMAS BANK [...] (C) The acting head of the Central Bank of Kuwait's Anti-Money Laundering Unit, Talal Alsayegh, told us November 22 and December 1 that its investigation of the $85 million in Iraqi assets frozen in the Bahamas is not yet complete. Alsayegh said that the joint Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Cent [...] | 2003-12-01 10:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETTC PREL KU IZ |
03KUWAIT5537 | (C) IRAQI ASSETS: KUWAIT WILL TRANSFER FROZEN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-08 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC ECON PREL KU IZ |
03KUWAIT5734 | KUWAIT: COMMENTS ON MEPI FY 2003 FUNDING [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait welcomes the outline of FY 2003 funding recommendations for MEPI programs (Ref A),and seeks inclusion in a number of those programs. Comments on each pillar are given below. 2. (U) ECONOMIC PILLAR. Post will actively promote any MEPI projects to reduce trade barriers [...] | 2003-12-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KMPI KPAO ECON KU |
03KUWAIT673 | GOK FOOT DRAGGING ON CUSTOMS LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Common with Riyadh (Ref A),yet contrary to earlier assertions by Kuwaiti officials (Ref B),the GCC Customs Union that began ostensibly on January 1, 2003, remains for Kuwait a union in name only. While the GOK has enacted a common external tariff, as stipulated by t [...] | 2003-02-24 08:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON KU |
03KUWAIT744 | WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-03 06:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KU WTO |
03LAGOS103 | ELECTIONS 2003: THE PROSPECTIVE ECONOMY AND THE [...] Summary. On November 19 some forty corporate executives representing a broad cross-section of the non-oil sector met at the Lagos Business School to discuss the potential economic impact of the 2003 general elections. During the session led by Professor Pat Utomi, many executives expressed co [...] | 2003-01-14 09:37:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV NI |
03LAGOS1088 | NIGERIA: OIL WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE IN RESPONSE [...] Peter Akpatason, president of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers of Nigeria (NUPENG),has threatened to call "a national strike wherein the entire oil industry will be shut down" unless Houston-based Transocean Inc. rescinds the dismissal of 116 Nigerian workers who parti [...] | 2003-05-23 10:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KDEM NI PGOV |
03LAGOS1196 | THE BIRTH OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA: [...] Nigerian universities, once among the best in Africa, deteriorated badly under 30 years of military rule. Nor was their plight alleviated during the last four years of democratic governance. They remain overcrowded, poorly funded and decrepit. Currently, there are 42 universities: 25 feder [...] | 2003-06-12 10:37:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL CMGT CVIS SOCI PGOV EAID ECON EINV |
03LAGOS123 | NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE SEEKS USAID PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) seeks USAID assistance to expand its services. The NSE plans to attract more Nigerians and foreign investors to the equities market through greater accessibility and new investment vehicles in derivative markets. The NSE raised the is [...] | 2003-01-16 06:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV EAID NI |
03LAGOS147 | The Economy in 2003: Triumph of Politics [...] Summary. The economic outlook for the New Year is cloudy. Academic experts and business leaders fear that Nigeria will experience little if any real per capita growth in 2003. They bemoan Nigeria's OPEC oil production quota of 1.9 million barrels per day, which limits the country's potential [...] | 2003-01-17 16:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD BEXP PGOV NI |
03LAGOS148 | NIGERIA: NOT ONLY GAS FLARES IN NIGERIA, ITS' [...] (C) Summary: Arson is strongly suspected in the December 24 fire that destroyed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters and records. The fire followed by barely a week a newspaper article asserting that there is solid, extensive and documented proof that GON official [...] | 2003-01-17 16:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON EPET EINV DS DSS ITA IP AF OSAC |
03LAGOS1535 | NIGERIA: DELTA KIDNAPPING THREATENS OIL [...] Summary: A Nigerian white collar worker for Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (subsidiary of Chevron/Texaco) and member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) was kidnapped outside his home on July 25 by a rogue group of armed Ijaw youths. The kidnapping is the latest in a [...] | 2003-07-31 14:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET ENRG ECON CASC PGOV PINR PINS PTER NI XA XY |
03LAGOS185 | MEETING WITH ADDITIONAL SECRETARY (WTO) MENON [...] (U) ECON M/C CALLED ON COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTRY ADDITIONAL SECRETARY S.N. MENON ON JANUARY 21. MENON IS THE SENIOR-MOST OFFICIAL AT THE MINISTRY WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WTO AND THE EU. ECON M/C REVIEWED A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH MENON INCLUDING: OUR WTO AGRICULTURAL AND EXPORT CREDIT [...] | 2003-01-25 12:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV EAGR IN |
03LAGOS1966 | NIGERIA: THE TENTH ECONOMIC SUMMIT: NEW PLANS, [...] (U) Summary. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group's tenth annual summit ended on September 12 on a cautiously optimistic note. Delegates from business, academia and the public sector recognized the need for far-reaching economic reforms and seemed optimistic that they might be implemented under [...] | 2003-09-18 10:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN NI |
03LAGOS1967 | NIGERIA: SHELL AND POSSIBLY CHEVRON MAY RESUME [...] (C) SUMMARY. Shell Oil has been assessing its crude oil production facilities in the Delta swamps shut down by ethnic violence five months ago, and concludes some may again be operational by September 20, 2003. Shell could pump as much as 40,000 to 50,000 additional barrels per day of crude oi [...] | 2003-09-18 10:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD NI |
03LAGOS2023 | NIGERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) In response to Ref A, U.S. Mission Nigeria is pleased to provide the following update to the 2002 AGOA eligibility review (Ref B). Nigeria's progress toward fulfilling AGOA eligibility requirements has been slow and fitful, but progress continues. Post recommends that Nigeria remain elig [...] | 2003-09-26 16:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ELAB PREL PGOV NI AGOA |
03LAGOS2060 | THE IMPENDING STRIKE: THE VIEW FROM LAGOS [...] (SBU) The looming showdown between the unions and the GON over fuel deregulation in Nigeria is about more than the fuel price. Anecdotal comments from people in Lagos tell us they are very angry about the way the price increase was implemented without any direct announcement, as if the gover [...] | 2003-10-03 18:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI NI |
03LAGOS2061 | BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE ANVIL: THE PROPOSED [...] (SBU) The likely wage increases looming over the Nigerial fiscal landscape will affect the already difficult situation of both the federal and state governments. The federal government has (apparently) committed itself to a 12.5 percent increase in workers' salaries, at least at the lowest l [...] | 2003-10-03 18:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB NI |
03LAGOS2078 | CHEVRON'S VIEW ON THE DYNAMICS BEHIND THE FUEL [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Chevron management some two weeks ago President Obasanjo ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to cancel all outstanding orders for refined petroleum products, thus committing the country to an abrupt course of petroleum market reform and libe [...] | 2003-10-08 15:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ELAB ECON NI |
03LAGOS2100 | NIGERIA: PRIVATE MARKETERS PLAN FUEL IMPORTS [...] (C) Private marketers are planning to import fuel in the coming weeks for retail sales in Nigeria. Managers at both Texaco and Mobil report that making joint purchases of large cargoes to reduce unit cost is preferable to smaller deliveries. A Texaco official indicated his company would be m [...] | 2003-10-10 17:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET NI PGOV PREL |
03LAGOS2140 | NIGERIA: RESPONSE TO EX-IM QUERIES ON NIGERIAN [...] (U) Rumors of distress in the Nigerian banking sector have raised doubts about the industry's health and prompted questions about certain banks' stability. Post's response follows. 2. (U) Rumors of a list of distressed banks first surfaced in mid-August. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) an [...] | 2003-10-17 12:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON PINR NI EXIM |
03LAGOS2144 | NIGERIAN BANKS: LARGELY HEALTHY BUT HARDLY [...] (U) Summary: Rumors of distress have whispered through Nigeria's financial sector since mid-August, fueled in part by the suspension of two banks from the industry's clearinghouse and in part by investigations of ten or twelve others said to be facing temporary liquidity problems. Some banks [...] | 2003-10-17 13:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON PINR NI |
03LAGOS2147 | NIGERIA: FUEL SUPPLY AND PRICE REMAIN IN TENSE [...] (C) Summary: The status of fuel supply and pricing in Nigeria remains in question as fuel marketers and labor leaders left a stakeholders' meeting on October 16 with little agreement but significant distrust and resentment. Labor promises mass action at retail stations if marketers do not sell [...] | 2003-10-17 16:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET NI PGOV |
03LAGOS2153 | NIGERIA: FROM THE ASHES OF NIGERIA AIRWAYS [...] (U) The liquidation of Nigeria's ailing national carrier, Nigeria Airways Limited, may at last be moving forward. According to Bismarck Rewane, Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, a leading Lagos-based economic think tank, the Ministry of Justice has begun making prepa [...] | 2003-10-20 15:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NI |
03LAGOS2163 | NIGERIA: STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] (U) Nigeria has no specific law governing the approval, production, importation, and labeling of products of agricultural biotechnology. Nigeria's Draft Biosafety Guidelines state proposed procedures to follow to import or test GMO in the country. 2. (U) In February 2002 the Nigerian Fed [...] | 2003-10-21 14:36:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL NI |
03LAGOS2189 | NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL INFO RE BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Further to Ref A, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) reports that the approval, importation and labeling of food products, including products of agricultural biotechnology, is governed by the Drug and Related Products Act (as amended) and relate [...] | 2003-10-23 15:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL NI |
03LAGOS2198 | NIGERIA: AIRPORT FIRE TEMPORARILY DISRUPTS [...] (U) An electrical fire at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport temporarily disrupted flight operations on Thursday, October 23. Several flights were diverted or delayed, but skeletal operations resumed within a few hours. Airport authorities report that the terminal is still without [...] | 2003-10-24 15:51:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ASEC NI ACS |
03LAGOS2226 | NIGERIA: AIRPORT OPERATIONS MOSTLY BACK TO [...] (U) Power at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport has yet to be fully restored after last Thursday's electrical fire (reftel),but airport operations are mostly back to normal. Regular flights have resumed, and passengers are again checking in at the airport's international terminal. [...] | 2003-10-28 16:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ASEC NI ACS |
03LAGOS2232 | ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL: TEX-MEX MEETS EDO OGA [...] (SBU) Summary: Chief Odidi of Edo State spent 18 years in the U.S., became a U.S. citizen, and made enough money to return to his native town and go into politics. While in the U.S., he absorbed American values and political culture, and now balances those ideas and aspirations against the [...] | 2003-10-29 14:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI NI |
03LAGOS2283 | EBONYI STATE: FIELD OF DREAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Making something out of Ebonyi state will be a challenge. It's in the middle of nowhere, and with Nigerian agriculture in the doldrums the state's prospects seem modest. It's a new state, though, and to beat the odds its leadership has seized on careful fiscal policy, low ov [...] | 2003-11-03 17:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI NI |
03LAGOS2293 | TOURISM IN NIGERIA: FOR THE BIRDS [...] (SBU) Summary: If a tourist came to Nigeria to look at endangered species (or for any other reason),he or she would be the most endangered species of all. Nigeria has practically no tourist industry, but there is no inherent reason why that should be the case. While we might have doubts ab [...] | 2003-11-05 14:36:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON NI |
03LAGOS2322 | NIGERIAN NATIONAL LABOUR CONGRESS OPPOSES [...] (U) The latest stage in the recurring disputes between the President and the National Labour Congress (NLC) was President Olusegun Obasanjo's submission of a bill to the National Assembly to revise laws governing trade unions. The bill seeks to amend Nigeria's Trade Unions Act by recognizing [...] | 2003-11-09 09:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV KDEM ECON NI |
03LAGOS2455 | NIGERIAN SHRIMPERS: HOPEFUL (BUT UNLIKELY) [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's principal fisheries products, shrimp and prawns, are destined almost exclusively for export, but only a small percentage of Nigeria's total catch makes its way to U.S. markets. Exports are hindered primarily by high shipping costs and consumer preferences. Industry rep [...] | 2003-12-04 06:18:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ETRD ECON NI |
03LAGOS2462 | SECOND FIDDLE NO LONGER [...] (U) Summary: Two major players, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited and Econet Wireless Nigeria Limited, dominate Nigeria's mobile communications industry. The latter has long played second fiddle to its much larger competitor, but Econet executives insist that with Vodacom Group's purchase of [...] | 2003-12-05 17:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON EINV NI |
03LAGOS2467 | FUTURE OF NIGERIAN OIL & GAS [...] Cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2.(SBU) Summary: On July 11 and 12, Econoffs met with a variety of oil producing and servicing companies to gain insight into the current state of the Nigerian oil and gas industry and assess the country's potential contri [...] | 2003-12-05 19:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | NI ECON EINV EPET ENRG |
03LAGOS2480 | THE LAGOS PORT COMPLEX: FAR FROM SECURE [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Customs officials report marked gaps in security at the Lagos port complex. Access to the port is only nominally controlled, and electronic surveillance and tracking systems are non-existent. Goods are statutorily subject to Nigeria's 100 perce [...] | 2003-12-08 17:02:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EWWT ASEC NI |
03LAGOS2565 | A POTENTIAL POWERHOUSE AMONG NIGERIAN PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary. Odua Telecommunicaions, a subsidiary of Nigeria's Odua Investment Group, is one of a handful of private telephone operators. The firm won several 3.5 GHz licenses in June 2002 and hopes to break new ground in Nigeria's southwest by introducing improved fixed wireless services. I [...] | 2003-12-17 15:03:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON SCUL NI |
03LAGOS2607 | NIGERIA: 2004 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post is pleased to provide the following update to the 2003 National Trade Estimate Report. The figures in paragraph 2 will be updated by USTR. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The U.S. trade deficit with Nigeria was $4.9 billion in 2002, a d [...] | 2003-12-22 05:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EINV ECON NI |
03LAGOS384 | NIGERIA: ENERGY UPDATE, FEB 20 [...] (U) This periodic update covering energy issues includes: --Oil Strike Suspended, No Effect on Exports --Wellhead Blows in Ogoniland --Local Content Rule Gives U.S. Firms Opportunity and Risk --Gas Developments, and --Almost Never Ever Power Anywhere -------------------------------------- [...] | 2003-02-25 06:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
03LAGOS470 | NIGERIA: OUTREACH TO NCEMA AND NISER [...] Introduction and summary. Staff of ConGen's Economic Office reached out to two institutions of learning in the city of Ibadan in Oyo State on February 25. This former capital of Nigeria's old Western State is notable for several research institutions including the University of Ibadan, the p [...] | 2003-03-05 09:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PINS NI |
03LAGOS499 | NIGERIA: ENERGY UPDATE, FEB 28 [...] This periodic update covering energy issues includes: --Long Lines - Short on Answers; Fuel Crisis Continues --Obasanjo Offers Onshore/Offshore Compromise --Exxon-Mobil Produces Early from Yoho Fields, and --Marginal Oil Fields Awarded --------------------------------------------- ------- [...] | 2003-03-07 12:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
03LAGOS524 | DON'T SHOW ME THE MONEY; NIGERIA GOING [...] SUMMARY: As in many developing economies with high inflation and a devalued currency, consumers in Nigeria often must bring literally bags of money to the store to make even routine purchases. Checks are used almost exclusively for business-to-business transactions, and credit cards are acce [...] | 2003-03-12 15:15:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN NI |
03LAGOS543 | NIGERIA: DEATH OF LAGOS TRADITIONAL RULER [...] SUMMARY. The death last week of Oba Adeyinka Oyekan highlights the role traditional rulers still play in Nigerian society. Appointing an Oba's successor (a traditional Yoruba king) is often contentious, and the royal palace of Lagos was already filled by intrigue as the 92 year old Oba's he [...] | 2003-03-13 14:37:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL NI |
03LAGOS568 | NIGERIAN LOCAL VIOLENCE CAUSES MINIMAL IMPACT [...] Summary. A violent clash between local activists and police left seven dead in Delta state late last week. While Shell Oil moved non-essential staff from pockets of disturbance, there appears to be no disruption in oil production at this time. End Summary. 2. A simmering dispute betwee [...] | 2003-03-17 23:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
03LAGOS575 | OIL EXEC SAYS NIGERIAN OIL PRODUCTION AT FULL [...] (C) Summary. A senior industry source reports that Nigerian crude oil production is currently at full capacity. He states that Nigeria is likely producing just over 2.2 million barrels of crude per day. Ongoing communal violence in the Delta region is beginning to affect Shell Oil's product [...] | 2003-03-18 18:09:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON ASEC PINS NI |
03LAGOS624 | NIGERIA: ESCRAVOS UPDATE - CRISIS WORSENS [...] (SBU) Proprietary information please hold closely. 2. (SBU) Summary. The situation at ChevronTexaco's Escravos compound has deteriorated markedly since the March 20 arrival of government troops to quell the confrontation between Ijaw and Itsikiri villagers over local political pow [...] | 2003-03-24 06:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV PHUM NI |
03LAGOS673 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NLC TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Ambassador Jeter met with the Acting President of the National Labour Congress (NLC),Joseph Akinlaja, on Thursday, March 27, 2003, to discuss, inter alia, NLC plans to begin a nationwide civil service strike on April 1. Akinlaja, who is also General Secretary of the National Union of Petr [...] | 2003-03-31 14:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KDEM NI PGOV |
03LAGOS677 | TFIZ01: NIGERIA ENERGY UPDATE, March 31 [...] (U) This update includes: -- When Will the Oil Flow? Delta Crisis Update -- Running on Empty: Refineries, Power Company and Consumers Face Same Plight -- Deep Water Deals: Joint Development Zone Advances ------------------------------------------- When Will the Oil Flow? Delta [...] | 2003-04-01 09:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
03LAGOS683 | NIGERIA: APRIL FOOLS - NLC SUSPENDS STRIKE OF [...] SUMMARY: Joseph Akinlaja, General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, informed Laboff that the GON reached an agreement with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at approximately 0100 hours on April 1, 2003, hours before a nationwide civil service strike was sc [...] | 2003-04-01 14:24:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV KDEM ECON NI |
03LAGOS707 | TFIZ01: WAITING FOR A SIGN: NIGERIA OIL EXECS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the informal setting of a monthly luncheon, oil company executives today talked about the crisis in the Niger River delta (refs A and B),and indicated the industry is in no hurry to return evacuated employees to the swamps. They consider the loss of revenue from the closed [...] | 2003-04-04 06:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
03LAGOS713 | NIGERIA'S NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION: MIXED [...] Summary: The Niger Delta Development Corporation (NDDC) was established in 2001 to ensure sustainable development of Nigeria's troubled oil-producing region. Events of the last month in the Delta region suggest that the NDDC has failed to meet the test. Since 2001, the NDDC has received about [...] | 2003-04-04 11:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EPET EINV EFIN PGOV NI |
03LAGOS731 | TFIZ01: BACK IN BUSINESS - CHEVRON NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Contrary to recent news reports and statements by oil executives that companies are not ready to resume operations in the delta region anytime soon, Chevron confirmed today that it had been returning workers to its transfer station and tank farm at Escravos this week. As of Apr [...] | 2003-04-04 17:53:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
03LAGOS736 | NIGERIA: WARRI CRISIS - AN ITSEKIRI LEADER'S [...] Summary: On April 5 EconOff met Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, an Itsekiri leader and a princess of the Warri Kingdom. Chief Ogebebor is one of 6 Itsekiri leaders preparing for an April 7 meeting with President Obasanjo and their Ijaw and Urhobo counterparts. They will try to resolve the continuin [...] | 2003-04-07 13:24:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET ECON PINS PGOV PHUM PREF NI |
03LAGOS739 | NIGERIA: AN IJAW'S VIEW OF THE IJAW-ITSEKIRI [...] Summary: On April 6, EconOff heard the Ijaws' side of the story regarding their longstanding conflict with the Itsekiris, the subject of reftel. The Ijaws argue that they have a legitimate claim to the land in and about Warri. Our Ijaw interlocutor, who acted as if he spoke for the Ijaws co [...] | 2003-04-07 16:03:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET ECON PINS PGOV PARM PHUM PREF SMIG NI |
03LAGOS813 | NIGERIA: SOUTHWEST POLITICS UPENDED AS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The April 19 gubernatorial and presidential election will be a remarkable test of incumbent power-players and ethnic politics in the Southwest. After stunning defeats in the National Assembly elections on April 12, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) is fighting for its political l [...] | 2003-04-18 08:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI KDEM ASEC CASC ECON NI |
03LAGOS827 | NIGERIA ENERGY UPDATE, April 22 [...] (U) This update includes: -- Slowly but Surely: Delta Oil Operations Ramp Up -- Between the Lines: Fuel Shortages Continue During Elections -- Fits and Starts: NEPA Privatization Continues while Power Capacity Expands Amidst Crises and Outages --------------------------------- [...] | 2003-04-23 06:29:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
03LAGOS85 | NIGERIA: BARKING DOWN A DRY WELL - FEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nigeria should endure no economic losses due to the decision of the ICJ awarding the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon. Despite speculation of vast crude reserves offshore, several existing oil wells in the waters impacted by the decision appear to be non-producing and there is li [...] | 2003-01-12 09:24:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PBTS ENRG EFIS PGOV NI CM |
03LAGOS87 | AGOA AND NIGERIA: CAN ITS TEXTILE FIRMS STILL [...] Summary. Textile provisions of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) encourage millions of dollars in foreign investment, create thousands of new jobs and boost exports across Africa, except in Nigeria. Sub-Saharan Africa's second largest economy has not taken advantage of AGOA's dut [...] | 2003-01-13 07:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON KTEX NI |
03LAGOS99 | Nigeria: Biweekly Energy Report No. 1 [...] Summary. In late December, the Government of Nigeria (GON) released 24 billion Naira to its international oil joint venture partners in payment of arrears outstanding since the last era of military rule (l994-99). The deferral of payments had slowed investment by Nigeria's joint partners in [...] | 2003-01-14 08:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON PINS NI |
03MONTREAL1 | CLONING CLAIM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON QUEBEC-BASED [...] SUMMARY: THE FOLLOWING IS SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE MONTREAL-BASED RAELIAN GROUP, WHOSE MEMBER DR. BRIGITTE BOISSELIER ANNOUNCED AT A DECEMBER 27 PRESS CONFERENCE IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST CLONED HUMAN BEING, A 7 POUND BABY GIRL NICKNAMED EVE. AND ITS TWO MAIN FIGUR [...] | 2003-01-03 16:05:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON KIRF CA |
03MONTREAL1076 | Phased Expansion Plans for Montreal's Dorval Airport [...] This cable contains input from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: Montreal's Dorval International Airport recently opened Phase 1 of a planned three-stage, C$700 million expansion that will include new and improved facilities as well as integration of the airport into the local and regional transp [...] | 2003-08-11 21:28:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN PREL CA |
03MONTREAL245 | QUEBEC TELECOMS STRUGGLE WITH OVERCAPACITY, LACK OF [...] SUMMARY: QUEBEC'S TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY, A SECTOR WHICH AT ITS PEAK IN 1999 SUPPORTED 114,500 JOBS, CUT MORE THAN 21,000 JOBS IN 2002. ANALYSTS ARE PREDICTING ANOTHER ROUGH YEAR WITH LOW INVESTMENT RATES AND A POSSIBLE INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCIES IN SMALLER COMPANIES. END SUMMARY. 2. MON [...] | 2003-02-25 12:19:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ETTC CA BEXP |
03MONTREAL453 | Census Data Shows Quebec More Bilingual Since 1996, [...] SUMMARY: Statistics Canada (Statscan) has released several tranches of 2001 census data in the last four months regarding language usage and immigration, figures which are closely watched in Quebec, by both the media and government. The Statscan numbers show Quebec to be 3 percent more bilingu [...] | 2003-04-02 18:07:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI CA |
03MONTREAL553 | Air Canada Bankruptcy and Restructuring [...] SUMMARY: Air Canada's recent filing for bankruptcy protection follows efforts over the past several months to restructure its operations and lower its costs in order to remain competitive during a difficult time in the airline industry. However, a combination of its own business decisions, th [...] | 2003-04-30 13:06:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD EFIN ECON CA |
03MONTREAL743 | Varroa Parasite Infests Quebec Honeybee Hives [...] SUMMARY: Quebec's honeybee population is under threat from a Varroa Mite parasite infestation that will likely reduce the province's modest honey production. Quebec beekeepers' ability to combat the mite has been limited by delayed discovery of the parasite's resistance to the widely used pesti [...] | 2003-06-10 15:18:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EIND ETRD PREL CA |
03MONTREAL910 | Bombardier Aerospace Focuses on Regional Jet [...] This cable contains contributions from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: The flagship of Quebec's aerospace industry, Bombardier Inc., identifies itself as the number three airplane maker after long-haul jet makers Boeing and Airbus. But the company is known in the aerospace business as the leadi [...] | 2003-07-11 21:05:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL CA |
03NASSAU1635 | BAHAMIAN OFFICIALS VISIT TO CHINA -- COURTESY OR CONFIDANTS? [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-21 18:17:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV PINR PGOV CH JA BF |
03NASSAU586 | CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...] | 2003-03-18 16:47:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | BF ECON EFIN PREL CARICOM |
03OTTAWA1049 | WGSARS: Update 8 - Ontario SARS Health Emergency [...] Ottawa transmitting text of AmConsul Toronto. 2. Fatalities: As of COB April 9, no new SARS deaths have been reported, leaving the number of SARS fatalities in Ontario at ten. 3. Number of cases: Health Canada's April 9 SARS advisory lists approximately 195 cases of SARS in Ontario, inc [...] | 2003-04-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA SARS |
03OTTAWA1075 | TFIZ01: MORE ON CANADA'S FREEZE OF IRAQI [...] (SBU) Ref A reported that the GOC froze Iraqi government assets in compliance with the 1990 UNSC resolutions. The Department of Finance clarified April 14 that the amount remaining is "insignificant" (estimated at under C$20,000). Most of the US$2.73 million notified to the UN in 1991 have b [...] | 2003-04-14 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETTC PREL CA UN |
03OTTAWA1077 | TFIZ01: MORE ON CANADA'S FREEZE OF IRAQI [...] (SBU) Ref A reported that the GOC froze Iraqi government assets in compliance with the 1990 UNSC resolutions. The Department of Finance clarified April 14 that the amount remaining is "insignificant" (estimated at under C$20,000). Most of the US$2.73 million notified to the UN in 1991 have b [...] | 2003-04-14 20:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETTC PREL CA |
03OTTAWA1114 | CANADA: WI-FI SURVEY RESULTS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-17 20:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD CA |
03OTTAWA1149 | ALBERTA ENERGY LEADERS ON GOOD NEWS, WORRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ALBERTA ENERGY SECTOR LEADERS SUPPORT U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, ARE VERY PLEASED THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (EIA) HAS BEGUN TO TREAT OIL SANDS AS PROVEN RESERVES AND ARE CONCERNED THAT NORTH AMERICA IS BECOMING OVERLY RELIANT ON NATURAL GAS FOR ELECT [...] | 2003-04-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON SENV CA |
03OTTAWA1168 | OTTAWA: LETTER FROM U/S LARSON AND TAYLOR ON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel message April 25 to Hau Sing Tse, Vice-President of the Canadian International Development SIPDIS Agency (CIDA) and to Jonathan Fried, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance, with a copy to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The GOC is discussing al [...] | 2003-04-25 20:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD |
03OTTAWA1180 | MANITOBA BUDGET "STEADY AS SHE GOES" AGAIN [...] Summary: On the eve of a provincial election this spring, Manitoba's left-of-center New Democratic Party (NDP) government delivered a cautious budget on April 22, laying out its fiscal plan for the upcoming year. As in previous NDP budgets, this years' rendition features very modest tax-cuts [...] | 2003-04-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
03OTTAWA1241 | CUSTOMS: CANADA SUPPORTS CLASSIFICATION OF FANTA [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-02 14:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD |
03OTTAWA1250 | CANADA'S RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM UNDER SECRETARIES [...] Hau Sing Tse, Vice-President of Canada's International Development Agency has responded on behalf of the GOC to the letter conveyed in Ref b. Following is the faxed text of the letter. 2. Begin text 2003-05-02 Mr. John B. Taylor Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affai [...] | 2003-05-02 20:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN PREL AF CA |
03OTTAWA1251 | NEW U.S.- CANADA AVIATION PRECLEARANCE AGREEMENT [...] The United States and Canada exchanged diplomatic notes May 2, bringing into effect the Aviation Preclearance Agreement that had been signed in 2001. Ambassador Cellucci exchanged notes with Foreign Minister Graham in a ceremony in Canada's Parliament building. Transportation Minister Colle [...] | 2003-05-02 20:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREF CA |
03OTTAWA1265 | CANADIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: NORTHERN TIGER BEING [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The tiger's roar is beginning to weaken. In spite of a strong energy sector, respectable domestic demand and sound provincial finances, forecasters, including the Bank of [...] | 2003-05-05 19:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
03OTTAWA1325 | CANADA: MANITOBANS GO TO THE POLLS JUNE 3 [...] (U) Summary. Riding high in the public opinion polls, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer (New Democratic Party -- NDP) ended weeks of speculation by calling a provincial election for June 3. Re-election of the NDP government will keep alive Canadian opposition to U.S. proposals seeking to alleviate [...] | 2003-05-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV ECON CA |
03OTTAWA1383 | INTERNET PHARMACIES: MANITOBA LEADS THE WAY IN [...] SUMMARY - WITH STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND REGULATOR, MANITOBA HAS BECOME A HUB FOR THE GROWING CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN PHARMACEUTICALS FROM CANADA TO THE U.S. CANADIAN INTERNET PHARMACIES, SOME OF WHICH FILL MORE THAT 1000 PRESCRIPTIONS A DAY, HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN TAKI [...] | 2003-05-15 16:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND CA |
03OTTAWA160 | CANADIAN ECONOMIC FORECAST: NORTHERN TIGER [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Canada's economy is like the "Energizer Bunny" - it just keeps going and going. Canada should post a solid 3.3 percent annual increase in real GDP in 2002, which is more t [...] | 2003-01-15 20:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
03OTTAWA1675 | CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS: PARLIAMENTARY [...] Summary ) A Parliamentary committee has postponed a decision to recommend changes to Canada,s drug patent rules that cover the process for bringing generic drugs to the market once the innovator,s patents expire. The Canadian review mirrors the recent U.S. deliberations on the Hatch-Waxman la [...] | 2003-06-13 16:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON CA |
03OTTAWA1746 | GOC CUT GROWTH EXPECTATIONS FOR CANADIAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOC EXPECT LOWER GROWTH ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On June 3, the Bank of Canada downgraded its 2003 growth outlook for Canada from nearly 4%, in May, to 2. [...] | 2003-06-19 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
03OTTAWA1862 | A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH ABDULLA BIN AL-ATTIYAH, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Abdulla bin al-Attiyah, Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar, discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terror [...] | 2003-06-30 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC PREL PTER PINR QA XF |
03OTTAWA1863 | A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH LEBANESE MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Marwan Hamadeh discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terrorist finan [...] | 2003-06-30 20:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC CVIS PREL PTER PINR LE XF ETRN |
03OTTAWA1865 | A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH FAHIM MOUDAD, DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Fahim Moudad, Deputy Governor of the Banque du Liban, discussed the fight against terrorist financing; cooperation on Iraq; and the Lebanese econo [...] | 2003-06-30 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC PREL PTER LE XF |
03OTTAWA1866 | A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH AHMED MOHAMED ALI [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Ahmed Mohamed Ali al-Khawi, Chairman of the Yemen Banking Association (YBA),discussed the fight against terrorist financing and Yemen's economic [...] | 2003-06-30 20:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC PREL PTER PINR YM ZR |
03OTTAWA1876 | Update 44 - Ontario SARS (July 2, 2003): WHO [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA |
03OTTAWA1911 | MANITOBA DAY IN LOS ANGELES [...] The Canadian Consul General in Los Angeles, Colin Robertson, hosted a broad Manitoba trade mission led by Premier Gary Doer as a part of the Consulate's Canada Day celebrations. The trade mission included announcements of several important business deals and entertainment ventures. The most [...] | 2003-07-07 21:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CA |
03OTTAWA2002 | 2003 CANADIAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA Openness to Foreign Investment General Attitude ---------------- 2. With few exceptions, Canada offers foreign investors full national treatment within the context of a [...] | 2003-07-15 20:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KTDB KSPR CA OPIC |
03OTTAWA2461 | CANADIAN FY 03-04 BUDGET: DEFENSE CONTINGENCY [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: Finance Minister Manley has asked government departments to cover unforeseen expenditures in 2003 from reallocation of existing funds. Canada is using C$200 million in "contingency reserve" funds earmarked [...] | 2003-08-28 16:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
03OTTAWA325 | CANADA'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) As of late Friday afternoon (January 31) the GOC has still not announced its response to Treasury U/S Taylor's request for a contribution to cover Afghanistan's arrears to the IMF and World Bank. That said, the outlook seems promising. 2. (SBU) Working levels at the Canadian Interna [...] | 2003-01-31 21:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD |
03OTTAWA374 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY --------- 2. (SBU) Transport Minister Collenette indicated to Ambassador on January 31 that the GOC is ready to start "exploratory talks" on further aviation liberalization with the United States. Collene [...] | 2003-02-06 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SENV ECON CA |
03OTTAWA494 | STEEL - U.S. GOALS FOR FEBRUARY 24-25 OECD [...] EconCouns passed reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Trade Remedies Mike Robertson on February 20. Robertson noted significant overlap between the U.S. goals and the GOC's objectives for the February 24-25 Study Group meeting. He [...] | 2003-02-20 21:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND ECON CA |
03OTTAWA500 | CANADA'S FEDERAL BUDGET: PM CHRETIEN'S LEGACY -- [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Dubbed Prime Minister Jean Chretien's "Legacy" by Canadian analysts, the budget presented on February 18 is the largest fiscal stimulus package since the Trudeau era 20 [...] | 2003-02-21 16:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
03OTTAWA503 | NATURAL GAS IN NORTH AMERICA: [...] (U) Although Canada's energy exports to the United States have grown at impressive rates in recent decades, making Canada our largest total energy supplier, Canada's conventional natural gas resources are maturing and production from current areas could peak within a decade. GOC forecasters ex [...] | 2003-02-21 16:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD CA |
03OTTAWA566 | ENERGY FROM CANADA: PRELIMINARY 2002 DATA [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The dominant position of Canadian energy production and trade for the United States is reinforced by preliminary 2002 data. The statistics from Canada's National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration show: . -- Canada [...] | 2003-02-28 17:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EPET ETRD CA |
03OTTAWA578 | CANADA'S ACTION ON ASIA PULP AND PAPER [...] (SBU) On February 28 Finoff touched base with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) for an update on GOC action with regard to proposals on Asia Pulp and Paper restructuring. The joint letter to President Megawati to be drafted by the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta (ref A) has been cl [...] | 2003-02-28 22:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SENV CA AA |
03OTTAWA588 | CANADIAN VIEWS ON WSSD IMPLEMENTATION AND CSD [...] As requested in reftel, EST Counselor provided U.S. discussion papers, talking points and Q and A paper to the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to the GOC coordinating committee on WSSD implementation. Returning from an extended absence, our main inte [...] | 2003-03-03 21:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAID AORC CA UN |
03OTTAWA619 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - CANADA [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction - Post recommends that Canada not be placed on the Special 301 Watch List. Recent Canadian legislation has addressed several of the concerns outlined in previous 301 reports, such as the exclusion of [...] | 2003-03-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
03OTTAWA895 | CANADIAN PATENTS: MAINTENANCE FEE APPEAL UPHOLDS [...] Summary - A March 2003 Canadian Federal Court decision upholds an appeal to protect the patent rights of companies that had inadvertently paid incorrect annual maintenance fees and attempted to correct the mistake through subsequent "top-up" fees. The judge determined that the appropriate ann [...] | 2003-03-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
03OTTAWA965 | CANADA EXPLAINS NEW GLITCH IN AVIATION [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. Officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) expressed mild apologies delay in Canadian internal procedures are slowing down the entry into force of the new aviation preclearance agreement. DFAIT explained [...] | 2003-04-03 22:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREF |
03OTTAWA99 | INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON TRADE AND [...] The GOC is not providing any assistance to Afghanistan for capacity building in the trade and trade-related area listed in reftel. 2. However, Canada is contributing C$1.5 million (about US$1 million) to electoral support through Elections Canada and the International Foundation for Elect [...] | 2003-01-10 16:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AF CA |
03OTTAWA997 | WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: CANADA CONSULTING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-07 19:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTO |
03PRETORIA2471 | FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN SADC. [...] THESE TWO REVIEWS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT PRESENT SOME NEW OR DIFFERENT INFORMATION ON THE PICTURE. THE STUDY ON EUROPEAN INVESTMENT INTO SOUTHERN AFRICA EMPHASIZED THAT ALL THE FIRMS SELL LOCALLY, BUT ONLY 14% OF THE FOREIGN OWNED FIRMS EXPORT FROM THE REGION. THEIR MAIN REASON FOR BEING IN SA [...] | 2003-05-12 14:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ECON SF |
03RANGOON1000 | FIRST CYBER CAFES IN BURMA: "VIRTUAL" ACCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the government's support and prodding, several select private sector computer firms are testing the uncharted waters of public Internet access. GOB support for information technology and the country's nascent IT sector is encouraging, if a bit precocious considering the cou [...] | 2003-08-20 02:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS SCUL ECON PGOV BM |
03RANGOON1075 | UNDP BURMA'S ANNUAL ASSESSMENT READOUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: COM and PolOff attended the UNDP,s Annual Assessment Mission debriefing for the diplomatic corps on August 28 to hear observations of, and recommendations for, UNDP,s Burma operations. The assessment team reported that UNDP,s Burma programs have all been properly designed to ha [...] | 2003-09-04 09:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON BM UNDP NGO |
03RANGOON1118 | SANCTIONS FORCE GOB TO LOOK FOR DOLLAR SUBSTITUTES [...] (C) Summary: Following the recent application of new U.S. trade and financial sanctions on Burma, the GOB has faced considerable difficulty in utilizing U.S. dollars for official foreign trade transactions. Third country entrepreneurs are unable, or unwilling, to issue letters of credit in U. [...] | 2003-09-12 10:12:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV KFPC PGOV BM |
03RANGOON116 | BURMA SEEKS CLOSER CHINA TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: BILATERAL TIES BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND BURMESE GOVERNMENTS SEEM TO BE STRENGTHENING AT ALL LEVELS AND ON MANY FRONTS. FROM THE BURMESE SIDE, THE RECENT EXCHANGE WITH THE PRC OF HIGH-LEVEL VISITS EMPHASIZES THE FACT THAT BURMA IS BANKING ON DEVELOPING AN ENDURING SPECIAL RELATIONS [...] | 2003-01-29 08:47:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON BM |
03RANGOON1164 | BURMA'S PRIVATE BANKS FACE FINAL ORDEAL TO RESUME [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese government seems poised to allow private banks to resume operations if they meet seven financial conditions. The government has severely limited private banking operations since a run and subsequent crash in February. Even without the authorities' blessing, many smal [...] | 2003-09-19 03:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON BM |
03RANGOON1184 | BURMA SANCTIONS: BUSINESSES ADAPTING IN A FROZEN [...] (C) Summary: Many businesses have adapted fairly well to the July economic sanctions on Burma, though overall economic activity has dropped notably. Many have embraced trade in euros, while some have sought to move their traditional dollar-based business to the Thai and Chinese borders. Still [...] | 2003-09-23 09:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV BM |
03RANGOON1197 | NO JOY FOR BURMA'S TRADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: After claiming with much fanfare to have had a USD 700 million trade surplus last year (a claim doubted by most not dressed in a uniform),the Burmese government will not likely repeat the farce this year. Admittedly making an accurate assessment of Burma's trade balance is a f [...] | 2003-09-24 08:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EPET PGOV BM |
03RANGOON1213 | BURMA: THAI FM VISIT? [...] (C) Thai Embassy officials in Rangoon deny press reports that Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai came to Rangoon for a one day visit on September 25, but said he will be coming for a visit next week. However, other local diplomatic sources and international press stringers insist tha [...] | 2003-09-25 10:43:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON BM TH |
03RANGOON1238 | BURMA'S MAGIC FEC: WHAT GOES DOWN MUST COME UP [...] (SBU) Summary: After following closely the gyrations of the U.S. dollar/kyat market exchange rate, the Burmese Foreign Exchange Certificate's (FEC) value has diverged significantly in recent months. Sharp dips and climbs unrelated to the greenback are very unusual, and no solid explanation is [...] | 2003-09-30 09:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON AFIN PGOV BM |
03RANGOON1316 | BURMA: PAYING TAXES TO THE DMV [...] (SBU) Summary: In a nightmare bureaucratic scenario that unites tax authorities, the department of motor vehicles, and military intelligence, as of October 6th the Burmese government is using a mandatory annual car registration exercise to try and collect desperately needed tax revenue. Tax co [...] | 2003-10-20 09:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BM |
03RANGOON1337 | BURMA SANCTIONS: IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, CHEAT [...] (C) We've been hearing tales of cheating to circumvent new U.S. economic sanctions, particularly the ban on importing Burmese products into the United States. Though we don't have a sense yet of the volume of this malfeasance, it's becoming clearer that some exporters of garments and seafood, [...] | 2003-10-23 08:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON BM |
03RANGOON1339 | POPPIES, AK-47S, AND WOLFRAMITE: A TRIP TO WA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A brief visit to a major opium production region in eastern Burma, some of it well outside the writ of the Rangoon generals, presented some clear themes. The non-Burman militias and governments that hold sway in the eastern border zones govern a region that is far more reliant [...] | 2003-10-24 01:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PINS PGOV ECON BM |
03RANGOON1364 | A RANGOON HIV/AIDS CLINIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: This NGO clinic, in a government-developed slum, provides organized health care despite primitive conditions, thanks to the education and dedication of the doctor and the support of MSF-Holland. It provides a glimpse of the terrible health conditions faced by the vast majority o [...] | 2003-10-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID PHUM ECON BM NGO |
03RANGOON1512 | ANOTHER REGIME SHOWCASE: BURMA HOSTS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Burma hosted a four-country economic summit in mid-November, producing few tangible results but delivering another public relations coup for a military regime in the hunt for international legitimacy. The Thai Embassy in Rangoon says that their delegation pressed the generals in [...] | 2003-11-21 07:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON BM |
03RANGOON1516 | BURMA'S BUSINESSWOMEN KNOCKING ON TEAK CEILING [...] (SBU) Summary: While striving to retain its political independence, the Myanmar Women's Entrepreneur Association (MWEA) has had some success helping established Burmese businesswomen climb the business ladder. Though it has had less success building economic capacity at the lower rungs of the [...] | 2003-11-24 05:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KWMN PGOV BM |
03RANGOON1552 | BURMA'S COCKROACH ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Considering the dismal state of the Burmese economy, it is surprising that the Burmese state remains both viable and stable. How is that people are able to quietly endure and survive? How can the ruling military regime be in a stronger position than ever? We see three major fact [...] | 2003-12-03 01:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BM |
03RANGOON1598 | A VISIT TO CHINA'S BURMESE PROVINCE: MONGLA AND [...] (C) Summary: Some clear themes emerged from a trip to the Burmese corner of the Golden Triangle. The area's cities are relatively affluent, thanks to border trade. However, this affluence, combined with low education levels, poor healthcare, and very little international attention, has helpe [...] | 2003-12-15 04:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI EAID SNAR ECON SCUL PHUM KHIV KWMN PREL PGOV BM CM NGO |
03RANGOON1606 | UN TRIES AGAIN TO MAP BURMA'S PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new UN resident representative for Burma is attempting to complete a humanitarian needs assessment and strategy report that his predecessor failed to extract from the UN bureaucracy. The report is intended to come alongside an ambitious data collection project, which should he [...] | 2003-12-17 03:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI ECON PGOV BM |
03RANGOON165 | BURMA'S TOURIST SECTOR: LIES, DAMN LIES, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Can there really have been 500,000 foreign tourists, including 15,000 Americans, in Burma last year? Despite the GOB's triumphant claims, we think not. Evidence from the local tourism industry, the Embassy's Consular Section, and a measure of plain common sense, suggest a much [...] | 2003-02-07 02:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND CASC ECON BM |
03RANGOON178 | BURMA'S ENERGY POLICY: BETTER LUCKY THAN GOOD [...] (C) Summary: Burma may have found a patch for its energy problems in 2003. A slower decline at the aging A'Pyauk gas fields (about 50 miles north northwest of Rangoon),unexpectedly large finds of gas in the recently developed Nyaungdon field (about 20 miles northwest of the capital),and bet [...] | 2003-02-10 02:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV BM |
03RANGOON194 | UN SEES LOOMING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The UN country team in Burma has painted a stark picture of the nation's humanitarian situation. It has also forecast dire consequences for Burma's poor, and for regional stability, if the situation is not addressed quickly. The UNDP Resident Representative in Rangoon will prese [...] | 2003-02-13 08:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID SOCI ECON BM |
03RANGOON225 | BURMA'S BANKS: GOB TAKES ACTION, BUT IS IT ENOUGH? [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has agreed to extend loans beginning next week to the country's beleaguered private banking sector. However, the regime blames the banks for their predicament, and has apparently decided to let the crisis run its course without trying any extraordinary new steps to reassu [...] | 2003-02-21 09:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON BM |
03RANGOON235 | BURMA'S BANKS: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has finally made a public statement (on February 21) and committed to a strategy that will hopefully spark a turnaround and begin to reshape the private banking sector. As the crisis enters its second week, we can only await the effect of the GOB's strategy on depositors, [...] | 2003-02-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON BM |
03RANGOON236 | BURMA'S DUAL BANKING CRISES: WHO'S PAYING THE [...] (C) Summary: The simultaneous crash of the formal and informal banking sectors in Burma starting February 14 led many to expect the worst. Although day laborers and small depositors have been hit the hardest, thus far calm has dominated. People are frustrated, but not angry enough to take po [...] | 2003-02-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON BM |
03RANGOON249 | CHINESE BANKS ARE GOATS, BUT WON'T BE SLAUGHTERED [...] (C) Summary: Mounting public frustration with the country's disgraced, largely Chinese-owned, private banks has led to fears among the Chinese business community and others of an anti-Chinese backlash. Though this remains a possibility, particularly if SPDC decides it needs a convenient scape [...] | 2003-02-26 09:56:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON BM |
03RANGOON261 | NEW HEALTH MINISTER PROGRESSIVE ON VCT [...] (U) This is an action request for EAP/BCLTV. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: The COM had a productive courtesy call on the new Health Minister, pressing him on expanded VCT, discussing an expected private health care law, and presenting the case for visits to Burma by Orbis and [...] | 2003-02-27 11:27:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI ECON BM NGO |
03RANGOON271 | BURMA'S BANKS: HOPING FOR THE BEST, EXPECTING THE [...] (C) Summary: Week two of the banking crisis started with grand hopes of a resolution to liquidity problems, but closed with little change in the overall situation. The GOB started the week strong, with the apparent extension of Central Bank loans on the 24th, but remained disturbingly silent a [...] | 2003-02-28 10:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON BM |
03RANGOON299 | BURMA'S BANKS: GOVERNMENT CUTS LIFELINE [...] (C) Summary: The regime has pulled the rug out from under the private banks, denying them any Central Bank credit. Though some reconfiguration of the banking system seems inevitable, the GOB has been mum so far on its exact intentions. The longer the delay in action, the longer the country's [...] | 2003-03-05 11:14:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON BM |
03RANGOON30 | DANGERS LURK WITHIN BURMA'S SHADOW BANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The surprisingly large informal banking sector in Burma has become a major cause of inflation, and a threat to the stability of the already weakened Burmese economy. A crackdown combined with a general liberalization of the official banking sector would be the best course for [...] | 2003-01-08 10:25:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON BM |
03RANGOON348 | BURMA'S BANKS: PASSING THE BUCK ON TO BORROWERS [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has settled on a response to the banking crisis that will likely just expedite the disaster it is ostensibly trying to avoid. The regime, through a military-run committee, demanded that banks restore liquidity by calling in loans. With the economy at a standstill, many b [...] | 2003-03-17 09:12:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PINS ECON BM |
03RANGOON430 | WILL BURMA'S BANKS SURVIVE? SIGNS POINT TO NO [...] (C) Summary: Another payday passed without incident on March 31, but that does not mean that all is well in Burma. The banking crisis continues grimly on, with increasing negative spillover into the general economy. Though bankers, borrowers, and businesses are begging for mercy, government p [...] | 2003-04-07 08:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV BM |
03RANGOON445 | JAPAN ON BURMA: WE WANT A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP TOO [...] (C) Summary: Minutes from a short meeting between the Japanese Ambassador and the Burmese Minister of National Planning and Economic Development emphasize the new pro-engagement policy outlined by the Japanese at the recent ICG meeting in Tokyo. The Ambassador's remarks give some insight into [...] | 2003-04-09 09:12:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON BM |
03RANGOON448 | CAN BURMA'S RICE REFORMS WORK? [...] (SBU) Summary: Rice merchants are nervously anticipating the impending privatization of Burma's rice markets. Though the long-term benefits of this step are manifold, a hurried implementation of this drastic policy could have some unwelcome side effects in the short haul. End summary. GOB [...] | 2003-04-09 09:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON BM |
03RANGOON53 | WHAT'S BEST FOR BURMA? UNCLEAR. [...] (C) Summary. During a conversation with David Rockefeller at the Chief of Mission's residence on January 12th, Aung San Suu Kyi talked about the need for a speedy transition, the dangerous state of the nation's education system, and her growing public support outside Rangoon. Unfortunately, AS [...] | 2003-01-13 08:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON BM ASSK |
03RANGOON543 | JAPAN'S NEW BURMA POLICY: FULL ENGAGEMENT WITH NO [...] (C) Summary: The new Japanese "Three Pillars" strategy of humanitarian aid, economic reform, and democracy was officially unveiled on April 29. The Japanese ambassador in Rangoon explained the details and origin of this policy to the Chief of Mission (COM) during a lunch on May 5. Though he [...] | 2003-05-06 07:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID KDEM BM |
03RANGOON560 | BURMA'S BANKS: THE BEATDOWN GOES ON [...] (C) Summary: The future is not clear, and certainly not bright, at end of the second full month of the Burmese banking crisis. The banks' restrictions on withdrawals are still in place as are orders that banks recover outstanding loans. Bankers continue to speculate on mergers and bankruptci [...] | 2003-05-08 09:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV BM |
03RANGOON563 | BURMA: WHO WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR FREEING RICE? [...] (C) Summary: The GOB's official announcement of its rice liberalization policy answered the questions: who, what, where, and when. However, why, how, and how much are still vague. Until these questions are answered, the success of the new policy will be uncertain. However, we are encouraged [...] | 2003-05-09 04:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON BM |
03RANGOON574 | ENERGY GIANTS FUND BURMESE MODEL VILLAGES [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to the Total/UNOCAL pipeline zone in Tanintharyi Division revealed an impressive level of socio-economic development. A lack of government interference, and the determination of well-funded corporate citizens to push the envelope, have allowed for decent living standard [...] | 2003-05-12 09:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EPET PGOV BM |
03RANGOON769 | LOCAL REACTION MIXED ON NEW BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy has received much solicited and unsolicited reaction to the impending U.S. sanctions. We've heard from foreign diplomats, businessmen, resident U.S. citizens, some NLD members, and GOB economic officials. Generally people understand our motives, but are very skeptical [...] | 2003-06-26 11:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECON BM |
03RANGOON79 | BURMA: THE ILLUSION OF ECONOMIC STABILITY [...] (C) Summary: Since last Fall, Burma has seen the formation of new government economic advisory committees, a relatively stable kyat, and slowing consumer price inflation. Could this mean the regime is finally taking real steps to improve the economic situation? Unfortunately not. The exchang [...] | 2003-01-17 03:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN BM |
03RANGOON846 | BURMA'S BANKS: STILL AWAITING SENTENCING [...] (C) Summary: The situation for some of Burma's largest private banks may have stabilized for the time being, though it is still critical. The government, despite some tinkering around the edges, has still not revealed its vision for the future. We're sure of only two things: the economy will [...] | 2003-07-16 08:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON BM |
03RANGOON859 | BURMA: HUNDI MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND [...] (S) Summary: In the absence of a reliable method for remitting foreign exchange, the "hundi" system flourishes in Burma. The system is used by nearly everyone in the country who needs to get dollars in or out, from NGOs to military officers. Though hundi in Burma is undoubtedly used to facil [...] | 2003-07-18 08:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | EFIN SNAR PTER ECON ETRD BM |
03RANGOON949 | NEW BURMA SANCTIONS EQUAL NEW BURMA REFUGEES? [...] (SBU) Summary: The new U.S. sanctions on Burma will have a negative impact on the economy as a whole, and the garment sector in particular. NGOs believe that the unemployment caused by the sharp decline of the garment industry will lead to an increase of trafficking in persons and attempted e [...] | 2003-08-08 10:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREF PHUM PGOV BM NGO |
03RANGOON950 | SANCTIONS CATCH BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT FLAT-FOOTED [...] (C) Summary: Businesses have faced more trouble than they expected from the new U.S. sanctions on Burma. While local traders are scurrying to find a creative solution to their financial problems, the Burmese government has refused to take any action other than attempt to reassure the business [...] | 2003-08-08 10:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV BM |
03RANGOON994 | BURMA SANCTIONS: GOVERNMENT STUMBLES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Hints of two informal trade policy changes (an attempted shift from the dollar to the euro and unofficial liberalization of border trade) may steer the post-sanctions environment in a clearer direction. Border trade will boom, especially if the regime is serious about reforms on [...] | 2003-08-16 03:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECON PGOV BM |
03ROME1117 | FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI SPEAKS HIS MIND ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECONOMIC REFORM, INCLUDING OF THE PENSION SYSTEM, WILL MOVE FORWARD THIS YEAR, FINANCE MINISTER GIULIO TREMONTI UNDERSCORED IN A WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS ON MARCH 13TH. FRUSTRATED WITH STABILITY PACT CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY BRUSSELS, TREMONTI SAID THAT I [...] | 2003-03-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ELAB IT NATO ITALIAN POLITICS EUN |
03ROME1203 | TFI201: ITALY FREEZES IRAQI GOVERNMENT ASSETS [...] (C) ECON COUNSELOR MET WITH GIUSEPPE MARESCA, FINANCE MINISTRY DIRECTOR FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES, ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 21 TO DISCUSS REFTEL REQUEST. MARESCA'S IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS "THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WILL DO THIS. WE SIMPLY HAVE TO DECIDE THE BEST MECHANISM." THE FASTEST AND EASIEST WAY [...] | 2003-03-21 18:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL IT IZ EUN |
03ROME1220 | WFP TO LAUNCH IRAQ REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR [...] (SBU) ON MARCH 26, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WILL, SUBJECT TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 01220 01 OF 05 241311Z THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UN COLLECTIVE APPEAL FOR IRAQ, RELEASE A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR IRAQ VALUED AT U.S. [...] | 2003-03-24 13:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME1230 | TFIZ01: ITALY TO ESTABLISH IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) IN A MARCH 21 MEETING WITH POL MINCOUNS AND ECONOFF, ANTONIO BADINI, THE ITALIAN MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, SAID THAT HE WOULD ESTABLISH AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING HIS TRIP THIS WEEK TO WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK. BADINI HAS YET TO ESTABLISH [...] | 2003-03-24 16:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EAID IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM |
03ROME1268 | G8 FAMINE MEETINGS IN ROME [...] (SBU) G8 MEMBER STATES DID NOT REACH CONSENSUS ON A COMMON TEXT FOR PRESENTATION. OPPOSITION TO A U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT WAS LED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CANADA, WHO FAVOR PRESENTATION OF A LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR TEXT (REPRODUCED BELOW). THE U.S.- FRENCH DRAFT RECEIVED [...] | 2003-03-25 16:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME1344 | IRAQI FINANCIAL DEBT TO ITALY [...] (SBU) DESPITE ITALIAN MEDIA CLAIMS THAT IRAQI DEBT TO ITALY IS E7 BILLION, GOI OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD US THAT THE AMOUNT IS CLOSER TO E1.3 BILLION. MOST OF THE DEBT RELATES TO A MID-1980S IRAQI ORDER OF FOUR FRIGATES, WHICH WERE NEVER DELIVERED BECAUSE OF A SUBSEQUENT UN EMBARGO. THE GOI ASSUME [...] | 2003-03-28 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IT EXPORT CONTROLS |
03ROME1360 | LABOR ANTIPASTI FOR ITALY [...] INTRODUCTION: THIS CABLE IS THE FIRST IN A PERIODIC SERIES REPORTING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS CONCERNING ITALY'S LABOR MARKET, LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS AND TRADE UNION ACTIVITIES. THE ITEMS INCLUDED ARE USEFUL TIDBITS; SMALL DISHES (ANTIPASTI IN LOCAL PARLANCE) OF INFORMATION TO SUPP [...] | 2003-03-31 13:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR IT |
03ROME1409 | FIAT: AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A SENIOR FIAT OFFICIAL GAVE US A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE FIRM'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, STEPS TAKEN TO DATE TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION, AND FIAT'S FUTURE OUTLOOK. WITH THE SALE OF ITS TWO PROFITABLE JEWELS -- TORO INSURANCE AND FIAT AVIO -- FIAT WILL BE A SMALLER FIRM, CENTERED ON [...] | 2003-04-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB PGOV IT |
03ROME1443 | BRITISH AIRWAYS FACING HEIGHTENED SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING THE WEEK OF MARCH 24-27, ECONOFF SPOKE WITH THE BRITISH EMBASSY TRANSPORTATION OFFICER REGARDING HEIGHTENED SECURITY MEASURES IMPOSED ON BRITISH AIRWAYS BY THE TURIN AND MALPENSA AIRPORTS. ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY, U.S. CARRIERS COULD FACE AN ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION BANNING C [...] | 2003-04-04 14:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON IT AVIATION FAA |
03ROME1511 | WFP-PARTNER CONSULTATION OF EMERGENCY NEEDS [...] WFP HOSTED A TWO-AND-ONE-HALF DAY CONSULTATION ON EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (ENA) AT CASTEL GANDOLFO (NEAR ROME) MARCH 12-14, WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF EIGHT DONORS, FIVE UN AGENCIES, NINE NGOS, USAID'S FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NETWORK (FEWS NET),AND TWO PROMINENT REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [...] | 2003-04-09 10:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME1534 | ITALY -- WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEY [...] WI-FI HAS BEEN SLOW TO GET OFF THE GROUND IN ITALY, COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGED DURING THE MARCH 6-7TH U.S/ITALY BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS. MINISTRY OFFICIALS HAVE PUBLICLY CRITICIZED THE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (ITALY'S FCC EQUIVALENT) FOR THE DELAY IN TH [...] | 2003-04-10 10:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD IT |
03ROME1958 | G8 ACTIONS PROPOSED BY WORLD FOOD PROGRAM RELATED [...] (SBU) US MISSION HAS RECEIVED A WFP EXPANDED TEXT BUILDING ON REMARKS MADE BY WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES MORRIS TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 7 - REGARDING SUGGESTED STEPS THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN TAKE NOW RELATED TO THE SERIOUS FOOD CRISES ENGULFING MUCH OF SUB- SAHARAN AF [...] | 2003-05-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME1984 | U.S. DOLLAR 480,000 PROPOSAL FOR LINKING FAO/WFP [...] U.S. MISSION RECEIVED AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL VALUED AT U.S. DOLLAR 480,000 AIMED AT MORE TIGHTLY LINKING FAO/WFP JOINT CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENTS WITH THE SUB-SAHARAN REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CILSS AND SADC. US MISSION STRONGLY ENDORSES THIS OUTREACH BY FAO AND WFP TO STRENGTHEN UN LINKAG [...] | 2003-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME2102 | TFIZ01: UPDATE ON FAO AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) US MISSION REVIEWED WITH FAO ON MAY 6 THE STATUS OF FAO PLANS TO RESUSCITATE ITS INTERVENTIONS IN IRAQ, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN GOVERNORATES. FAO INTERNATIONAL STAFF IS BEING REDEPLOYED IN INCREASING NUMBERS - SOME 50 WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR BY-MID JUNE. FAO (A [...] | 2003-05-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME2177 | METALWORKERS' PACT MAY SPUR BROADER LABOR [...] SUMMARY: A NEW SECTORAL LABOR CONTRACT FOR ITALY'S METALWORKERS HAMMERED OUT MAY 8 HAS REVERBERATED ACROSS THE BUSINESS AND LABOR LANDSCAPE. BOTH ITS CONTENT AND NEGOTIATION ARE IMPORTANT STEPS FORWARD IN MODERNIZING TRADITIONAL PRACTICES AND POLICIES THAT HAVE LONG BEDEVILED THE ITALIAN ECO [...] | 2003-05-16 12:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON IT |
03ROME2429 | ITALY AND THE EU: WHY DO MILK QUOTAS MATTER? [...] (C) Summary: In an attempt to finally put to rest the knotty problem of EU fines for overproducing milk, the Berlusconi government has found itself caught between an exasperated EU and intransigent Italian milk producers, supported by the Northern League (LN). The GOI has used tough tactics i [...] | 2003-06-03 10:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD PGOV EAGR EFIN PREL ECON IT EUN |
03ROME244 | ITALY: DPRK; AFGHAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA OFFICIALS ASSURED CHARGE THAT THE GOI WOULD PURSUE NO INITIATIVE ON THE DPRK, INCLUDING THE IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN" OIL SHIPMENTS, WITHOUT OUR CONCURRENCE AND COLLABORATION. CHARGE ALSO SOUGHT REACTION TO REF A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRADE TO AFG [...] | 2003-01-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PHUM ECON ETRD KN AF PK IT |
03ROME2474 | PENSION REFORM: NERO'S ORCHESTRA PRACTICING FOR [...] Like many of its European partners, the Berlusconi government is struggling to reform Italy's generous pension system and control anticipated runaway growth in pension expenditures in the coming years. At this stage, it's not at all clear the government will succeed. There's widespread agre [...] | 2003-06-05 07:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV IT |
03ROME2595 | AIRPORT NOISE IN ITALY: NO IMMINENT NIGHT FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Ministry officials, in contrast to their previous statements, told U.S. industry representatives in a recent meeting that there are currently no plans to ban night flights in Italy. Officials from Italy's Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that a 1999 Presidential [...] | 2003-06-10 15:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD ECON IT EUN FAA AVIATION |
03ROME2728 | USING SOME OF IRAQ'S FROZEN ASSETS IN ITALY [...] (C) ON JUNE 12, LUIGI MACCOTTA, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR IRAQ, ASKED TO MEET WITH POL NEA WATCHER TO DISCUSS THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE TWO "IRAQI" WARSHIPS KEPT IN THE ITALIAN PORT OF LA SPEZIA. (NOTE: IN THE MID-1980S, FINCANTIERI, A GOI-CONTROLLED SHIPYARD COMPANY, BUILT FOUR LUPO FRI [...] | 2003-06-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM |
03ROME280 | OPEN SKIES - AMENDING BILATERAL AGREEMENTS TO [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFED - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. ECONOFF DELIVERED TEXT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT ON JANUARY 21 TO DR. ALDO SANSONE (TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS),TO DR. LUISA TIMPONE (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DI [...] | 2003-01-23 18:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD IT EUN AVIATION FAA |
03ROME2837 | OPEN SKIES AND CSI: GOI LOOKS TOWARDS THE JUNE 25 [...] (SBU) ACCORDING TO TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ALDO SANSONE, GOI OFFICIALS ARE RELIEVED THAT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION WAS GRANTED A MANDATE TO NEGOTIATE A U.S./EU OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT. HE BELIEVES THAT THE EC NO LONGER HAS THE RIGHT TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST MEMB [...] | 2003-06-23 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ECON IT EUN FAA AVIATION |
03ROME2846 | Labor Rights Referendum Fails Over Low Turnout, [...] SUMMARY: A year-long political drama over an obscure but symbolically important provision of Italian labor law closed with a whimper on June 16, when a national referendum on the provision drew only a quarter of registered voters and failed to qualify as valid. The dispute over the provision, [...] | 2003-06-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV IT UN |
03ROME2853 | ITALIAN EXPORTERS FACE DIFFICULTY WITH STRONGER [...] (U) Summary: Italian exports, traditionally vulnerable to exchange rate fluctuations, are being hit by the Euro's appreciation versus the dollar. Exports to Italy's third most important market, the United States, are down eight percent on a 12-month year to year basis. In addition to the Euro [...] | 2003-06-24 10:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IT UN |
03ROME3180 | BIOTECH: CORN CRISIS IN PIEMONTE COULD TEST PRIME [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. AS WE'VE NOTED PREVIOUSLY, ITALY'S COMPLICATED COALITION ARRANGEMENTS MEAN THAT PM BERLUSCONI IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN CURB AGRICULTURE MINISTER ALEMANNO'S DETERMINED EFFORTS TO CREATE A BIOTECH-FREE ITALY. UP TO THIS [...] | 2003-07-12 07:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TBIO IT WTO |
03ROME3263 | EU PRESIDENCY: FRATTINI ADVOCATING AN ACTIVE [...] (C) IN A JULY 16 MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE, LUIGI MACCOTTA, ECONOFF UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE THAT THE USG PLACES ON THE COMMISSION'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CORE GROUP, AND EU MEMBERS' COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1483 (PER REFS A, B). MACCOTTA NOTED THAT THE FM WAS C [...] | 2003-07-17 11:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL IZ IT EUN |
03ROME3277 | AMBASSADOR RAISES CLIMATE CHANGE, EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met Minister of Environment Altero Matteoli July 2 to discuss priority issues that might emerge during the Italian EU Presidency. Ambassador praised Italy's position on climate change and Kyoto, pointing out that PM Berlusconi had taken a significant political risk in p [...] | 2003-07-18 09:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SENV TSPL KSCA EAID PGOV IT EUN |
03ROME3313 | ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: ECOFIN DEBATE OVER THE [...] (SBU) FRENCH PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S CALL FOR A SOFTENING OF THE EU STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT IN A TELEVISED BASTILLE DAY INTERVIEW THE SAME EVENING AS THE JULY 14 MEETING OF EUROZONE FINANCE MINISTERS IN BRUSSELS (USEU SEPTEL) TOOK GOI OFFICIALS BY SURPRISE, CARLO MONTICELLI (PLEASE PROTECT),SENI [...] | 2003-07-21 14:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IT EUN |
03ROME3360 | ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: U.S./EU TASK FORCE [...] (U) U.S., Commission and Council officials and representatives of the Italian EU Presidency discussed a wide range of subjects, from the U.S. Passenger Name Record and Container Security Initiatives to Europe's efforts to assist Africa, at the July 18th U.S./EU task force meeting in Rome. Ta [...] | 2003-07-23 16:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV MOPS IT EUN |
03ROME3481 | BIOTECH: FACED WITH FALLOUT OVER CROP SEIZURES, [...] (C) SUMMARY On July 28 Ambassador met with Minister of Agriculture Gianni Alemanno over US concerns with the GOI's policy prohibiting minute amounts of biotech material in conventional seed lots. Ambassador Sembler prefaced the July 28 conversation by stating that he brought up the seizure o [...] | 2003-07-31 15:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EAID IT PREL TBIO WTO |
03ROME3633 | ITALY,S BUDGET BATTLE BEGINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE RELEASE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FOUR-YEAR ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT (DPEF) HAS STARTED OFF ITALY'S ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS WITH A BANG. THE DPEF, WHICH SETS BUDGETARY GUIDELINES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR AND MAKES PROJECTIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, WAS A CAREFULLY CRAFTED COMPROMISE AM [...] | 2003-08-12 11:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IT EUN |
03ROME3697 | ITALY'S BUDGET BATTLE BEGINS (CORRECTED VERSION - [...] (SBU) Summary. The release of the government's four-year economic blueprint (DPEF) has started off Italy,s annual budget process with a bang. The DPEF, which sets budgetary guidelines for the upcoming year and makes projections about economic performance, was a carefully crafted compromise am [...] | 2003-08-14 12:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IT |
03ROME371 | USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES WFP GEARING UP FOR [...] (S) USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 23-24 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM TO ASSIST IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INVOLVED THE POSSIBLE PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY OF 2.5 M [...] | 2003-01-30 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
03ROME379 | ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR ITALY 2003-2004: [...] SUMMARY: ITALY IS LIKELY TO GROW ONLY MODERATELY OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD. IN 2002, THE GDP GREW BY A MEAGER 0.4 PERCENT (BELOW THE EU AVERAGE),BUT SHOULD INCREASE BY 1.1 PERCENT IN 2003 AND BY TWO PERCENT IN 2004, SUPPORTED BY A MODEST RECOVERY IN DOMESTIC DEMAND. 2. THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] | 2003-01-31 12:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP |
03ROME4035 | WFP Response to US Rice Federation letter on WFP [...] (SBU) The USA Rice Federation in its letter dated July 30 questioned the "transparency" of World Food Program procurement tendering practices recommending that information such as WFP registered commercial vendors, tenders, awards, purchase prices, and country of origin should be made public i [...] | 2003-09-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME409 | USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES POSSIBLE IRAQ [...] USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED FAO ROME HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 24 TO REVIEW FAO'S SIZABLE OIL-FOR-FOOD (OFF)-FINANCED OPERATIONS IN IRAQ - AND ITS CAPABILITY TO DEVELOP AN AGRICULTURE-RELATED HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF C [...] | 2003-02-03 11:47:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PREF AID WFP |
03ROME4133 | ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: A SLOW START ON AN [...] (C) Summary. The Italian Government unveiled an ambitious work program for its EU Presidency on July 1. Nine weeks into its Presidency, however, progress in most areas has been slow. Given the extended August break and the December holidays, Italy has, in effect, just over three months to c [...] | 2003-09-10 17:42:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PGOV ECON PREL IT EUN |
03ROME4236 | FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI AND THE "CHINA THREAT" [...] Summary: The weakness of export markets and a perceived loss of Italian competitiveness have fueled a summer-long debate in Italy on the "trade threat" posed by China. The debate, led by Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti and his close ally, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi, has highlighted [...] | 2003-09-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS |
03ROME4237 | PM BERLUSCONI'S MIDDLE EAST "MARSHALL PLAN" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy officers met on September 12 with Ambassador Mario Sica, the Foreign Ministry's new point person for Prime Minister Berlusconi's Middle East "Marshall Plan." Sica said he would travel to Washington the week of September 29 to discuss the plan; this would follow discussio [...] | 2003-09-17 16:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IT PREL EAID KWBG UN |
03ROME4241 | ITALIAN VIEWS ON OECD STEEL SUBSIDIES DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. (SBU) During its EU Presidency the GOI is hoping for progress towards an agreement on steel subsidies among major steel-producing countries, as currently being worked by the High Level Group (HLG) under the auspices of the OECD. However, Minist [...] | 2003-09-18 05:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD IT CH EUN |
03ROME430 | ITALY CAN NOT ASSIST IN CLEARING AFGHANISTAN'S IFI [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-04 13:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AFGHANISTAN |
03ROME4436 | ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY Q EU AG [...] SUMMARY: at the informal meeting in Taormina, Sicily Sept 20 Q 23 EU Agricultural Ministers, Ag Commissioner Fischler, and Health Minister Byrne assessed the outcomes of Cancun and started wooing the Third World. The Common Ag Policy (CAP)- was justified as good for Europe and good for the d [...] | 2003-09-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR IT ECON EUN ETRO WTO |
03ROME4529 | METALWORKERS' PACT MAY SPUR BROADER LABOR [...] SUMMARY: THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT HAS HAMMERED OUT A PENSION REFORM PACKAGE AFTER TWO YEARS OF SPECULATION, COALITION WRANGLING AND INCREASINGLY DIRE WARNINGS OVER THE SYSTEM'S UNSUSTAINABILITY. PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI WAS FORCED TO SETTLE FOR A MODEST PACKAGE THAT FALLS SHORT OF THE AMBI [...] | 2003-10-03 06:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
03ROME4533 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES RECEIVES GOI LABOR SOLIDARITY [...] SUMMARY: THE GOI MINISTRY OF LABOR HAS CONFIRMED THAT CONTINENTAL AIRLINES IS RECEIVING A PAYMENT OF 82,509 EUROS (APPROXIMATELY USD 96,500) UNDER THE SOLIDARITY FUND ADMINISTERED BY ITALIAN REGIONAL LABOR MONITORING AUTHORITIES. IN COOPERATION WITH LABOR MINISTRY ADVISOR LINDA D'URSO, EM [...] | 2003-10-03 08:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ELAB ETRD IT FAA AVIATION |
03ROME4537 | PENSION REFORM: THINK BIG, SETTLE SMALL; GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Berlusconi government has hammered out a pension reform package after two years of speculation, coalition wrangling and increasingly dire warnings over the system's unsustainability. Prime Minister Berlusconi was forced to settle for a modest package that falls short of th [...] | 2003-10-03 10:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
03ROME4541 | OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIAN PAINTS A SOMBER VIEW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CENTER-LEFT PARLIAMENTARIAN NICOLA ROSSI EXPRESSED DEEP CONCERN ABOUT ITALYS ECONOMY IN A SEPTEMBER 24TH CONVERSATION WITH ECONOFFS. CIRCUMSPECT IN HIS CRITICISM OF THE CENTER-RIGHT GOVERNMENT, ROSSI ARGUED, NONETHELESS, THAT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL REFORMS, ECONOMIC GRO [...] | 2003-10-03 13:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV IT EUN |
03ROME4617 | GOI TRANSPORT MINISTRY TO PRESIDE OVER AIRPORT [...] GOI TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ALDO SANSONE, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ITALIAN DELEGATION TO THE EU-U.S. CIVIL AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS, CONFIRMED THAT THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION IS NOW FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF IMPLEMENTING THE EU'S AIRPORT NOISE DIRECTIVE DESCRIBE [...] | 2003-10-09 06:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD IT AVIATION |
03ROME4636 | BLUE LANTERN, CASE 05-897361 [...] THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE NUMBER 05-897361, THE EXPORT OF FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS TOTALLING USD 14,500 (REF A) TO THE CARLO GAVAZZI COMPANY. 2. CONSULATE MILAN OFFICERS MET WITH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES AND CONDUCTED AN ON-SIT [...] | 2003-10-09 15:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC IT KOMC BLUE LANTERN |
03ROME4641 | HEALTH MINISTRY THREATENS TOOTHPASTE SEIZURES OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ITALY'S HEALTH MINISTRY IS THREATENING TO SEIZE COLGATE PALMOLIVE AND OTHER TOOTHPASTE BRANDS THAT CLAIM TO PREVENT CAVITIES. THIS ACTION IS APPARENTLY BASED ON THE MINISTRY'S INTERPRETATION OF THE EU COSMETICS DIRECTIVE. THE ARGUMENT IS THAT, BY CLAIMING TO PREVENT CAVITIES, THE [...] | 2003-10-10 04:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP ECON IT EUN |
03ROME4651 | ITALYS G7 FINANCIAL SHERPA CRITICIZES EU STUDY [...] SUMMARY: A HIGH-LEVEL STUDY GROUPS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STIMULATING GROWTH IN EUROPE RECEIVED MUCH CRITICISM IN ROME, ESPECIALLY FROM LORENZO BINI SMAGHI, ITALYS G7 FINANCIAL SHERPA. IN JULY 2002, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED THIS GROUP TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWT [...] | 2003-10-10 11:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IT EUN |
03ROME4663 | ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: READOUT ON EU-UKRAINE SUMMIT [...] (C) POST PASSED POINTS REFTEL TO THE MFA EU OFFICE AND NIS OFFICE ON OCTOBER 3. ON OCTOBER 8, SILVIA COSTANTINI FROM THE MFA'S OFFICE OF EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS TOLD POLOFF THAT WHILE THE OCTOBER 7 UKRAINE-EU SUMMIT IN YALTA WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ADVANCING A NUMBER OF ISSUES RELATED TO UKRAINE'S I [...] | 2003-10-10 16:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON UP IT EUN |
03ROME4724 | IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: ROME A POSITIVE STOPOVER FOR [...] THE FIVE-MEMBER OFFICIAL DELEGATION FROM IRAQ, HEADED BY AMBASSADOR MAREK BELKA, STOPPED IN ROME OCTOBER 9 FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS. THE DELEGATION FIRST MET WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE RICARDO SESSA ALONE, THEN WITH THE TASK FORCE -- WHICH INCLUDES INTERAGENCY AND PRIVATE SECT [...] | 2003-10-15 17:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ IT |
03ROME4802 | CIVAIR BEHIND THE SCENES: GOI TAKES LONG VIEW OF [...] (SBU) GOI officials, back from the first round of U.S.-EU Open Skies negotiations, are taking a long view of the process, since Italy believes it will be "years" before existing bilateral agreements are replaced by anything concrete from Brussels. Aldo Sansone, the Transportation Ministry's D [...] | 2003-10-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EU IT EUN AVIATION FAA |
03ROME4840 | READOUT OF ITALY-UKRAINE BILATERAL SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 14 MFA COUNSELOR FOR NIS AFFAIRS LORENZO ORTONA GAVE POLOFFS A READOUT OF PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 8 BILATERAL MEETING WITH UKRAINE PRESIDENT LEONID KUCHMA FOLLOWING THE EU-UKRAINE SUMMIT IN YALTA. ORTONA REPORTED THAT BOTH LEADERS UNDERLINED THE IMP [...] | 2003-10-22 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT UP ECON PREL EUN |
03ROME4923 | IS ITALYS EXPORT LED GROWTH MODEL IN TROUBLE? [...] SUMMARY: ITALIAN EXPORTS TO ITS MAJOR MARKETS ARE FACING STIFF COMPETITION FROM, AND LOSING MARKET SHARE TO, CHEAPER EXPORTS FROM ASIA. THE THREAT HAS TRIGGERED MUCH POLITICAL POSTURING IN ITALY, WITH FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI AND UMBERTO BOSSI, NORTHERN LEAGUE LEADER AND MINISTER OF REFORM [...] | 2003-10-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EXPORT CONTROLS |
03ROME4931 | BOEING AND ALITALIA: THE WRITING ON THE WALL? [...] (C) SUMMARY: MANY ALITALIA EMPLOYEES BELIEVE THAT THE MERGER OF THEIR SKYTEAM ALLIANCE PARTNER AIR FRANCE WITH KLM WILL ONLY INCREASE THE INEVITABILITY THAT A POSSIBLE LARGE ORDER OF MEDIUM-RANGE AIRCRAFT BY ALITALIA WILL GO TO AIRBUS RATHER THAN BOEING. ALITALIA OFFICIALS ARE DOING THEIR BEST [...] | 2003-10-29 17:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP IT FAA AVIATION |
03ROME4957 | IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: ITALY'S SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Italy's Special Envoy to Iraq, Ambassador Antonio Armellini, met with EmbOffs on October 27 to discuss the reconstruction process to date and Italy's pledge of Euro 200 million at the Madrid Donors Conference. Armell [...] | 2003-10-31 07:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ECON PREL IZ IT EUN |
03ROME4980 | ECOFIN TOUR D'HORIZON: FRANCE'S BUDGET, ACCOUNTING [...] (SBU) Summary: France's continued flouting of Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) rules and possible punitive measures will dominate discussions at the November 4 ECOFIN Council meeting in Brussels, Italian Finance Ministry officials told econoff in meetings this week. However, there is no politica [...] | 2003-10-31 18:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IT EUN |
03ROME5036 | AUTOSTRADE SPA: LOOKING TO EXTEND SUCCESS ABROAD [...] SUMMARY: Driven by a market imperative for private capital to finance massive infrastructure projects, Italy's successful Autostrade SpA has emerged as a world leader in devising innovative electronic toll collection systems that will soon be exported abroad. Autostrade SpA, the controlling i [...] | 2003-11-06 08:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ELTN IT EUN |
03ROME5146 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2 - 05-902913: ALENIA SPAZIO [...] THIS IS A RESPONSE TO REFTEL ACTION REQUEST, WITH ADDITIONAL PRE-LICENSE INFORMATION ON APPLICATION NUMBER 05-902913, CONCERNING THE EXPORT OF FUSES FROM AEM HOLDING INC. TO ALENIA SPAZIO FOR USE IN THE COSMO SKYMED SATELLITE PROGRAM. 2. ECONOFFS SPOKE WITH ALESSANDRO MAZZACCHERA AS INSTRUCT [...] | 2003-11-13 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC IT KOMC BLUE LANTERN |
03ROME5222 | Current readout on 2003 funding for WFP's North [...] As of mid-October, WFP had resourced 288,901 metric tons of food assistance (valued at USD 86.6 million) against its calendar year 2003 appeal for 513,096 metric tons. Principal donors include: Republic of Korea, 100,000 mts; Russian Federation, 40,463 mts; European Commission-ECHO, 46,285 mts [...] | 2003-11-19 10:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
03ROME5223 | WFP's Executive Director writes to the President on [...] WFP's Executive Director Jim Morris has written to President Bush a letter (reproduced below) requesting support for restoring the US contribution to global school feeding efforts to USD 300 million per year through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Progra [...] | 2003-11-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME5262 | ITALY'S GDP GREW 0.5 PERCENT THIRD QUARTER 2003 [...] ON NOVEMBER 14, ISTAT, ITALY'S CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS, RELEASED PRELIMINARY DATA ON GDP GROWTH IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2003. GDP GREW BY 0.5 PERCENT BOTH FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AND COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 2002. THIS GROWTH FOLLOWS TWO DECREASES IN A ROW IN THE FIRS [...] | 2003-11-19 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN |
03ROME5344 | IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: GOI MAY SWEETEN TELECOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: TELECOM ITALIA OFFICIALS, EAGER FOR ANY PROGRESS ON THEIR PROPOSAL TO CONNECT IRAQ TO THE MEDNAUTILUS FIBER OPTIC NETWORK (SEE REF A),TOLD ECONOFF ON NOVEMBER 21 THAT THE GOI IS SO COMMITTED TO THE $15 MILLION PROJECT THAT IT MAY INCLUDE THE PROPOSAL IN THE 200 MILLION EURO DONATI [...] | 2003-11-25 10:51:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ECIN ECON ECPS IS IT IZ PGOV PREL IRAQI FREEDOM |
03ROME542 | HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TEAM (HPT) DISCUSSES WFP [...] (C) ON THE HEELS OF A TRIP TO THE PERSIAN GULF, MEMBERS OF THE INTER-AGENCY HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TEAM (HPT) VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON FEBRUARY 4 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED AN U [...] | 2003-02-11 05:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
03ROME5435 | ITALYS REACTION TO ITS STRUGGLING EXPORT SECTOR [...] Summary: The slump in Italys export sector continues to generate much public discussion. In contrast to calls a few months ago for tariffs and retaliation against cheaper exports from Asia, government and private sector officials are calling for a radical overhaul in Italys export sector. Th [...] | 2003-12-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EXPORT CONTROLS |
03ROME5481 | ITALY PLEASED WITH TAKEOVER AGREEMENT, INSISTS [...] (SBU) MARKING THE END OF A FIFTEEN-YEAR, OFTEN BITTER STRUGGLE AMONG EU MEMBER STATES TO AGREE ON A SINGLE TAKEOVER CODE, THE UNANIMOUS VOTE BY INDUSTRY MINISTERS ON NOVEMBER 27 IN FAVOR OF THE ITALIAN-SHEPHERDED PROPOSAL WAS A VICTORY FOR OPEN MARKETS, GOI OFFICIALS CLAIM. THEY ALSO INSIST T [...] | 2003-12-05 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IT EUN |
03ROME5557 | ITALIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA [...] (U) ON DECEMBER 2, ITALYS PARLIAMENT, BY A VOTE OF 155 TO 128, APPROVED A HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA- COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR REFORM LAW. KNOWN AS THE GASPARRI BILL (NAMED AFTER THE COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER),THE LAW NOW TREATS THE MEDIA MARKET AS A SINGLE BROAD, INTEGRATED MARKET, WITH NO DISTI [...] | 2003-12-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
03ROME5625 | END OF YEAR NORTH KOREA HUMANITARIAN WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Recent press reports, WFP requests, inquiries from other donors and Assistant Secretary Boucher's comments have focused attention on the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). WFP has renewed its request for a favorable decision on the remai [...] | 2003-12-16 15:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
03ROME5627 | Pension Reform Inching Forward [...] (SBU) Summary: After a fall devoted largely to posturing, the Berlusconi government and the three major trade union confederations have finally picked up their hammers to try to bang out a pension reform deal. The government agreed December 10 to suspend for a month action to implement its pr [...] | 2003-12-16 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV IT EUN |
03ROME5653 | ALITALIA IN TURMOIL: INITIAL PRIVATIZATION MOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: FROM DECEMBER 17 TO EARLY DECEMBER 18, ALITALIA WAS FORCED TO CANCEL 80 FLIGHTS OUT OF ROME'S FIUMICINO AIRPORT AS HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES SUDDENLY WALKED OFF THE JOB TO PROTEST LOOMING PRIVATIZATION MEASURES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF LAYOFFS. ACCESS ROADS TO THE AIRPORT WERE BLOCKED [...] | 2003-12-19 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ELAB IT FAA AVIATION |
03ROME5654 | ALITALIA PROTESTS CUSTOMS PNR SANCTION [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF A LETTER SENT FROM ALITALIA TO THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE AT KENNEDY AIRPORT IN NEW YORK WITH CC TO DHS SECRETARY TOM RIDGE, POLITELY PROTESTING A U.S. CUSTOMS FINE OF $75,000 FOR 87 PNR DATA TRANSMISSION [...] | 2003-12-19 10:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON IT AVIATION |
03ROME5696 | ITALY APPROVES ITS 2004 BUDGET [...] ON DECEMBER 22, PARLIAMENT PASSED THE 2004 BUDGET THAT THE GOI HAD PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE ON OCTOBER 2. BY LAW, PARLIAMENT MUST PASS THE BUDGET BY DECEMBER 31. USING THE EXCHANGE RATE OF EURO .90 TO ONE DOLLAR, THE 2004 BUDGET TOTALS EURO 634.5 BILLION (USD 705 BILLION),OR 46.9 PERCENT [...] | 2003-12-23 13:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN |
03ROME5705 | WFP plea for North Korea humanitarian food [...] (SBU) WFP Executive Director Jim Morris has written his second letter this month to Secretary Powell (this one posted from Beijing) focusing attention on the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and WFP's renewed request for a favorable decision on [...] | 2003-12-23 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
03ROME5709 | Parmalat, Italy's Corporate Giant, in Crisis [...] Parmalat, Italy's dairy and food giant, is in the midst of financial crisis and is in danger of bankruptcy. Milan magistrates are investigating Parmalat's former top management for accounting irregularities committed from 1988 to the present that reportedly have resulted in a shortfall of Euro [...] | 2003-12-23 16:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN |
03ROME5749 | CIVAIR: GOI ON EASA AND BILATERAL SAFETY AGREEMENT [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. Embassy received Italian diplomatic note 180/7347, dated December 9, 2003. The note, expected as a follow-up to ref B, includes a letter from the Ministry of Transport, addressing ref A concerns over the implications of the new European [...] | 2003-12-30 16:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON IT FAA AVIATION |
03ROME595 | ITALIAN UNION CONFEDERATION EAGER TO HELP PROMOTE [...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DRL/IL AND SA/PAB; PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 3. THE COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ARM OF ONE OF ITALY'S MAJOR LABOR CONFEDERATIONS (THE ITALIAN CONFEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS, OR CISL) IS SEEKING MODEST FUNDING ($300,00 [...] | 2003-02-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EAID PGOV AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
03ROME791 | WFP/UNICEF DPR KOREA NUTRITION SURVEY SHOWS MARKED [...] MALNUTRITION RATES AMONG CHILDREN IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK) HAVE DECLINED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY RELEASED BY WFP AND UNICEF ON FEBRUARY 20, CONJOINTLY WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENT'S CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND INSTITUTE OF CHIL [...] | 2003-02-26 05:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
03ROME834 | MISSION ITALY INPUT FOR 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: MISSION ITALY RECOMMENDS THAT ITALY REMAIN ON THE 301 WATCH LIST. OVERALL FREQUENCY OF COPYRIGHT PIRACY HAS LEVELED OFF OR FALLEN SLIGHTLY SINCE 2000, WHEN ITALY'S NEW COPYRIGHT LAW WAS ENACTED. NONETHELESS, TOTAL LOSSES DUE TO PIRACY ARE MOUNTING AND ITALY'S PIRACY AND COUNTERFEITI [...] | 2003-02-28 05:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
03SANAA1075 | ROYG DEMARCHED ON PATTERNS 2002 [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-12 14:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PINS PREL PGOV ECON YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM |
03SANAA1091 | PL-108-7 TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT [...] (U) Below is Post's response to the information requested in ref A. A. Does host government publish national budget in a timely manner? Answer: Yes, with minimum delay. B. Where Subnational levels of government are significant, are their combined fiscal position published. Answer: No, [...] | 2003-05-13 13:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD YM EPTED COM |
03SANAA1193 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SOFAN: ECONOMIC ISSUES AND [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan outlined the new government's priorities to Ambassador in a courtesy call on May 26. Sofan also said that he expects the long-delayed gun-control legislation to pass Parliament [...] | 2003-05-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID YM ECON COM |
03SANAA1202 | MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE: YEMEN [...] (C) Summary: The ROYG will respond very positively to the Middle East Trade Initiative. Yemen should accede to the World Trade Organization in five years and that process should help reinvigorate efforts to conclude a Bilateral Investment Treaty. Sub regional FTAs could have wide benefits fo [...] | 2003-05-31 08:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV YM COM |
03SANAA1263 | AMBASSADOR'S 6/2 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: U/S BOLTON [...] (C) Summary: In a 6/2 meeting with Ambassador, FM Qirbi said he looked forward to visiting WDC, possibly with Interior Minister Alimi for policy discussions. He welcomed Ambassador's readout of the FBI Director's meeting with Saleh earlier the same day. Ambassador briefed Qirbi on the upcomi [...] | 2003-06-07 08:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR IZ IR YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN ECON COM |
03SANAA1397 | NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE WELCOMES USAID [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Agriculture Hasan Omar Sowaid told Charge and USAID Representative that he welcomes USG assistance in the agriculture sector. Sowaid is the youngest Minister of the newly appointed Cabinet at 34, and new to the Sanaa political scene. However, with agriculture employing [...] | 2003-06-18 04:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PINR YM ECON COM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
03SANAA1559 | YEMEN'S MEPI STRATEGY [...] (U)Summary: Embassy Sanaa presents the MEPI Strategy 2003/04 at para 2, prepared by the Embassy Development Team that includes Pol/Econ, PD and USAID. This strategy reflects Embassy Sanaa's long-term goals for MEPI. Embassy Sanaa believes MEPI will become a substantive part of our engagement [...] | 2003-06-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KPAO EAID YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM |
03SANAA1589 | RUMORED OIL FIND NOT ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN ROYG ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Rumors are circulating in Sanaa that an oil discovery by Canadian Nexen could contain over a billion barrels of oil. Earlier, Ministry of Oil officials expressed optimism that new oil finds in Yemen could maintain current production levels indefinitely, in spite of their own Mini [...] | 2003-07-02 14:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON YM ENERGY COM |
03SANAA166 | SANAA RESPONSE TO NEXT STEPS ON U.S. - MIDDLE EAST [...] (U) Summary: As the least developed country in the NEA region, Yemen is likely to show rapid, tangible results from well-conceived MEPI-funded programming. The ROYG has welcomed the initiative warmly and publicly, and Foreign Minister Dr. Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi will send a letter to Secretary Powel [...] | 2003-01-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SCUL KDEM KPAO YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM HUMAN RIGHTS |
03SANAA1675 | NO IRAQI GOVERNMENT ASSETS IN YEMEN [...] (C) Deputy Minister of Finance Ahmed Ghaleb and External Relations Director Ibrahim al-Nahari told Pol/econoff on July 7 that there were no/no Iraqi government assets in Yemen in response to reftel demarche. Al-Nahari explained that the only Iraqi Government assets in Yemen were several cargo [...] | 2003-07-09 14:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | ECON EFIN IZ PREL PTER YM UNSC |
03SANAA1676 | ONE STEP FORWARD FOR ADEN SHIPPING INDUSTRY [...] (U) Deputy Minister of Finance Ahmed Ghaleb confirmed to Pol/econoff on July 9 that the ROYG had placed fifty million USD in an escrow account at HSBC in accordance with the January agreement with Lloyds' to lower transshipment insurance rates for Yemen (Reftel A). However, Ghaleb added, the i [...] | 2003-07-09 14:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PTER YM COM |
03SANAA1690 | 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF [...] THE FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY'S YEAR 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR YEMEN. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: A. 1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) is committed to attracting foreign investors by improving its overall investmen [...] | 2003-07-13 07:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV YM OPIC ECON COM |
03SANAA1699 | ADEN GOVERNOR ON DEVELOPMENT, E-LEARNING, THE [...] (C) Begin summary: On July 8, Ambassador Hull met with newly-appointed governor of Aden, Dr. Yahya Al-Shaibi. Ambassador and Governor Shaibi agreed on the importance of sustainable development, discussing Aden's status as a World Bank Port City, and e-learning. Ambassador highlighted the r [...] | 2003-07-14 11:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PINR YM MARITIME SECURITY ECON COM |
03SANAA1702 | MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ON YEMEN'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) Begin summary: Ambassador and USAID Representative met with newly-appointed Minister of Industry and Trade Dr. Khaled Rajeh Sheik on July 12. The courtesy call was part of a series of discussions with newly-appointed ROYG officials to ascertain their priorities and convey U.S. commitmen [...] | 2003-07-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EIND ECON YM COM |
03SANAA1814 | YEMENI PRESIDENT SALEH VISITS ETHIOPIA; MOVE TO INCREASE TRILATERAL COOPERATION AMONG YEMEN-ETHIOPIA-SUDAN [...] (c) In a July 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Qirbi said Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh,s recent visit to Ethiopia paved the way for increasing regional cooperation. FM Qirbi deemed President Ali Abdullah Saleh,s three day trip successful in terms of strengthening Yemen [...] | 2003-07-28 14:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD EIND ECON YM ET COUNTER TERRORISM COM |
03SANAA1879 | SALEH DEMARCHE ON AL-MOAYED AND CT SUPPORT [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Saleh July 30 pressed Ambassador and Legatt-designate for an arrangement on al-Moayed to avoid political embarrassment to Yemen. Legatt briefed Saleh on FBI proposal for Yemeni investigators to come to New York and cooperate on al-Moayed case. Saleh also pressed for a [...] | 2003-08-02 12:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC MARR PARM PGOV YM COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM ENERGY TERFIN |
03SANAA2203 | HADRAMAUT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MARITIME SECURITY [...] (c) Begin summary: During an August 7-11 trip to the Hadramaut, Embassy officials met with Governor Hilal, Deputy Governor Ulufi, political figures, and members of the Civil Democratic Forum -- a Yemeni NGO -- to discuss the region's future. In Mukalla, Governor Hilal and members of Yemen's [...] | 2003-09-03 12:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR ECON EFIN EINV PINR YM COM MARITIME SECURITY |
03SANAA2204 | CANADIAN NEXEN IN THE HADRAMAUT: THE TERMINAL AND [...] (c) Begin summary: During an August 7-11 visit to the governorate of Hadramaut, Embassy officials toured oil company Canadian Nexen's Central Pumping Facility (CPF) and Export Terminal. Nexen said it has good relations with its neighbors and there have been no threats to the pipeline, but no [...] | 2003-09-03 12:19:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PTER EINV PREL ECON YM COM ENERGY |
03SANAA2250 | YEMEN: WTO ACCESSION UPDATE [...] (u) Summary: Minister of Industry and Trade Khaled Rajeh Sheikh will lead the Yemeni delegation to the WTO ministerial in Cancun. Yemen is moving steadily forward on WTO accession and expects to accede in 3-5 years. The European Commission (EC) is launching a five-year, seven million Euro pro [...] | 2003-09-10 08:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV YM COM |
03SANAA2463 | NEA A/S BURNS OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH SALEH: CT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a 10/4 meeting with President Saleh, NEA A/S Burns welcomed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and supported U.S. assistance for Yemen's security and development. Saleh briefed on expanding Saudi-Yemeni CT cooperation, which he characterized as better than ever before, despite (acc [...] | 2003-10-08 06:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP KPAL SA IZ YM ICC DPRK COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM |
03SANAA2476 | NEA A/S BURNS' 10/4/03 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: CT [...] (C) Summary: During a 10/4/03 call on FM Qirbi, NEA A/S Burns reviewed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and focused on U.S. development assistance. Burns stressed the need for Yemen to pursue domestic reforms as the U.S. works to increase assistance, e.g. via MEPI and, if Yemen qualifies, the MCA. [...] | 2003-10-10 08:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP SA YM IZ ICC COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM |
03SANAA2784 | USAID NATSIOS EXPLAINS MCA TO PRESIDENT SALEH [...] (c) Summary: On November 3 USAID Administrator Natsios presented Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) criteria to President Saleh, and said Yemen could qualify if Yemen improved in the "Governing Justly" category. While initially questioning the need for Yemen to make progress on such issues as [...] | 2003-11-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM |
03SANAA2795 | YEMEN SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (sbu) Embassy Sanaa warmly welcomes you and your team to Sanaa, Yemen, December 7-8. You will be the first visitor from the Department of Commerce since Deputy Assistant Secretary Molly Williamson in May 2001. Your visit will SIPDIS afford an opportunity for follow-on talks with the Yemeni [...] | 2003-11-30 11:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON YM IMF COM |
03SANAA2834 | SANAA MEPI POINT OF CONTACT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-06 04:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID ECON PREL YM |
03SANAA2917 | YEMEN: MEPI FY 2003 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (u) Post warmly welcomes the MEPI FY 03 funding recommendations (ref a) and is pleased that Yemen is strongly represented across the pillars. At the same time, Post would appreciate being considered for the following programs: Economic Pillar: Post requests that Yemen be considered for Smal [...] | 2003-12-14 11:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO EAID ECON PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM |
03SANAA3010 | PM SENIOR ADVISOR BODINE'S 12/18 MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: During a 12/18/03 call on Foreign Minister Qirbi, PM Senior Advisor Bodine and Qirbi exchanged signed diplomatic notes to complete an Article 98 agreement, (ROYG has asked that this not/not be publicized, however.) Without setting a precise date, Qirbi responded positively to the [...] | 2003-12-23 11:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC PGOV PARM KDEM YM KICC COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY ECON COM |
03SANAA339 | YEMENI FM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS USG ASSISTANCE, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador briefed the Foreign Minister on his recent Washington consultations at a meeting on February 18. He detailed current and potential USG assistance in several areas and brought up the pouch issue for closure. FM Qirbi expressed appreciation for continued U.S.-Yem [...] | 2003-02-19 09:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ADCO ADPM YM ECON COM |
03SANAA588 | ROYG APPROACHED TO FREEZE IRAQI ASSETS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-25 08:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL YM |
03SANAA595 | YEMEN'S ECONOMY AS SEEN BY WORLD BANK ECONOMISTS [...] Sensitive But Unclassified, please protect. 2. (SBU) Summary: Two World Bank economists in Sanaa are complimentary about the ROYG's fiscal policy and commitment to reforms. In a March 17 discussion with Emboffs, the bank economists gave positive assessments of Yemeni fiscal discipline, cur [...] | 2003-03-25 11:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EAID PINR YM WTRO COM |
03SANAA646 | YEMEN'S ECONOMY: THINKING BEYOND OIL [...] (C) Summary: A forthcoming World Bank sectoral analysis of fish, transportation, tourism and labor markets is a potential road map for donor projects and steps that the ROYG must take in order to diversify and strengthen Yemen's economy. The Diagnostic Trade Integration Study examines four po [...] | 2003-04-02 13:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ELAB YM COM |
03SANAA677 | ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW SIGNED, ENFORCEMENT [...] Summary: President Saleh signed the ROYG's anti-money laundering legislation into law on April 5. The law was written in consultation with the World Bank. While not specifically mentioning terrorism, the law criminalizes money laundering for the first time and requires banks to verify names of [...] | 2003-04-07 13:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KCRM PTER YM TERFIN ECON COM |
03SANAA678 | PROMINENT OPPOSITION BUSINESSMAN'S VIEWS ON ROYG [...] (C) Summary: A prominent businessman believes civil service reform is the most important change that the Yemeni government must make to stem corruption. According to Islah party member and leading banking figure Mahfoodh Salem Shammakh, attempts by the government, World Bank and other lending [...] | 2003-04-07 13:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN PINR YM COM |
03SANAA819 | PRESS PLAYS ON EXAGGERATED ECONOMIC FEARS, ROYG [...] (C) Summary: Grave economic consequences from the war in Iraq have been predicted in both official and unofficial Yemeni press. However, most of the articles have been based on conjecture and faulty math. In response, ROYG officials have been reinforcing positive economic news and developing [...] | 2003-04-17 14:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EPET YM COM |
03SANAA975 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON FANTA AND SAUCES [...] (U) This is an Action Request, (Para 3). 2. (U) On May 5, Pol/Econoff delivered reftel demarches on Fanta and Sauces to Yemen Customs Chairman Hafez F. Mayiad. Mayiad told pol/econoff that he would support the USG position on Fanta Beverage Base (REF A) at the upcoming Harmonized System Co [...] | 2003-05-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD YM DEMARCHE COM |
03SANTODOMINGO4765 | WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL: DOMINICAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-08 15:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR |
03SANTODOMINGO4834 | CIVAIR: DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ICAO [...] On September 9, econoff delivered reftel on key issues regarding the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization Eleventh Air Navigation Conference to Director General Carlos Alvarez Guzman of the General Directorate for Civil Aviation. Director Guzman told econoff that the Dominican [...] | 2003-09-10 12:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON |
03SANTODOMINGO5391 | BLACKOUTS DARKEN DOMINICAN PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) IN THE FACE OF ELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS AND GROWING PUBLIC DISSATISFACTION, ON OCTOBER 1 THE GODR TOOK CONTROL OF TWO OF THE COUNTRY'S THREE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES. THE DEAL SIGNED SEPTEMBER 10 CALLS FOR THE GODR TO REPURCHASE SPANISH FIRM UNION FENOSA'S FIFTY PERCENT SHARE OF [...] | 2003-10-02 21:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV |
03SANTODOMINGO5392 | PROTESTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DRIVEN BY ECONOMIC [...] (C) Scattered demonstrations disrupted some peripheral neighborhoods in Santo Domingo and a few interior towns in the Dominican Republic September 29-30, temporarily shutting down businesses and a major highway and leaving one person dead, a dozen including several policemen injured, and dozens [...] | 2003-10-02 21:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR PGOV SOCI ECON PINS |
03SANTODOMINGO5562 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...] | 2003-10-09 01:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR |
03SANTODOMINGO5564 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...] | 2003-10-09 01:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6000 | SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS INFORMATION [...] Reftel A and B points were delivered to Ambassador Francia Sencion, Director of the Americas Desk at the GODR Foreign Ministry, on October 22. GODR Ambassador Jesus Maria Hernandez, who was identified in Reftel A as Summit Coordinator, is out of the country and unavailable. Sencion will for [...] | 2003-10-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KSUM KDEM XM XL DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6075 | AMBASSADOR AND EXIM BANK METTINGS WITH PRESIDENT, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Ex-Im Bank officials had a series of meetings October 20-21, with President Mejia, members of his economic cabinet and International Monetary Fund Representatives. Mejia expressed frustration about delays in disbursement of loans from the IMF and the multilater [...] | 2003-10-29 11:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ECIN ENRG EINV DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6178 | REQUEST FOR REGISTRATION: MAY 2004 (PE-222) TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-31 17:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON AFSI AFSN |
03SANTODOMINGO6442 | 90-DAY GOALS MET IN 90 DAYS - SANTO DOMINGO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Santo Domingo has met all three of its 90-day goals set forth in reftel B. Emboffs have: a.) Increased the Dominican's readiness for CAFTA docking talks, b.) Secured GODR agreement for international election observers and identified potential observers, and c.) Convin [...] | 2003-11-07 19:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KCRM SNAR AMGT DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6857 | DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES #2 - BANCREDITO FAILURE [...] (U) The following is the second in a series of reports on fraud cases in the Dominican financial sector. (begin text) (U) BANCREDITO (U) The District Attorney for the city of Santo Domingo issued arrest warrants on Friday afternoon, November 7, for Manuel Arturo Pellerano Pena and Juan [...] | 2003-11-26 18:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR KCRM DR |
03SANTODOMINGO6999 | PRESIDENT MEJIA SETS UP INVESTIGATION TO GET THE [...] (U) Summary. In a December 2 meeting, President Mejia insisted that the exchange rate must go down sharply and told attendees that military and police officers will be watching exchange houses to detect questionable transactions. Most exchange houses have agreed not to sell dollars for more than [...] | 2003-12-04 10:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ECIN DR |
03SANTODOMINGO7134 | DOMINICAN PESO STEADY ONE WEEK AFTER PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Peso (RD) continues to hold steady against the dollar one week after President Mejia talked it down while appointing a commission headed by military and police to counter alleged irregularities in trading(reftel). Foreign exchange houses and banks were buying dol [...] | 2003-12-09 10:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON ECIN DR |
03SANTODOMINGO7342 | AMBASSADOR MOBILIZES DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE AGAINST [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 2, the Ambassador urged eight ambassadors of the OECD "Dublin Group" of the need for strong coordinated action against banking fraud and corruption. Ambassadors agreed on the poor state of the economy, the need for free and fair presidential elections, and the abili [...] | 2003-12-15 17:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON DR |
03SANTODOMINGO7344 | DOMINICAN AUTHORITIES REQUEST USG LOAN OF 950M FOR [...] Following is an unofficial Embassy translation of one of two letters from Dominican authorities to Treasury Under Secretary Taylor requesting USG assistance, received the first week of December. Copies were faxed directly to Treasury and originals have been pouched. (begin text) Technical Secreta [...] | 2003-12-15 17:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON EFIN |
03SANTODOMINGO7346 | DOMINICAN AUTHORITIES REQUEST USG BRIDGE LOAN FOR [...] Following is the unofficial Embassy translation of the text of a letter from the Dominican authorities to Treasury Under Secretary Taylor dated December 5, requested a bridge loan of USDOLS 60 million for the energy sector. Copy was faxed to Treasury on December 5; original follows by pouch. [...] | 2003-12-15 17:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON ENRG |
03SANTODOMINGO7421 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA MEETS DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary Roger Noriega on December 11 discussed the presidential election campaign and proposed economic reforms with leaders of major opposition groups, including dissident factions of the ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). He said the USG wants to [...] | 2003-12-17 15:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL |
03SANTODOMINGO7570 | DOLLARS SCARCE AT OFFICIAL RATE -- BLACK MARKET GROWING [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-29 11:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ECIN DR |
03SANTODOMINGO7604 | SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: DOMINICAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On December 30 Acting DCM delivered demarche (ref A) to Secretary of Foreign Relations Frank Guerrero Prats. Prats reiterated that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) stands ready to support U.S. sponsored initiatives. He asked that emboffs contact the Foreign Relations Secr [...] | 2003-12-30 18:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KSUM PREL ECON |
03STATE213164 | PULLING THE RCSA PLUG ON SADC [...] WASHINGTON AGENCIES APPRECIATE POSTS' EFFORTS TO WALK BACK SADC'S DECISION NOT TO ACCEPT USG FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT PRECLUDE ZIMBABWEAN PARTICIPATION. WE REGRET THAT SADC COULD NOT ARRIVE AT A TIMELY DECISION THAT WOULD ALLOW USAID'S REGIONAL CENTER FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (RCSA) TO OBLIGATE $22. [...] | 2003-07-23 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD SADC |
03STATE23994 | TERRORIST FINANCING - UPDATED NONPAPER ON AL [...] (S) THIS CABLE REPLACES THE EARLIER VERSION OF THE NON- PAPER SENT OUT IN REFTEL. PLEASE DISCARD EARLIER VERSION. CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST CONVEYED BY NSC STAFF, ARE THE FOLLOWING: REFERENCE TO U.S. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF U.S. BRANCH HAS BEEN DELETED AND DELETIO [...] | 2003-01-28 02:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER EFIN ECON PREL SA IS JO |
03STATE284912 | SMART UPDATE [...] Please provide wide dissemination of the information in this telegram. 2. Reftel described steps the Department is taking to implement a new integrated messaging system: SMART (State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset). We have made substantial progress and are looking for your inpu [...] | 2003-10-06 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ACOA CMGT ECON PREL KPAO KRIM |
03TEGUCIGALPA10 | GOH Starting to Get Serious About Getting An IMF [...] (SBU) Honduran government officials are working hard to close the gap with the International Monetary Fund over a new three year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. With plans for new revenue measures of usd 175 million and planned reduction in costs (primarily personnel cu [...] | 2003-01-02 23:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1041 | HONDURAN FISCAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY [...] The following are responses, requested in reftel, reporting on the GOH's fiscal transparency and accountability. A. Does host government publish the national budget in a timely manner? Level 3 - Yes, with minimum delay (under one year) B. Where substantial levels of government are sign [...] | 2003-05-05 23:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ELAB PGOV KJUS KCRM HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1109 | TROUBLE IN PARADISE: HONDURAN BAY ISLAND OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Honduran Bay Islands of Roatan, Utila, and Guanaja are well known narcotrafficking transit points and home to countless other illicit activities. Due to the large tourism industry on Roatan and Utila, the GOH has chosen to focus its limited counternarcotics resources primari [...] | 2003-05-12 23:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1141 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003 [...] The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billion) [...] | 2003-05-15 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA116 | GOH RESPONSE TO TEDS VERIFICATION REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel request, on January 13, Econoff delivered demarche talking points to Vice Minister of Agriculture German Perez on the outcome of the December visit to the island of Roatan by USG fisheries officials to inspect Honduras' TEDs program and the plans to de-certify Hondura [...] | 2003-01-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1169 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003 [...] (U) The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billio [...] | 2003-05-20 20:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA131 | MINISTRY OF TOURISM BUILDS ON HONDURAS' STRENGTHS [...] (U) Summary. President Maduro came into office intent on nurturing the fledgling tourism industry in Honduras. By tapping successful businessman (and Maduro cousin) Thierry de Pierrefeu to serve as Tourism Ministry, he assured that there would be a no-nonsense business approach to this prio [...] | 2003-01-17 15:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA133 | HONDURAS - REGULATION OF SERVICES BY SUB-CENTRAL [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following information on the regulation of services in Honduras by sub- central government entities. 2. There is little regulation of services in Honduras by sub-central entities. Services are primarily regulated per laws issued in the National Congr [...] | 2003-01-17 15:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HO WTO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1462 | ANTI-CAFTA PROTEST ANTICLIMACTIC [...] Only 100-200 protesters turned out on June 18 to voice their opposition to CAFTA negotiations, signaling that there is little focused, popular resistance in Honduras to the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The demonstration, which so far has been the only organized protest [...] | 2003-06-23 14:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD SOCI PREL ECON ELAB ASEC PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1487 | Bilateral Labor Consultations on Margins of CAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint delegation from the Departments of Labor and State emphasized June 17-19 the need for the GOH to increase its protection of labor rights and for the private sector to augment its respect for labor rights, with U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) soon openi [...] | 2003-06-25 13:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM ECON EINV PGOV PREL KJUS HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1549 | ONGOING MARITIME DISPUTE BETWEEN HONDURAS AND [...] (U) Nicaraguan and Honduran military authorities recently deemed ongoing territorial disputes between the two nations in the process of resolution, according to press reports. Nicaraguan GEN Javier Carrion articulated his commitment to resolving maritime disputes peacefully, as well as to fost [...] | 2003-07-01 23:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV MOPS ECON EFIS PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1580 | Minister of Labor Looking to Create Temporary [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Labor German Leitzelar has proposed a three-year program that seeks to create almost 132,000 "temporary" jobs in Honduras. By doing so, Leitzelar is seeking to achieve incremental changes in the labor situation without confronting head-on the politically difficult [...] | 2003-07-03 15:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM ECON EINV PGOV PREL KJUS HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1581 | IMF PROGRAM APPEARS IN REACH IF/IF GOH ADOPTS [...] (C) For its entire year and a half in office, the Maduro administration has struggled to reach agreement with the IMF on a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program that will put Honduras back on a growth track and allow badly-needed permanent debt relief to resume. With the April [...] | 2003-07-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB HO EAGER |
03TEGUCIGALPA1615 | HONDURAN ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFERS EXCUSES; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 26 Ambassador and DCM met with Honduran Attorney General (AG),Roy Medina, to discuss corruption in the Public Ministry (PM) and the lack of any serious effort to prosecute high-level criminal cases by the Attorney General's office. This meeting came a day after Ambassad [...] | 2003-07-08 16:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | SNAR PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1645 | AES Attempts to Salvage 200MW Energy Contract and [...] (SBU) AES Honduras' efforts to salvage its 200MW energy contract, awarded and signed Christmas day, 2002 (ref g) despite having overcome an unfair government procurement process and political influence, may be reaching the end of the road this month. Apparently, due to financial and managemen [...] | 2003-07-11 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1689 | HONDURAS: WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES ARE IN EFFECT [...] On July 10 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Marvin Discua, head of the GOH's Intellectual Property Rights office. Discua confirmed that Honduras became party to both the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty on May 20, 2002. He further explained that unde [...] | 2003-07-16 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA185 | HONDURAS: INVENTORY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON [...] Honduras is receiving the following technical assistance on labor issues. Sources for this information include the Honduran Ministry of Labor, ILO/IPEC, the Department of Labor, and other international donors. Post notes that due to the wide range of projects and sources of information some [...] | 2003-01-22 21:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PREL EAID KSUM ECON SOCI TBIO HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1863 | REPLACING PEREZ-CADALSO: HONDURAS SEEKS NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, is being sworn in this week as the president of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH). In order to make himself eligible for the position, Perez-Cadalso officially resigned as Foreign Minister on J [...] | 2003-08-07 14:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS PINR ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1868 | SCENESETTER FOR CJCS GENERAL MYERS' VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...] | 2003-08-07 20:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1912 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST 2003 [...] The GOH is running out of time to attain their goal of 3.2 percent economic growth for 2003, over 2002's growth of 2.5 percent. Goals proved difficult after unexpected high levels of bank liquidity and stagnant international prices of agricultural goods like coffee and bananas hindered the e [...] | 2003-08-13 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR |
03TEGUCIGALPA1931 | SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...] | 2003-08-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1938 | TRUTH SCARIER THAN FICTION: AN ANALYSIS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assault rifles, gang-related, nine victims, 15 to 48 years old, early morning, all family members, murdered. It is August 5 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and the facts of the latest mass murder swirl as you thumb through the local newspapers. You know shock should follow, but it d [...] | 2003-08-15 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM PINR SNAR ECON ASEC HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2034 | IMF AGREEMENT HINGING ON SALARY LAW [...] (SBU) The imminent GOH submission to Congress of a new government salary bill (substituting the broader Civil Service Framework bill) is dominating the political debate in Honduras this week. President Maduro and his team have appeared on the airwaves and taken out ads in the papers defending [...] | 2003-08-27 22:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB EAGR PINR ASEC HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2042 | Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update [...] The Honduran economy grew at a rate of 2.5 percent in 2002, similar to its 2.6 percent growth rate in 2001. Since the population growth rate is approximately 2.6 percent, Honduras has enjoyed essentially zero real per capita economic growth over the last two years. Major factors influencing t [...] | 2003-08-28 19:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2052 | HONDURAN ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEDGES ENHANCED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told Honduran Attorney General (AG) Roy Medina August 26 that he was satisfied that the AG had taken action to improve the Public Ministry's operations since their last meeting in late June. However, he pressed AG Medina on the importance of the Ministry bringing to tr [...] | 2003-08-29 17:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2062 | SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 28, 2003, the IMF staff submitted to its Board of Directors the results of the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSAP) performed by a joint World Bank-IMF team between October 2002 and February 2003. This cable contains a summary of their findings. In the report, t [...] | 2003-08-29 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EINV PTER SNAR PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2154 | LEONIDAS ROSA BAUTISTA TO BE NAMED NEW HONDURAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed with PolOff September 5 that President Maduro would be naming Leonidas Rosa Bautista as the new Honduran Foreign Minister. The MFA had originally indicated that Rosa Bautista would be sworn in on September 12, but is it pos [...] | 2003-09-10 17:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PINR ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA225 | Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update [...] The Central Bank of Honduras estimates economic growth in terms of real GDP in 2002 of two percent, lower than the rate of growth in 2001 and lower than the rate of population growth. The Consumer Price Index rose by 7.7 percent in the first eleven months of 2002; inflation for the year is pr [...] | 2003-01-24 22:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2266 | PRESIDENT MADURO TALKS DRUGS IN COLOMBIA WHILE [...] On September 16 President Maduro met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Cartagena, Colombia to discuss better coordination between the two nations' counterdrug efforts. Honduras is a major transshipment zone for illicit narcotics making their way north from Colombia to U.S. shores, alth [...] | 2003-09-24 20:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2289 | COWABUNGA: TWO SEPARATE DRUG SEIZURES YIELD 13 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 24, in two separate actions, Honduran police seized 13 kilos of heroin and approximately 1,026 kilos of cocaine. In both operations, Honduran authorities displayed unprecedented cooperation and coordination, working closely together and with U.S. counterdrug assets [...] | 2003-09-25 22:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2302 | INTERAIRPORTS AT AGE THREE: A NEW CONTRACT, A NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: InterAirports, the international consortium that operates Honduras' four international airports, has recently renegotiated its contract with the GOH. The new contract would resolve many of the issues that have troubled InterAirports in its three years of operation, specifically [...] | 2003-09-29 14:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV PGOV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2333 | IN YET ANOTHER DRUG BUST, HONDURAN POLICE SEIZE [...] (U) On September 30 in the Department of Colon on the Caribbean coast, Honduran Frontier Police seized another 201 kilos of cocaine. This time, the drugs were hidden aboard a truck in multiple secret compartments. Police were alerted to the drug's presence by a local source of information who [...] | 2003-10-01 22:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2355 | HONDURAN VIEWS OF WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In the wake of the breakdown of the Doha agenda negotiations at the Cancun WTO ministerial, Honduran officials seemed most interested in the impact on the agricultural talks in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) negotiations. The GOH will now push strongly in the CAFTA talks [...] | 2003-10-03 19:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON ELAB PREL HO WTO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2385 | Honduran Gasoline Pricing: Tempest in a Teapot [...] (SBU) Summary. In September, former Industry and Trade Minister for President Maduro Juliet Handal began a public campaign to criticize the Honduran government's method of establishing maximum gasoline prices. Handal has argued in press conferences and appearances in front of the Honduran Na [...] | 2003-10-09 15:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON PGOV PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2460 | Honduran Ratification of the Montreal Convention: [...] EconOff delivered talking points in reftel to the Honduran Vice Minister for Transportation, Eduardo Pavon, on September 20th, and to the Director of Civil Aviation, Cesar Vasquez, on October 15. Pavon asked for more information about the treaty. EconOff obtained a copy of the treaty in Spa [...] | 2003-10-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2461 | MERENDON MINING REQUESTING RETRACTION IN ICP [...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 2). 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The Embassy has received complaints from Canadian citizen Merendon Mining Corp. Ltd. President Gary Sorenson and now from his U.S. attorney, William Rogers of the law firm Arnold and Porter, regarding the [...] | 2003-10-21 16:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2514 | HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT UNSETTLES MADURO [...] (U) On October 21, Honduran Vice President Armida de Lopez Contreras (one of three presidential designates in the current Honduran constitutional leadership structure) stirred up a hornets nest when she accused an unnamed high ranking Government of Honduras (GOH) official of tampering with USD [...] | 2003-10-27 23:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM ECON EAID EFIN PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2544 | ARABS VIEWED AS ETHNIC COMMUNITY WITH MOST [...] A recent survey conducted in Tegucigalpa of 200 people over the age of 18 indicated that the majority of those polled view Arabs as having the most economic power in Honduras. Those surveyed were asked two questions: which ethnic community do you view as the most powerful economically; and a [...] | 2003-10-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI PHUM KIRF HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2551 | Biotechnology Regulations: Honduras [...] Post contacted Carlos Almendares, the GOH official most directly responsible for biotechnology issues, and received the information below. Mr. Almendares is the Chief of the Seed Certification Department in the Honduran National Service for Animal and Plant Health (abbreviated SENASA, equiva [...] | 2003-10-30 20:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO PGOV HO TSLP |
03TEGUCIGALPA2584 | SELECTING CANDIDATE MODEL COUNTRIES ON WATER FOR [...] Summary. In response to STATE 272561, Post recommends the consideration of decentralized management of urban water and sanitation systems in Honduras as a model to be further studied by an expert team and eventually presented at the upcoming UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). End [...] | 2003-11-04 13:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2648 | IMF TEAM RETURNING TO HONDURAS TO NEGOTIATE A [...] (SBU) Summary. An October IMF mission visit to Honduras found enough progress and high-level commitment to agree to return in November for the negotiation of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. The government hopes to be able to push legislat [...] | 2003-11-07 23:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB EAGR PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2662 | IMF IN HONDURAS: PROSPECTS FOR AND OUTCOMES OF AN [...] (C) Summary: If the Maduro government comes to an agreement with the IMF, the National Congress is likely to approve the necessary measures. Of those measures, an increase in the fuel tax could potentially be the most difficult, and runs the risk of adding a new constituency, the transportati [...] | 2003-11-12 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2765 | THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: SETTING OBJECTIVES FOR A [...] Summary. On October 27, President Ricardo Maduro received the results of the National Dialogue which, by means of consensus, attempts to prioritize national objectives in order to benefit the most vulnerable groups of society. Following the idea that the National Dialogue should be participa [...] | 2003-11-25 16:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ELAB EIND PGOV SOCI HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2792 | HONDURAS REACHES PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT WITH IMF ON [...] (C) Summary. On November 25, the GOH and visiting IMF mission announced a preliminary agreement on a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF). The central government deficit targets are 3.5 percent of GDP in 2004, 3.0 percent of GDP in 200 [...] | 2003-11-28 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2844 | GOOD TALKERS, BUT MADURO ADMINISTRATION NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: In office for almost two years, President Ricardo Maduro's administration talks a lot about fighting corruption, particularly when addressing interested U.S. audiences. Upon close examination, however, one sees little demonstrable progress in breaking corruption's pervasive grip [...] | 2003-12-04 21:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KJUS KCRM ECON EFIN PHUM PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA288 | SCENESETTER FOR WHA/DAS FISK'S VISIT TO HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, in office for one year, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June 2002 as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goal [...] | 2003-01-31 16:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD ECON MOPS KJUS HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2882 | ANTI-CORRUPTION PROSECUTOR IN SAN PEDRO SULA [...] (U) On December 1, Ruben Adolfo Reyes, a prosecutor in a unit designed to combat corruption in San Pedro Sula was arrested by Honduran authorities for his alleged links to organized crime. Reyes, who works for the "Common Crime" unit of the Public Ministry in San Pedro Sula, was arraigned on [...] | 2003-12-10 22:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCRM PHUM ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2932 | HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2004 [...] The text of the 2004 National Trade Estimate report for Honduras follows. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (Note that the following paragraph is to be updated by Washington with USDOC statistics.) In 2002, the U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $699 million, an increase [...] | 2003-12-18 15:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2938 | HONDURAS INDICATES IT WILL SIGN UN ANTICORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Honduras was surprisingly absent among the 94 countries that gathered December 11 in Merida, Mexico to sign the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. According to press reports, apart from Honduras, the only other Latin American and Caribbean countries not to sign were Uruguay, [...] | 2003-12-18 21:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KTIA KCRM KJUS EFIN ECON PHUM SOCI HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA2941 | RUMORS OF POSSIBLE RESTRUCTURING OF HONDURAN [...] In an effort to decrease government spending, and meet the specifications of the recently negotiated IMF agreement, the GOH has announced that there will be "changes" within various government ministries. As such, President Ricardo Maduro appears to be planning to streamline the GOH by restr [...] | 2003-12-18 21:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PINR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA494 | Honduras Hopes For IMF Letter of Intent by March 31 [...] (SBU) Summary. Honduras is putting the finishing touches on a package of laws that will put the GOH's fiscal house in order and satisfy the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team negotiating the terms of Honduras' three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. The package w [...] | 2003-02-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA532 | ANTI-CORRUPTION IN HONDURAS--IS RICARDO MADURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Ricardo Maduro enters the second year of his single four-year term in office, the looming question in his professed effort to transform Honduras, economy, judicial system and political environment is whether or not he is prepared to seek concrete results in his battl [...] | 2003-02-26 19:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PGOV SNAR ECON PHUM KCRM OVIP HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA546 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 2002-JANUARY 2003 [...] The GDP rose by 2 percent in 2002, which was lower than economic growth rates in previous years of 2.7 percent in 2001 and 4.8 percent in 2000. Per capita income fell by 0.6 percent during 2002, and the Consumer Price Index rose by 8 percent. The international reserves totaled USD 1.5 billi [...] | 2003-02-27 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA548 | HOSTAGE SITUATION IN NAHUATERIQUE POCKET ON BORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 25 at around 10:00am a Honduran patrol comprised of seven police and four military personnel was surrounded by approximately 400 compesinos in the Nahuaterique pocket on the border with El Salvador. The incident occurred after the patrol had confiscated a number of c [...] | 2003-02-27 23:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS PHUM PREL PTER ECON PINR ES HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA560 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: HONDURAS [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified Post submission of the 2003 Special 301 Review for Honduras follows. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Honduras is largely in compliance with the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS),but there have been no additional moves in the past year [...] | 2003-02-28 22:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD HO KIPR |
03TEGUCIGALPA583 | GOH PROPOSAL FOR SHRIMP RECERTIFICATION [...] (U) Summary and Action Request. On February 19, 2003, the Honduran Ministry of Agriculture, along with the Department of Fisheries, sent the Embassy their proposal for improvement of enforcement of turtle excluder device (TED) regulations (ref a) following the January 2003 decision to decerti [...] | 2003-03-04 20:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA622 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2003 [...] As part of the GOH efforts to reach an agreement with the IMF, an executive decree was issued by President Maduro to reduce public expenditure in salaries to the equivalent of 10.1 percent of the GDP. The measures include: freezing public sector employee wages for all of 2003, e [...] | 2003-03-07 22:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAGR EINV ELAB PGOV SENV HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA626 | TRANSFORMING CENTRAL AMERICA,S SECURITY PARADIGM: [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Maduro reiterated his personal commitment to regional disarmament and expressed his willingness to move forward on this issue. He also asked for U.S. support, mentioning directly the possible need for a multilateral security guarantee and asked whether the U.S. could pr [...] | 2003-03-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL OVIP PGOV SNAR ETRD ECON MOPS KJUS HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA663 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: REVISED HONDURAS SUBMISSION [...] (U) Revised Sensitive But Unclassified Post submission of the 2003 Special 301 Review for Honduras follows. Addressees are requested to replace reftel with this submission. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Honduras is largely in compliance with the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Propert [...] | 2003-03-14 17:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD HO KIPR |
03TEGUCIGALPA674 | ECONOMIC TOUR D'HORIZON WITH HONDURAN MINISTER OF [...] (C) In a March 12 call on Honduran Minister of the Presidency Luis Cosenza, DCM and Econcouns discussed the top economic items on the bilateral agenda. Cosenza committed to campaigning for the repeal of the teacher and nurse "estatutos" that have caused the rapid increase in government expend [...] | 2003-03-18 14:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN EAID ETRD KJUS PREL ELAB HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA725 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO ADDRESSES NATION ON IRAQ: [...] (U) Summary: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro addressed the nation the evening of March 20 on the war in Iraq and possible implications for Honduras. His basic message was that the war may cause hardships, but there was no reason to panic and that Hondurans should stick together. He stated [...] | 2003-03-21 21:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EPET OIIP ASEC IZ HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA726 | HIGH EXPECTATIONS, DISAPPOINTING RESULTS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: After one year in office, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. Maduro began his administration amid high expectations. While he remains upbeat about his administration's ability to [...] | 2003-03-21 22:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD PHUM KJUS CASC ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA753 | GOH PREPARATION FOR CITES II LISTING OF BIGLEAF [...] (U) Summary. The scientific authority in Honduras, made up of both governmental and private entities, is preparing for the Appendix II listing of Bigleaf Mahogany to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). While Honduras does have some administrative and legal str [...] | 2003-03-25 23:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA865 | Honduran Congress Adopts New Fiscal Package; [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 2, the Honduran Congress considered and adopted in one reading a second fiscal package (the first was adopted in May 2002) designed to broaden the tax base, help reduce chronic budget deficits and move the government on the road to an IMF agreement. Congress modified s [...] | 2003-04-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA896 | C-AL3-00272: IMPORT DUTIES HAVE DECLINING [...] (SBU) Summary. Honduran trade liberalization over the past 13 years has resulted in a declining dependence on import duties and other taxes on international trade. In 2002, revenue from import duties had dropped to only 2.2 percent of GDP and an estimated 12.2 percent of total tax revenue (e [...] | 2003-04-11 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB HO |
03TEGUCIGALPA980 | WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEY: HONDURAS [...] In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information regarding the use of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) technologies in Honduras. 2. According to the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel),Honduras has not yet allocated any unlicensed radio-frequency spectrum for us [...] | 2003-04-25 20:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD HO |
03THEHAGUE1523 | DUTCH TASK FORCE PREPS BUSINESS SECTOR FOR ROLE IN [...] Summary. About 300 businesspeople attended a conference on Iraq reconstruction that was staged on June 6 by the GONL and the Dutch Association of Chambers of Commerce. The GONL gave a positive but realistic assessment of business opportunities in the Iraq and pledged the government's help [...] | 2003-06-13 13:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON IZ NL |
03THEHAGUE1697 | The Netherlands' EU Stability Pact Dilemma [...] This message was jointly drafted by Embassy The Hague (Econ-Schultz),USEU Brussels (Econ-Brown),and ConGen Frankfurt (Treasury-Wallar) 2. Summary. The Netherlands' proposed EU stability program to be considered by the Ecofin Council July 14-15 is based on outdated numbers and presents [...] | 2003-07-01 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN NL ECON EUN |
03THEHAGUE1739 | DUTCH PM BALKENDE OUTLINES AGENDA [...] (C) On June 30, Amb Sobel and Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkende discussed their objectives. The Prime Minister listed three issues on which he personally wanted to lead his new government: values, innovation, and the 2004 EU presidency. In the Fall, the PM will begin traveling to capitals to prepa [...] | 2003-07-08 11:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EU MARR NL PREL PTER |
03THEHAGUE1844 | AIRCRAFT NOISE: DUTCH PARLIAMENT RAISES NEW [...] Summary. The Dutch parliament is reviewing aircraft noise levels in response to pressure from communities in the area of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Sleep disturbances have increased as the 5th runway has come on line. It remains to be seen whether or not the study will lead to a change [...] | 2003-07-21 17:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NL ENIV |
03THEHAGUE1848 | NETHERLANDS REPLY ON DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-22 10:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC NL PARM ECON |
03THEHAGUE1859 | COUNTERTERRORISM IN THE NETHERLANDS: ACQUITTALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent acquittals of Islamist terrorist suspects in two high profile cases (see Ref A) and increasing realization that terrorist threats affect the Dutch homeland have prompted the government of the Netherlands to propose more measures to strengthen counterterrorism legislatio [...] | 2003-07-23 05:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM CASC XG PREL ECON ETRD ETTC EFIN NL EUN |
03THEHAGUE1865 | A/S JONES VISIT TO THE HAGUE: MIDDLE EAST AND [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-23 12:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD IZ NL PREL NATO |
03THEHAGUE1879 | NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...] | 2003-07-24 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC |
03THEHAGUE1950 | NAME OF AVIATION AND MARITIME OFFICER - THE HAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-04 13:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NL |
03THEHAGUE2137 | NETHERLANDS RESPONSE TO ADC DEMARCHE [...] (U) Please see action request paragraph 4. 2. (C) Summary. The Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs confirms that Dutch electronics manufacturer Philips plans to ship 14-bit ADCs to China, but has not completed the transaction. The GONL has not yet made a determination on the export lice [...] | 2003-08-25 11:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC NL PARM ECON |
03THEHAGUE2306 | IRAQ: DUTCH INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH TRADE BANK [...] In the Netherlands, all export credit insurance risks (political and commercial, pre-credit and credit) for all countries under short term whole turnover policies are handled by a private insurer Gerling NCM. The Ministry of Finance has pledged to inform Gerling about the possibilities of wo [...] | 2003-09-15 12:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD PREL IZ EXIM |
03THEHAGUE2548 | IRAQI DELEGATION VISIT TO THE HAGUE OCTOBER 3 [...] (C) SUMMARY: AN OFFICIAL IRAQI DELEGATION HEADED BY PLANNING MINISTER HAFEDH MADE A BRIEF VISIT TO THE HAGUE OCTOBER 3 IN ADVANCE OF THE IRAQ DONORS' CONFERENCE. WHILE NOT SECURING ANY SPECIFIC PLEDGES OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE "VERY CONSERVATIVE" DUTCH, THE TEAM REPORTED THAT THE VISIT [...] | 2003-10-03 18:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAID EFIN PREL OTRA IZ NL |
03THEHAGUE2610 | EVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD: DUBLIN AND THE [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Dublin and USEU Brussels. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In a trip designed to build relationships on sustainable development with the January-June 2004 EU Troika (Ireland, The Netherlands, and the European Commission),and to explore specif [...] | 2003-10-10 14:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON EFIN PREL EI NL EUN |
03THEHAGUE2692 | DUTCH TO PLEDGE USD 15 MN AT MADRID [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will pledge EUR 13 mn (USD 15 mn) at Madrid. FinMin Zalm told visiting DOD U/S Zakheim and an interagency delegation that the GoNL sees its troops on the ground as its principal contribution to the stabilization effort, but that the passage of UNSCR 1511 helped [...] | 2003-10-24 06:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON NL |
03THEHAGUE2750 | DUTCH 2004 BUDGET: TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE [...] THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT HAS APPROVED A TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE AIMED AT LIMITING THE 2004 BUDGET DEFICIT TO 2.3 PERCENT OF GDP, WELL UNDER THE THREE PERCENT STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT (SGP) CEILING. ON OCTOBER 1, THE PARLIAMENT APPROVED A CY 2004 BUDGET THAT COMBINES SHARP SPENDING REDUC [...] | 2003-10-31 16:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV MCAP NL |
03THEHAGUE2843 | AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 10 DINNER WITH DUTCH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel hosted dinner for Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende November 10. The PM's Diplomatic Advisor Rob Swartbol and DCM also attended. Balkenende promised that Dutch foreign policy would remain constant when Ben Bot became FM on Dec. 3, but cautioned that EU Pre [...] | 2003-11-13 14:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IZ NL PGOV PREL |
03THEHAGUE2859 | CONVERSATION WITH DUTCH ON EUROPEAN AVIATION [...] (SBU) On November 14, EconCounselor and EconOff met with Rene Fennes, Director of the International Affairs Bureau at the Directorate General for Civil Aviation, Netherlands Ministry of Transport. (Note: Fennes attended the Oct. 1-2 U.S.-EU aviation talks on behalf of the Netherlands. E [...] | 2003-11-14 12:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD NL |
03THEHAGUE2874 | Biotech Regulations In The Netherlands [...] Summary: In The Netherlands, the laws and regulations affecting the approval, production, importation and labeling of products of agricultural biotechnology are for the most part based on directives and legislation of the European Union. At the moment, the Ministry for Public Health is p [...] | 2003-11-17 07:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON NL SENV TBIO EUN |
03THEHAGUE2959 | VISIT OF EUR PDAS CHARLIE RIES TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) During meetings in The Hague November 19-20 in advance of the Dutch EU presidency (July - December 2004),EUR PDAS Ries stressed the importance of early and close U.S.-Dutch consultations to avoid surprises and needless conflicts. On specific areas of potential cooperation, Ries pushed fo [...] | 2003-11-26 09:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON PTER NL |
03THEHAGUE2960 | IMO COUNCIL CANDIDACY: DUTCH REQUEST RECIPROCAL [...] In response to ref demarche, the GONL sent post a diplomatic note offering Dutch support for U.S. IMO Council candidacy in return for USG support for Dutch candidacy under Category B of IMO Council elections. 2. The following is the text of the diplomatic note: The Ministry of For [...] | 2003-11-26 11:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON NL EWWT IMO |
03THEHAGUE2981 | AVIATION SECURITY: DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch aviation security officials and national carrier KLM recently voiced their shared concern that new U.S. requirements for inspections of incoming cargo (a.k.a. the 10% rule) will be difficult for carriers to meet. The Dutch contend that their inspection procedures are [...] | 2003-11-28 14:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON NL |
03THEHAGUE3011 | AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH INDUSTRY TO STAGE CONFERENCE [...] The Dutch Chamber of Commerce and the National Center for Trade Promotion are sponsoring a conference on business opportunities in Afghanistan, to be held December 10 in Rotterdam. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send two speakers: Ronald Mollinger, Ambassador at Large and Special E [...] | 2003-12-05 06:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AF EAID ECON NL |
03THEHAGUE3037 | IRAQ: DUTCH TO PROVIDE EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE [...] The Dutch Ministry of Finance announced on November 27 that it would make available export credit insurance for Iraq totaling EUR 25 million, valid for 180 days. As reported in ref A, the package will be managed by private insurer Gerling NCM. Gerling NCM participated in the December 5 me [...] | 2003-12-10 09:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ NL PREL EXIM |
03THEHAGUE3118 | IFC SMALL BUSINESS FACILITY FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-17 12:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ NL |
03THEHAGUE3133 | AL QAIDA TRAVEL BAN - NETHERLANDS [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch take their responsibilities under the UN sanction regime seriously and have a "visa lookout" system, albeit with limitations, which incorporates information on individuals listed by the 1267 Committee. Restricting use of Dutch passports for international travel is more p [...] | 2003-12-18 11:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC NL PREL PTER |
03THEHAGUE3201 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-31 12:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG NL EUN |
03VATICAN283 | PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS - WORKING WITH VATICAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE, CATHOLIC DIOCESES WORLDWIDE, AFFILIATED NGO'S AND CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDERS ARE SIGNIFICANT, IF OFTEN OVERLOOKED, PLAYERS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS IN EFFECT THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: SO [...] | 2003-01-24 10:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SMIG TBIO VT |
03VATICAN3387 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES JULY 17 VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (C) VATICAN ACTING FM MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TOLD A/S BETH JONES JULY 17 THAT THE HOLY SEE WAS FIRMLY BEHIND THE ROAD MAP, AND HAD APPEALED TO ISRAELI FM SHALOM TO REFRAIN FROM RETALIATION. A/S JONES URGED THE HOLY SEE TO HELP STRENGTHEN ABU MAZEN'S POSITION. THE HOLY SEE REITERATED ITS CO [...] | 2003-07-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON TU VT XA RS |
03VATICAN3917 | VATICAN PREPARING FOR NOVEMBER BIOTECH CONFERENCE [...] (C) FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE COUNCIL'S RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BIOTECH CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE. WHILE THE SPECIFICS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT, DEWANE SAID THAT THE COUNCIL WAS SEEKING [...] | 2003-08-28 15:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON PREL SENV SOCI VT |
03YEREVAN3079 | PARLIAMENT PASSES THE 2004 STATE BUDGET [...] The National Assembly passed the final 2004 State Budget during a December 25 extraordinary session. Following rigorous parliamentary lobbying that resulted in AMD 5.5 billion (USD 9.8 million) in additional spending over the initial draft, the budget passed by a vote of ninety-six to six (wi [...] | 2003-12-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AM |
03ZAGREB1031 | CROATIA DECIDES TO ACCEPT UNFROZEN FUNDS "WITHOUT [...] (C) AT A CLOSED SESSION ON MAY 8, THE CROATIAN CABINET FORMALLY DECIDED TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROZEN IN THE U.S. UNDER MILOSEVIC-ERA SANCTIONS. ON MAY 7 WE MET WITH MFA SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR ANDREJA METELKO- ZGOMBIC AND AMERICA'S DESK DIRECTOR MIROSLAV KOVACIC TO PRESS FOR CROATIAN ACCEPTANCE. THI [...] | 2003-05-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON MK SR BK SI MW HR |
03ZAGREB1296 | CROATIA'S DETERIORATING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. [...] (C) So far, 2003 has not been a good year for our bilateral relationship with Croatia. On issue after issue, whether Iraq, intellectual property rights, unblocking of assets of the Former Yugoslavia, or now our proposed Article 98 agreement, the GOC not only has failed to deliver, but has ant [...] | 2003-06-06 16:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PREF KAWC HR EVN NATO |
03ZAGREB1474 | GOC APPROVES HOUSING MEASURES AIMED AT [...] (C) In what is being viewed as an abrupt change of policy, the Croatian Government on June 12 finally approved measures aimed at providing subsidized housing to refugees who enjoyed "tenancy rights" under the old Yugoslav system. In another development, Prime Minister Racan, for the first time [...] | 2003-06-27 07:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ECON HR BK |
03ZAGREB1677 | CROATIA INTERESTED IN SOFIA CYBERSECURITY [...] THE GOC HAS NO SPECIFIC NATIONAL PLAN FOR CYBERSECURITY AT THIS TIME, BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS IT AS PART OF A LARGER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY. THE GOC WILL LIKELY ATTEND THE SOFIA CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE (REFTEL),BUT WILL ONLY DETERMINE WHO TO SEND FR [...] | 2003-07-25 13:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KCIP EINT PREL HR |
03ZAGREB1927 | TIME RUNNING OUT FOR AGREEMENT ON PLOCE PORT [...] (C) PM Racan has vowed that Croatia will ratify the Ploce Port Agreement by the end of September despite continued local and parliamentary opposition to the agreement. GOC and GOBiH have met frequently in recent weeks to try to reach a compromise that would provide Croatia the political cover [...] | 2003-09-05 11:31:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS ECON HR |
03ZAGREB2144 | GOC RECEIVES POOR GRADES ON RETURNS-RELATED ISSUES [...] (C) Since its declarations this spring and June 12 initiative aimed at providing subsidized housing to refugees who enjoyed "tenancy rights" under the old Yugoslav system, the GOC has made little progress on key return-related issues. The number of refugees returning to Croatia lags behind th [...] | 2003-10-06 05:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ECON HR BK |
03ZAGREB2224 | STATUS OF CROATIAN BIOTECH REGULATIONS [...] The following information responds to questions reftel, approximately in the order questions were asked. Entry Into Force ---------------- 2. Over the past five months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation regulating the importation, cultivation and marketing of biotech crops and f [...] | 2003-10-16 06:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR |
03ZAGREB2446 | CROATIAN VOTERS RELUCTANT TO GIVE CREDIT FOR [...] (SBU) Going into the elections this weekend, the current coalition government has a good story to tell -- healthy GDP growth, declining unemployment, progress on its Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU, new roads, and constructive relationships with the IMF and World Bank. Eve [...] | 2003-11-20 06:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV HR |
03ZAGREB2666 | IMF CONCERNED THAT DEFICITS WILL RISE UNDER NEW [...] (C) The incoming government is playing its economic game close to its chest. A visiting IMF team that met informally with the HDZ's economic players came away without much new information. The HDZ's campaign promises, much like the campaign promises of the other parties, were expensive. Per [...] | 2003-12-22 12:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV HR |
03ZAGREB2687 | CROATIA REACTS TO U.S. CASE OF BSE, BANS IMPORTS [...] (U) ON DECEMBER 24, CROATIA BANNED THE IMPORT OF U.S. BEEF IN RESPONSE TO NEWS REPORTS OF THE FIRST CASE OF BSE IN THE U.S. ON DECEMBER 29, EMBASSY PRESENTED REFTEL NOTIFICATION OF THE BSE CASE IN U.S. TO ASSISTANT MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE MIROSLAV BOZIC ON DECEMBER 29. WHILE CROATIA DOES [...] | 2003-12-29 15:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON HR |
03ZAGREB337 | GOC PUSHING BACK ON IC CRITICISM ON RETURNS [...] (C) THE GOC IS REACTING TO IC PRESSURE ON REFUGEE RETURNS. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND RECONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING, RADIMIR CACIC, HELD A HASTILY ARRANGED MEETING ON FEBRUARY 4 WITH THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY TO PRESENT HIS MINISTRY,S PROGRAM ON REFUGEE RETURN. THE EVENT AT THE SHERATON HOTEL [...] | 2003-02-12 17:19:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL ECON HR OSCE EUN UNHCR |
03ZAGREB376 | VOJNIC: OFFERING EQUAL MISERY FOR ALL [...] (C) ONLY 50 MILES FROM ZAGREB, THE MUNICIPALITY OF VOJNIC STANDS AS A STARK EXAMPLE OF THE ECONOMIC REALITIES FACED BY CROATS, SERBS, AND MUSLIMS ALIKE IN CROATIA'S WAR AFFECTED REGIONS -- RURAL COMMUNITIES LONG PLAGUED BY ECONOMIC DECLINE AND OUT MIGRATION. THE EFFECTS OF THE 1991-1995 "HOMEL [...] | 2003-02-20 06:56:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PREF ECON PGOV HR |
03ZAGREB407 | GOC MOVING FORWARD WITH DEMINING PREVLAKA [...] WHILE THE GOC WILL COVER THE FULL COST OF DEMINING THE PREVLAKA PENINSULA, IT IS SEEKING INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00407 01 OF 02 241640Z DEMINING AREAS ON BOTH SIDES OF ITS BORDER WITH MONTENEGRO. CROATIAN AUTHORITIES WANT TO BE [...] | 2003-02-24 16:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON HR PBTS PGOV PREF PREL |
03ZAGREB450 | UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: GETTING HOLD HARMLESS LOOKS REMOTE [...] (C) THE RACAN GOVERNMENT IS DIGGING IN ITS HEELS ON THE SUCCESSION AGREEMENT, AND MAY WELL IGNORE OUR REQUEST FOR A HOLD HARMLESS BEFORE THE USG UNBLOCKS DISPUTED NBY ASSETS THIS SPRING. THAT IS THE INDICATION WE RECEIVED IN SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH THE GOC'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE FINANCIAL C [...] | 2003-02-28 09:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR HR BK SI MW |
03ZAGREB491 | CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION HITS ROADBLOCK; [...] (SBU) THE POLITICAL CONFLICT OVER THE ABORTED PRIVATIZATION OF THE SUNCANI HVAR HOTEL GROUP, REPORTED REFS A AND B, IS HAMPERING PROGRESS ON THE REST OF THE PORTFOLIO OF THE CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION FUND (CPF) AND MORE GENERALLY ON CROATIA'S WHOLE ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM. THE ANIMUS TOWARD PRI [...] | 2003-03-07 09:31:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID EAGR HR |
03ZAGREB578 | UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: PICULA SAYS GOC STILL [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR DELIVERED DEMARCHE (REF A) CONCERNING USG PLANS TO UNBLOCK SFRY ASSETS TO FOREIGN MINISTER PICULA MARCH 14. PICULA WAS NON-COMMITTAL, BUT AGAIN POINTED TO THE DIFFICULTY OF PROVIDING A HOLD HARMLESS IN THE ABSENCE OF A RATIFIED SUCCESSION AGREEMENT. AS HE HAS IN PREVIOUS [...] | 2003-03-14 16:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR BK SI MW HR |
03ZAGREB579 | IMPLICATIONS FOR CROATIA'S ECONOMY OF WAR WITH IRAQ [...] (SBU) THERE IS NO REAL CONSENSUS ON HOW HOSTILITIES IN IRAQ COULD HURT THE CROATIAN ECONOMY. THE LOCAL MEDIA IS FULL OF SPECULATION, HOWEVER, AND THE COMMENTARY AND "ANALYIS" OFTEN BETRAY FAMILIAR -- ANTI-WAR -- BIASES. TOURISM IS THE SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF FOREIGN REVENUE FOR CROATIA, AND [...] | 2003-03-14 17:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MARR HR IZ |
03ZAGREB681 | KRSKO NUCLEAR PLANT AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE AT [...] THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON THE KRSKO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LOCATED IN SLOVENIA BUT CO-OWNED BY SLOVENIA AND CROATIA, CAME INTO FORCE ON MARCH 11, THE DATE THE GOC RECEIVED THE SLOVENIAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING SLOVENIAN RATIFICATION. ON MARCH 14, THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT REJECTED TWO MOTIONS F [...] | 2003-03-26 07:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG TRGY SI HR |
03ZAGREB755 | UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: CROATIA MAINTAINS HARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOR CROATIA, UNRAVELING THE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE SUCCESSOR STATES OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA CONTINUES TO HINGE ON SECURING A RATIFIED AGREEMENT ON SUCCESSION ISSUES (ASI). ON APRIL 4, ZDRAVKO ROGIC, SENIOR CROATIAN REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SUCCESSOR STATES' FINANCE COMMITT [...] | 2003-04-04 15:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR BK SI MW HR RU |
03ZAGREB799 | DRUZHBADRIA AND CPOT PIPELINES -- CROATIA MOVING [...] (SBU) THE DRUZHBADRIA PIPELINE PROJECT IS ONE POSSIBLE ROUTE TO BRING RUSSIAN OIL TO WESTERN MARKETS, SOMETHING WHICH WOULD ENHANCE GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY BY INCREASING DIVERSIFICATION OF OIL SUPPLIES. THE CROATIAN PRESS HAS SOUGHT TO PORTRAY CROATIA AS A NEW PLAYER IN WORLD OIL POLITICS. H [...] | 2003-04-11 08:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET SENV HR |
03ZAGREB866 | CROATIA PROVIDING LIMITED SUPPORT TO CROATS IN BIH [...] (C) BASED ON MEETINGS WITH KEY GOC AND GOBIH OFFICIALS IN CROATIA IN RECENT WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPES AND LEVELS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT THE GOC IS PROVIDING TO ETHNIC CROATS IN BOSNIA -- TARGETED LARGELY TO THREE AREAS: PENSIONS FOR FORMER HVO SOLDIERS, REFUGEE RETURNS, AND [...] | 2003-04-18 14:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ECON MARR MASS HR BK |
03ZAGREB950 | CROATIA WILL NOT ACCEPT TRANSFER OF NBY FUNDS [...] (C) ON APRIL 29, WE MET WITH MIROSLAV KOVACIC, HEAD OF THE AMERICAS DEPARTMENT AT THE MFA, AT HIS REQUEST. KOVACIC SAID THE MINISTRY HAD HEARD FROM THE CROATIAN NATIONAL BANK (CNB) THAT IT HAD BEEN REQUESTED TO ACCEPT A TRANSFER OF $54.6 MILLION AS CROATIA'S PART OF UNFROZEN NBY ASSETS IN THE [...] | 2003-04-29 15:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN SI BK MK SR HK |
04ABUDHABI1016 | UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The "Talk About Town" series by the U.S. Mission in the UAE -- Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai -- is provided on a periodic basis, and intended to report on local business atmo [...] | 2004-04-06 11:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EPET PGOV PREL SOCI TC |
04ABUDHABI1114 | UAE Environmental Efforts [...] The UAE, led by the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has taken a number of steps to protect the environment and to increase environmental awareness in the UAE. The Federal Environmental Agency (FEA),established in 1993, is the federal agency charged with drafting UAE environmental laws and regulations. [...] | 2004-04-12 15:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ETRD ECON EPET TC |
04ABUDHABI112 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE GCC UNDER THE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce notified the Embassy on December 28 that it would be willing to host the following MEPI regional training programs in February: -- Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights February 8-9, 2004 [...] | 2004-01-11 05:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI EAID ECON |
04ABUDHABI1290 | UAEG INFORMED OF INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref information April 24 to UAE Federal Customs Authority Deputy Director General Saeed Al- Marri, who undertook to forward the International Ship And Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code to the customs authorities in each of the UAE's seven emirates. He reminded Econof [...] | 2004-04-25 12:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
04ABUDHABI1298 | UAE CENTRAL BANK ON FATF/CTAG PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) DCM and EconChief met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi on April 11. During that meeting, Al-Suwaidi stated that the UAE continued to be interested in money laundering training opportunities with the USG. He suggested that the UAEG customs authorities could benefit [...] | 2004-04-26 09:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM PTER ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI13 | AL-SUWEIDI BROTHERS: INFLUENTIAL ABU DHABI FAMILY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) Summary: In a country where tribal affiliation and family connections shape the local commercial landscape, the Al-Suweidi is one of the largest and most influential tribes in the UAE. The Al-Suweidi ca [...] | 2004-01-03 11:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV EPET PINS PREL PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI1344 | UAE OFFICIALS QUERY DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE ON [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: During his visit to Abu Dhabi April 20-21, Deputy Secretary Armitage held wide-ranging discussions in separate meetings with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Crown Prince [...] | 2004-04-28 05:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI136 | UAE WANTS BILATERAL FTA WITH U.S., CONCERNED GCC [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuami SIPDIS confided to the Ambassador on January 11 that the UAEG prefers to negotiate a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, instead of working toward a multilate [...] | 2004-01-12 13:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI1465 | UAE OIL MINISTER calls for OPEC to take steps to [...] (U) ON THE MARGINS OF AN ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE IN ABU DHABI ON MAY 8, UAE PETROLEUM MINISTER OBEID BIN SAIF AL- NASIRI CALLED FOR OPEC TO "DO SOMETHING" ABOUT HIGH OIL PRICES AND RAISE THE CARTEL'S OFFICIAL PRODUCTION QUOTA. HE NOTED THAT OPEC MEMBERS ALREADY ARE OVERPRODUCING THE CURRENT Q [...] | 2004-05-09 11:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV EPET TC |
04ABUDHABI1611 | UAE - SHARING THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Post has asked senior officials in the UAE Government, the business community, and academia to review and comment on the most recent draft of the G-8 Greater Middle East Plan of Support. Unfortunately, reftel arrived over the weekend here (May 14),making it difficult for us to share the [...] | 2004-05-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI PREL EAID ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI163 | UAE LABOR MINISTRY REGISTERS 13,000 UNEMPLOYED, [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Ministry of Labor released a landmark report this week confirming that 13,000 UAE nationals currently are unemployed. An official from Tanmia -- the national emp [...] | 2004-01-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KWMN SOCI TC |
04ABUDHABI1701 | UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ILSA [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador raised ref A talking points May 23 with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) and expressed USG concern about re [...] | 2004-05-24 11:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR |
04ABUDHABI1706 | DOHA CONFERENCE AND UAE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. (U) EconChief and Polchief discussed UAE plans to attend the May 25-26 Doha meeting on the Iraq Trust Fund with MFA Director of European and American Affairs Ahmed Al- Muqarrab. Al-Muqarrab said that he thought the UAE would attend the con [...] | 2004-05-24 12:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL EFIN TC |
04ABUDHABI1710 | UAEG STUDYING ATOMIC ENERGY POTENTIAL; SEEKS USG [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 3. (C) UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) told the Ambassador May 23 [...] | 2004-05-24 13:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV KNNP TC GM |
04ABUDHABI1740 | Hawala: The Indian Embassy's Views [...] (SBU) S.K Reddy, the First Secretary of the Indian Embassy called on EconChief to discuss hawala. Reddy said that he had not yet met with the Central Bank on the subject, because he was waiting for instructions from India's Central Bank before approaching the UAEG. He said that hawala was i [...] | 2004-05-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PTER ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI1824 | UAEG ADDRESSES COMPLAINTS OF U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SEEKING TO CAPITALIZE ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE U.S.-UAE TIFA COUNCIL MEETING IN APRIL, ECONOFF AND U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURES MET WITH KEY UAEG OFFICIALS RECENTLY TO DISCUSS SEVERAL INCIDENCES OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT BY UAE HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND LOCAL COMPANIES. PRIOR TO TH [...] | 2004-06-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WTO USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI1831 | UAE - Talk of reform in advance of the G8 [...] (C) Summary: There is a lively dialogue about the need for political, economic, and educational reforms in the UAE. We read about it in the local press, hear about it from our contacts, and we may be contributing to it by sending Emiratis on Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs. [...] | 2004-06-02 13:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV ECON NATO KMPI TC |
04ABUDHABI1857 | ENCOURAGING IRAQI-UAE CONTACTS ON SOVEREIGN DEBT [...] (SBU) Econchief delivered reftel demarche encouraging UAE - Iraqi contacts on sovereign debt issues to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank. He discussed it with Ministry of Finance Assistant Undersecretary for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al- Bustani and [...] | 2004-06-07 05:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI1942 | UAE PRODUCTION IN THE WAKE OF THE JUNE OPEC QUOTA [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by EconChief paid her farewell call to ADNOC CEO Yousef Omair bin Yousef and Deputy CEO Abdullah Nasser Al-Suwaidi on June 6, 2004. The Ambassador thanked Yousef for the UAE and OPEC's welcome action and asked about the UAE's announcement that it would produce an e [...] | 2004-06-13 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI195 | UPPER ZAKUM FIELD UPDATE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). This cable contains business proprietary information. Please protect. 2. (C) In late December, Ambassador and Econchief met with Exxon Mobil (Al-Khalij) President Frank Kemnetz, who provided an update on the st [...] | 2004-01-20 05:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
04ABUDHABI1950 | DAWOOD IBRAHIM - UAE RESPONSE [...] (S) Post delivered reftel demarche on Dawood Ibrahim to the Central Bank and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 30. At that time, we confirmed that the MFA would issue instructions to the Central Bank to take action on the case. On June 13, EconChief followed-up with Abdulrahim Al-Awa [...] | 2004-06-14 12:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER ECON EFIN ETTC TC |
04ABUDHABI2028 | UAE: BOGUS REPORT CLAIMS EXXONMOBIL WINS BID TO [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) A Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) article this week, citing "sources close to the Supreme Petroleum Council" (SPC),claimed that the SPC had selected U.S. firm ExxonMobil to develop the m [...] | 2004-06-21 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
04ABUDHABI2033 | UAEG DECLINES TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFO ON GAS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) In a June 14 meeting with Econoff, Chief Operating Officer of Mubadala (and former Projects Manager for UAE Offsets Group) Khaldoon Al-Mubarak (protect) said the UAEG would not provide fu [...] | 2004-06-21 13:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR |
04ABUDHABI2171 | UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The "Talk About Town" series by the U.S. Mission in the UAE -- Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai -- is provided on a periodic basis, and intended to report on local business atmosp [...] | 2004-06-30 11:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI2177 | UAE OPEN TO HELPING IRAQI MINISTRIES, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Post briefed Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials on details of USG plans to offer Iraq's ministries development assistance (see ref A),and asked whether the UAEG was contemplating similar assistance to Iraq's ministries. The response was generally positive, although our interl [...] | 2004-06-30 11:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI2202 | THE SLOW RISE IN TRAVEL OF UAE NATIONALS TO THE [...] FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 9/11, THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES IS STARTING TO RISE. HOWEVER, THIS IS FROM A SHARPLY DIMINISHED BASE - THE ROAD BACK TO PRE-9/11 LEVELS FOR UAE NATIONALS WILL TAKE TIME. THE NUMBER OF UAE NATIONALS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES HAS FA [...] | 2004-07-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KPAO SCUL BMGT ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI2203 | PRIMER ON UAE INSURANCE MARKET [...] The UAE insurance sector is a small contributor to the federation's economy, but enjoys significant levels of protection from foreign competition. Most recent data available shows that the insurance sector contributed $630 million to the UAE economy in 2002 -- less than 1 percent of the UAE' [...] | 2004-07-04 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ECIN TC |
04ABUDHABI2206 | UAE COMPLIANT WITH INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT [...] According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO),all of the UAE's major seaports and oil and gas terminal operators were ISPS certified by the July 1 deadline. The following UAE seaports received ISPS certification: Dubai Dry Dock (Dubai) Jebel Ali Port (Dubai) Port Rashid (Dub [...] | 2004-07-04 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV |
04ABUDHABI2217 | UAE - Iraqi expats not rushing to return home [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi expatriates residing in the UAE are not rushing to return to their homeland now that there has been a transfer of power from the Coalition to a sovereign Iraqi government. On the contrary, most of the estimated 60,000 Iraqis living in the UAE are taking a wait-and-see appro [...] | 2004-07-05 11:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI2254 | UAE: MAJOR SHAKE-UP IN THE SUPREME PETROLEUM [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C/NF) Summary and comment: In a surprise move, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan overhauled the membership of the secretive Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) on June 29. [...] | 2004-07-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV EPET PINS PREL PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI2263 | UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON IRAN GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge delivered ref A talking points to MFA Assistant Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi July 6, and expressed our concerns about Abu Dhabi's potential project to import gas from Iran. Al [...] | 2004-07-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR |
04ABUDHABI2272 | A trickle, but no rush of people and capital [...] (C) Summary: Terror attacks and insecurity have prompted a small number of expatriates to leave Saudi Arabia and relocate to the United Arab Emirates, according to business, government, and diplomatic contacts, as well as press reports. The limited exodus concerns individuals, not entire firm [...] | 2004-07-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV SA TC |
04ABUDHABI2343 | UAE: JULY 2004 APPENDIX TO 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (U) This appendix serves as an update to the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It has been provided to assist investors in the interim period resulting from the U.S. Government's decision to begin publishing the Country Commercial Guide (of which the Invest [...] | 2004-07-13 11:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON KSPR KTBD KPRP OPIC TC |
04ABUDHABI2363 | U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 59TH UNGA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-14 09:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM KDEM UNGA UN TC |
04ABUDHABI2371 | LETTER FROM THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT TO SECRETARY [...] (SBU) ON JULY 13, POST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE SIGNED BY THE IRAQI FINANCE MINISTER AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REGARDING TREATMENT OF IRAQ'S EXTERNAL DEBT. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: 12TH JULY 2004 H.E. MR. JOHN SNOW SECRETARY OF TREASURY SIPDIS UNITED STATES DEAR SIR, W [...] | 2004-07-14 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON OPDC PREL IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI2372 | LETTER FROM THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT TO SECRETARY [...] (SBU) ON JULY 13, POST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE SIGNED BY THE IRAQI FINANCE MINISTER AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REGARDING TREATMENT OF IRAQ'S EXTERNAL DEBT. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: 12TH JULY 2004 H.E. MR. COLIN POWELL SECRETARY OF STATE SIPDIS UNITED STATES DEAR SIR, W [...] | 2004-07-14 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON OPDC PREL IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI2437 | UAE NEARING MAXIMUM OIL PRODUCTION LIMITS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) Summary: During a July 20 meeting with Charge and Econoff, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Deputy CEO and new member of the Supreme Petroleum Council (see ref C) Abdullah Nasser Al [...] | 2004-07-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
04ABUDHABI246 | REQUEST FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS IN THE UAE [...] In response to Washington's requests for information on biotechnology regulations (refs A and B),please note that ATO Dubai replied in October 2003 (ref C) that the UAE does not/not have "any laws, regulations or testing regimes specifically addressing the approval, production, importation [...] | 2004-01-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TC |
04ABUDHABI2538 | UAE RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AMENDING AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-31 11:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI254 | ARAB MONETARY FUND PLEDGES ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) Summary: During a January 20 meeting with State DAS Greenwood and Treasury DAS Lowery, officials from the Abu Dhabi-based Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) gave assurances that the Fund would do everything it could to [...] | 2004-01-25 11:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI2577 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THIRD PARTY FINANCING FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-03 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR ECON EFIN UN TC |
04ABUDHABI2591 | UAE ANTI TERRORISM LAW ADDRESSES TERRORIST [...] (U) On July 28, the UAE issued "Federal Law Number 1 on Combating Terrorist Crimes, which criminalizes terrorist acts, sets up a national anti-terrorism committee, and criminalizes terrorist financing. Post is analyzing the law and will provide a fuller readout septel. This cable provides a [...] | 2004-08-04 12:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PTER ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI2596 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR THINKS DIFC SET BACK BY [...] (C): Summary: In meetings over the last week with the Central Bank Governor and the American CEO of a local bank, Econchief had the opportunity to discuss the impact on the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) of the firing of its top two regulators DFSA Chairman Ian Hay Davison and DF [...] | 2004-08-09 07:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETTC PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI2804 | G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PREPARTORY MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM -- acting as CDA -- delivered the points in a letter to Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HBZ) on August 18. DCM followed up with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq Al-Haidan to request SIPDIS an [...] | 2004-08-18 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL ECON KMPI |
04ABUDHABI2809 | UAE PAPER ON DEPLOYMENT OF GCC FORCES TO IRAQ [...] (C) Special Assistant to Abu Dhabi Deputy Prime Minister and UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed, Yousef al-Otaiba, in a courtesy call on the Ambassador, passed to us a paper analyzing the pros and cons of deployment of GCC forces to Iraq, which he said was prepared by the [...] | 2004-08-18 14:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL ECON EFIN UN TC |
04ABUDHABI2833 | G8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PREPARTORY MEETING [...] (SBU) On August 22, DCM talked to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq Al-Haidan to ask SIPDIS whether the MFA had a response to our invitation to the BMENA forum preparatory meeting (reftels). Al-Haidan said that he had passed the message on to Deputy Prime Minister/M [...] | 2004-08-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL ECON KMPI |
04ABUDHABI2883 | AMENDING AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT ON CRS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (U) ON AUGUST 18 ABDULLA AHMED LOOTAH, UNDER SECRETARY AT THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS REQUESTED MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE US PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE US/UAE AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT BY DELETING ANNEX III OF THE AGREEMENT. LOOTAH N [...] | 2004-08-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI2930 | SECURITY DOMINATES THE UAE FEDERAL BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: Funding for security (including defense) is the single largest portion of the 2004 federal budget and makes up a full 43 percent of budgeted expenditures. This figure does not include an unknown amount of other defense spending that is directly paid by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. [...] | 2004-08-30 12:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON MARR TC |
04ABUDHABI2972 | UAE BORDER SECURITY TAKES ANOTHER STEP AHEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-31 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP ETRD ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI2980 | TIFA works: UAEG Fixes IPR Problems [...] (SBU) Summary: In a successful use of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process, the Embassy worked with Pfizer and the UAEG to stop violations of Phizer's patent on Viagra. In May, we facilitated meetings between Pfizer and the UAEG to identify Pfizer's concerns, and the C [...] | 2004-09-01 06:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WTO USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI3054 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT: NETAFIM [...] (SBU) On September 7, EconChief met with Ministry of Finance Assistant Undersecretary Khalid Al-Bustani to discuss efforts to resolve Arab League Boycott concerns and specifically to see about getting the UAE to remove Netafim USA from its list of banned companies. In an August 18 conversati [...] | 2004-09-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT KMPI ECON ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI3079 | THE UAE: A GOOD PARTNER LOOKING FOR AN FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last few years, relations between the UAE and the U.S. have deepened and expanded in the military, counter-terror, and nonproliferation arenas. Senior UAEG officials want our economic links to become as close as our other ties and argue that a Free Trade Agreement woul [...] | 2004-09-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TC |
04ABUDHABI3095 | OPEC TO RAISE PRODUCTON QUOTA? [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum advisor Dr. Ibrahim Ismail (protect) told EconChief that he thought that OPEC Ministers would raise the production quota by 1-1.5 mb/d to reflect at least some of OPEC's current overproduction and to help calm the markets. He also said that the ministers w [...] | 2004-09-13 13:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI3205 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT: THE UAE WILL NOT BOYCOTT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: MFA U/S Abdulla Rashid Al-Noaimi (defacto number 2) told the Ambassador on September 15 that the UAE had renounced implementation of the Secondary and Tertiary aspects of the Arab League Boycott and would not boycott [...] | 2004-09-15 11:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT KMPI ECON ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI3270 | TIFA - THE LABOR ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG understands that its current labor law is a stumbling block to its goal of negotiating a FTA with the U.S. The fact that the overwhelming majority (80-85 percent) of the population and 98 percent of the private sector workforce is foreign, however, means labor is a sensi [...] | 2004-09-20 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI3275 | TREASURY A/S ZARATE MEETS CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Assistant Secretary Juan Zarate, accompanied by Embassy Bahrain OFAC Attache and Embassy Abu Dhabi EconChief, met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi on September 16. The Governor noted that the Central Bank continued to work with the Emirati secur [...] | 2004-09-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC PTER ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI3324 | TIFA UPDATE: UAE MOVING ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Pursuing our TIFA discussions, MFA Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi told the Ambassador on 9/22 that MFA is working closely with the Ministry of Economy and Commerce on resolving Arab League Boycott concerns. He also confirmed that the new draft labor law was under tec [...] | 2004-09-24 09:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KBCT ELAB ECON ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI3380 | INFORMING UAE OFFICIALS REGARDING USE OF SPR [...] (U) On September 24, Ambassador telephoned MFA Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi and reviewed with him Ref B talking points regarding the need for the U.S. Department of Energy to enter into negotiations to make available a limited quantity of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve [...] | 2004-09-27 11:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET OPEC ECON PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI3384 | TIFA UPDATE: UAE WORKING ON UNIONS [...] (C) Summary: The UAE Minister of Labor and other UAE labor officials have told us in two separate meetings over the last three days that the UAE is committed to moving forward on developing labor unions, but that the process will be a slow deliberative one, with considerable debate among UAE [...] | 2004-09-27 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI3386 | UAE HESITANT TO ENTER INTO GCC/UE FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Gulf News reported recently that a GCC/EU free trade accord would likely be signed within the next few months. Officials from the UAE Ministry of Economy and Commerce are not enthusiastic about the potential FTA, and are skeptical that it will come to fruition in the near futu [...] | 2004-09-28 05:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETAD ECON EFIN TC |
04ABUDHABI3412 | UAE EXPLORES BUILDING NUCLEAR PLANT FOR POWER, [...] (U) Summary: The UAE signed an MOU with the Government of South Korea to undertake a feasibility study regarding building a nuclear power plant in UAE. If constructed, the plant could potentially double the country,s power and water generation capabilities, and it would be the first nuclear [...] | 2004-09-28 13:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV KNNP GM TC |
04ABUDHABI3427 | BASELINE UAE TEXTILES AND APPAREL STATISTICS [...] (U) Summary and comment: Baseline statistics are provided regarding the UAE textile and apparel industry in response to ref A. In advance of the elimination of the worldwide textiles and apparel quotas in January 2005, UAE officials are very concerned that an absence of quotas on China will [...] | 2004-09-29 12:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX TC |
04ABUDHABI3483 | UAE DRAFT COMPANIES LAW WILL ALLOW GREATER THAN 49 [...] (SBU) Summary: If enacted in its current draft form, a new UAE companies law will allow the Ministry of Economy and Commerce to grant exceptions to the 51/49 percent ownership requirement on a case-by-case basis. This exception will allow U.S. and other foreign companies to own more than 49 [...] | 2004-10-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRO TC |
04ABUDHABI3484 | CONSULTING WITH IRAQ'S NON-PARIS CLUB CREDITORS [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA U/S Al-Noaimi told the Ambassador that the UAE is not currently asking the Iraqis to repay their debt and was not raising it with the IIG. He said that the IIG had asked to send a team to the UAE to discuss debt, but had not done so yet. Ministry of Finance Assistant U/S K [...] | 2004-10-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI3491 | IRAQ: TOKYO DONORS' MEETING [...] (SBU) We delivered ref a demarche September 22 (and followed up October 3),urging the UAEG to attend the Tokyo donors meeting on Iraq and to disburse their Madrid pledge as quickly as possible, to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi. Al-Noaimi said that the UAEG had received Japan's invitatio [...] | 2004-10-04 15:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI3526 | SCENESETTER FOR USTR ZOELLICK'S TRAVEL TO THE UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Ambassador Zoellick: I would like to welcome you to the UAE. Your visit comes during a dynamic period in the U.S.-UAE bilateral relationship. Over the last few years, relations between the UAE and the U.S [...] | 2004-10-06 14:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP TC ETRD ECON EINV PREL |
04ABUDHABI3667 | COMMERCIAL LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM LAYS GROUNDWORK [...] (U) Summary: Staff from the Department of Commerce's Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) visited the UAE in September to gather information and establish the groundwork for future cooperation with the UAEG on issues of commercial legal reform. Econoff and the CLDP team met with a numbe [...] | 2004-10-17 11:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | TC ECON ETRO |
04ABUDHABI3718 | SHEIKH HAMED'S RAILWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of the Economy suggested to Ambassador on October 17 that the U.S. focus more of its regional efforts on economic reform. He asked for USG support for a railway that would stretch from the Gulf of Oman up to Jordan. End Summary. 2. [...] | 2004-10-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PTER IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI3741 | TIFA UPDATE: UAE MOVING ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) On October 20, EconChief called MinEcon Assistant Undersecretary for International Cooperation Abdulla Al-Saleh to discuss steps the UAEG has taken to resolve our Arab League boycott concerns. Al-Salah said that the Ministry of Economy and Commerce had instructed government agencies an [...] | 2004-10-20 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT KMPI ECON ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI3783 | HBZ AND MBZ DISCUSS IRAQ, IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA WITH [...] (C) Summary: Septel covers the trade and investment aspects of USTR Zoellick's October 13 visit to the UAE. During their meetings, UAEG leaders also discussed the political/security challenges facing the region. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed stressed his concerns about Iraqi instability and the th [...] | 2004-10-24 08:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PTER IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI3834 | UAEG GIVES USTR ZOELLICK HIGH-LEVEL COMMITMENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: UAEG leaders assured USTR Ambassador Zoellick that the UAE remained interested in negotiating an FTA with the U.S. They also assured him that the UAEG was taking steps to end implementation of the secondary and tertiary aspects of the Arab League boycott and would ensure that [...] | 2004-10-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PTER IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI3925 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL THOMAS TO THE UAE [...] (U) Chairman Thomas: On behalf of Ambassador Sison, I would like to welcome you and your delegation to the UAE. Your visit comes during a dynamic period in the U.S.-UAE bilateral relationship. I understand that you have been briefed on the UAE, so I just wanted to highlight some issues for y [...] | 2004-11-01 13:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TC |
04ABUDHABI403 | UAEG AMENDING COPYRIGHT LAW TO BETTER PROTECT U.S. [...] (U) UAE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, DIRECTOR OF COPYRIGHTS ALI AL-BALOUSHI CONFIRMED TO ECONCHIEF ON FEBRUARY 11 THAT THE UAEG INTENDS TO ISSUE REGULATIONS UNDER THE 2002 COPYRIGHT LAW TO ALLOW FOR SPECIALIZED COLLECTING SOCIETIES. THESE SOCIETIES ARE A PRACTICAL WAY FOR SOUND RECORDING COMPANIE [...] | 2004-02-17 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD WTO USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI4060 | Federal Export Control Law Stalled by [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite good UAEG cooperation on interdiction of WMD components, UAEG attempts to push forward on a federal export control law are currently stymied by internal struggles between federal agencies and individual emirates. Emboffs have recently received conflicting reports on the [...] | 2004-11-10 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ECON PARM PREL KSTC TC |
04ABUDHABI4127 | IRAQI DEBT REDUCTION AND THE SHARM EL-SHEIKH [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered ref B demarche encouraging the UAE to commit publicly to extending Iraq debt reduction terms at least comparable to those negotiated between the Paris Club and the IIG to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi on Novemb [...] | 2004-11-21 12:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI4132 | SECRETARY'S MESSAGE ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche urging the UAE to provide assistance to the Palestinian Authority to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi on November 20, the first day the UAEG reopened after a two-week shutdown, due to the death of Sheikh Zayed and the Eid al Fitr. Al-Noaimi said that t [...] | 2004-11-22 05:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI4188 | UAE: Biographies of New Cabinet Members [...] (U) The November 2 cabinet reshuffle merged six ministries into three, created a new ministry, shifted portfolios and elevated seven new people to ministerial rank. As part of our analysis of the new cabinet, we have prepared biographies of its members. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed swore in his n [...] | 2004-11-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI4216 | SUGGESTED LANGUAGE ON IRAQ DEBT BY KEY NON-PARIS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-11-23 12:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI4217 | FOLLOW UP WITH THE UAE AFTER THE OCT 13-14 MEETING [...] Ambassador spoke with MFA U/S Adullah Rashid Al-Noaimi on November 23 about the Tokyo meeting. She thanked Al-Noaimi for hosting the February conference and requested that the UAEG consider pledging to the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI). Al-Noaimi took the inform [...] | 2004-11-23 12:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI4260 | NEW ECONOMY MINISTER PRAISES PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) Ambassador called on Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi, the New Minister of Economy and Planning, on November 27 to congratulate her on assuming her role as the first UAE woman cabinet member. Sheikha Lubna commented that, in her view, the cabinet shake up reflected the UAEG's effort to bring in pr [...] | 2004-11-28 09:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ERTD ECON EINV TC |
04ABUDHABI4293 | UAE CENTRAL BANK HOSTS USA PATRIOT ACT SEMINAR [...] SUMMARY: FINCEN Deputy Director William Baity spoke at the UAE Central Bank's November 28 Seminar on the USA Patriot Act in front of an audience of about 200 people, including UAEG officials and private sector bankers and lawyers. Central Bank Governor Al-Suwaidi asked Baity if FINCEN woul [...] | 2004-11-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI432 | REVISED TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [...] Post received a diplomatic note from the UAE MFA with the final text of the TIFA. There were no changes to the text, from the USG revised text reftel. The UAEG requests that we fix a signing date at the earliest opportunity. Post will fax the English language text to the Desk and to USTR. W [...] | 2004-02-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI4334 | UAE: US-EU DIALOGUE ON MIDDLE EAST REFORM [...] The U.S. and EU embassies in Abu Dhabi have tentatively scheduled December 8 for an inaugural dialogue on reform. Per reftel, the Embassy had proposed hosting an inaugural U.S.-EU dialogue on reform during the last week of November, but the Dutch Embassy (EU president) told us that EU missions [...] | 2004-11-30 12:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI PREL ECON PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI4400 | NEW UAE OIL MINISTER CONFIRMS MODERATE STANCE [...] (C) Summary: New UAE Energy Minister Al-Hamili told Ambassador on December 5 that the UAE was committed to meeting market needs. He also underlined the UAE's interest in market stability and moderate prices that support global growth. The Minister stressed that OPEC was doing all it could to [...] | 2004-12-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI4415 | UAE DELEGATION TO FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-06 12:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI ECON KDEM TC |
04ABUDHABI4445 | UAE FINANCE MINISTRY DELEGATION TO FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-08 04:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KDEM PREL TC KMPI |
04ABUDHABI4467 | UAE: U.S.-EU DIALOGUE [...] The U.S. and EU embassies in Abu Dhabi held a dialogue on reform in the Middle East December 8. At the request of the EU Ambassadors, the meeting was held at the DCM level. Fourteen EU missions sent representatives. (Note: This session followed a September 28 COM-level U.S.-EU meeting on the [...] | 2004-12-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KDEM PGOV PREL TC |
04ABUDHABI4468 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SUPPORTS MODERATE OIL PRICES, [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor and Supreme Petroleum Council Member Al-Suwaidi told Ambassador December 8 that the UAE supports a stable oil price that was fair to both producers and consumers. He said that overly high prices were not in the UAE's long-term interest and added that the UAE [...] | 2004-12-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV TC |
04ABUDHABI4504 | UAEG STRESSES COMMITMENT TO FTA [...] (C) Summary: Senior UAEG officials reiterated their commitment to negotiating an FTA with the U.S. in the wake of Saudi criticism of Bahrain for signing a FTA with the U.S. On December 11, UAE Minister of Information and MFA U/S both discussed the Saudi actions at the December 7 GCC ministeri [...] | 2004-12-13 08:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL GCC TC |
04ABUDHABI4509 | MINISTER OF ECONOMY RESOLVES NETAFIM ISSUE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-13 09:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT KMPI ECON ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI4564 | 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [...] The body of this cable is the submission of the 2005 National Trade Estimate for the United Arab Emirates. A word file with tracked changes will be emailed to USTR and NEA. 2. Begin text: TRADE SUMMARY The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Shar [...] | 2004-12-15 09:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD TC |
04ABUDHABI4586 | ABU DHABI EMIRATE RESTRUCTURING [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, UAE President Khalifa, in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, reorganized some local departments in the emirate, pared the membership on the Abu Dhabi Executive Council from 14 to 9 members, and appointed a presidential advisor with the rank of minister. President [...] | 2004-12-15 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR TC |
04ABUDHABI4655 | UAEG WILL PURSUE FTA WITH THE USG: DISAGREES WITH [...] (C) On December 18, Charge and MFA Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi discussed Saudi pressure on Bahrain to back away from its FTA with the U.S. and the possible impact on the GCC summit. Al-Noaimi reiterated UAE commitment to negotiating an FTA with the U.S. He said that he did not u [...] | 2004-12-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PINR GCC TC |
04ABUDHABI467 | GCC PROPOSAL FOR FTA TALKS COMPLICATES UAEG [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The GCC Secretariat's proposal to initiate region-wide free trade negotiations with the United States (ref A) has put UAE officials in the uncomfortable political position of having to support the GCC 'party line,' while at t [...] | 2004-02-24 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN USTR TC |
04ABUDHABI4719 | UAE PERSPECTIVE ON GCC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: New UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan closed the GCC summit, named after his late father Sheikh Zayed, by inviting his fellow leaders to Abu Dhabi for the 26th GCC Summit in December 2005. According to local press and UAEG officials, the GCC dodged the contentious [...] | 2004-12-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD GCC TC |
04ABUDHABI501 | FOLLOW-UP ON MADRID CONFERENCE DONORS FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) DCM initially raised reftel points to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi on February 14. According to Al-Noaimi, the UAEG has already disbursed the $215 million pledge made at Madrid, both in providing humanitarian assistance and on buying Si [...] | 2004-02-26 11:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAUD EUN |
04ABUDHABI503 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S WAYNE VISIT TO ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary Wayne: We look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE for your February 28- 29 visit. In addition to the donor's conference, we have scheduled bilateral meetings for you with Minister of State for Finance and Industry, Dr. Mohamed Khalfan bin Khirbash, MFA Assistan [...] | 2004-02-26 12:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON AF IR IS IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI552 | UAE BOOSTS EXPORTS TO GCC, THANKS TO CUSTOMS UNION [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: One year after its creation, the GCC Customs Union is proving to be a commercial boon for the UAE -- exports and reexports to the GCC states increased by 33 percent in 20 [...] | 2004-03-02 10:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC |
04ABUDHABI652 | UAE OIL MINISTER: "OPEC MAY REVIEW PRODUCTION [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) UAE Oil Minister Obaid Al-Nasseri told reporters last week that OPEC would stand by the April 1 production cuts, but review its policy at the OPEC meeting at the end of March. Indeed, the [...] | 2004-03-09 13:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
04ABUDHABI716 | A/S WAYNE'S BILATERAL MEETINS IN ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE hosted Iraq Donors' Conference concluded successfully on February 29 with the launch of the UN/WB Trust Funds, which received pledges of about one billion dollars (septel). The UAEG did not pledge the $10 million to the trust fund necessary to join the donors committee [...] | 2004-03-14 09:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PTER ETTC IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI721 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S BURNS' VISIT TO THE UAE, [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Burns: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE for your March 21 visit for the second U.S.-UAE Bilateral Strategic Partnership meeting. Your Emirati interlocutors also are eager to see you. We have requested meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Mi [...] | 2004-03-14 13:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON AF IR IS IZ TC |
04ABUDHABI735 | UAE: SUPREME PETROLEUM COUNCIL DELAYS DECISION ON UPPER ZAKUM [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) Summary and comment: Almost two years after international oil companies submitted bids, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on January 27 presented its recommendation for the award of a 28 percen [...] | 2004-03-16 06:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
04ABUDHABI790 | FORMER UAE OIL MINISTER SHARES "SECRET" DOCUMENT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) Special Adviser to the President and the UAE's first Oil Minister Man'a Al-Otaiba recently passed the Ambassador a document on Abu Dhabi oil production marked "secret," and dated February 16, 2003. Al-O [...] | 2004-03-21 05:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
04ABUJA1007 | U/S TAYLOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] Summary: In a meeting with Treasury U/S Taylor, Nigerian Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala said the Ministry will carry out an audit of petroleum revenues to make sure the GON is getting its fair share, and the results will be reported to the public. The GON is sidelining its windfall cash from [...] | 2004-06-08 07:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINT EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC NI |
04ABUJA1048 | FUEL SUBSIDIES IN NIGERIA: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A [...] (U) SUMMARY: Up until April or May, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) received an allocation of petroleum from the GON at below-market rates, sold part of it on world markets, and used the rest to subsidize gasoline prices domestically, all outside the government's formal budget [...] | 2004-06-11 13:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI |
04ABUJA1070 | STRIKE WAS MINOR SETBACK FOR GASOLINE [...] (C) Summary: The strike and rollback of prices are a temporary setback for gasoline deregulation, similar to the other rollbacks on price and the fuel tax over the past year. The GON likely will regroup and raise the basic pump price again in a few months, as it has done over the past year fro [...] | 2004-06-16 13:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET ECON EFIN NI |
04ABUJA111 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT UNVEILS 2004 BUDGET [...] President Obasanjo presented the GON's 2004 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly in late December 2003. Total budgetary expenditures were estimated at USD 8.74 billion (naira 1.189 trillion). Total budgetary expenditures comprised, personnel and administrative charges (USD 3.4 b [...] | 2004-01-21 14:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV NI |
04ABUJA1164 | CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT AT ABUJA'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL: [...] (C) CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. Summary: The GON's decision to terminate International Hospital Group's (IHG) management contract at the National Hospital appears to stem not from irregularities on the part of the British management group, but rather on its intolerance for irregularit [...] | 2004-07-01 07:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR TBIO SOCI NI |
04ABUJA1319 | KADUNA ROUNDTABLE: GRIM ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND LACK [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador recently traveled to Kaduna, the political nerve center of the North, where he met political and religious leaders. All agreed that Nigeria's situation was difficult, with less money in circulation in spite of outsized oil revenues over the last few years and Pre [...] | 2004-07-29 12:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON NI |
04ABUJA1320 | KADUNA GOVERNOR: ON POLIO, COMMUNAL VIOLENCE, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 15, the Ambassador traveled to the northern city of Kaduna where he met Governor Ahmed Makarfi and others (reftel A). Kaduna has been a battleground between Muslims and Christians over the last few years. However, while other Northern trouble spots (notably Plateau and [...] | 2004-07-29 12:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON NI |
04ABUJA1442 | THE NIGERIA LABOR CONGRESS MOBILIZES AGAINST [...] Summary. The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has unveiled its plan to stop the passage of a trade union reform bill now before the national assembly. Proposed by the Presidency, the bill seeks to end the NLC's monopoly as the only recognized labor federation in Nigeria, stop automatic dues pa [...] | 2004-08-20 12:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PINR KDEM ECON NI |
04ABUJA1472 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO MEETS WITH SENATOR [...] (C) Summary. At a meeting with Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, President Olusegun Obasanjo described a regional security initiative, the Gulf of Guinea Commission. Obasanjo also described negotiations with the Cameroonian President over the Bakassi peninsula without mentioning a previous c [...] | 2004-08-27 12:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR ECON PINR NI |
04ABUJA1504 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S DELTA STRATEGY? [...] (S) Summary: Judith B. Asuni, the head of the NGO Academic Associates PeaceWorks and close to Obasanjo and Stephen L. Davis, a consultant working for Shell, debriefed me on what they say is Obasanjo's current thinking on the Delta and foreshadowed a request for assistance from the U.S., UK an [...] | 2004-09-01 13:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR ECON PINR NI |
04ABUJA1519 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO KANO AUGUST 4-6, 2004 [...] (U) Summary and introduction. Ambassador Campbell made his first visit to Kano as US Ambassador August 4-6, 2004. The Ambassador dedicated an American Corner at the Kano State Library, met with the Governor, the Emir, and the Deputy Governor, and hosted a major reception for northern dignitar [...] | 2004-09-03 10:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ECON NI |
04ABUJA1663 | (U) GON DIRECTIVE COULD COMPEL HALLIBURTON TO [...] (C) Summary: Recent GON decisions banning Halliburton from receiving new government contracts and requiring it to export all of its radioactive resources from Nigeria threaten Halliburton's continued operations in the country. Halliburton is doing all it can to reverse these decisions and ha [...] | 2004-09-28 08:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP ETRD ECON PREL NI OIL |
04ABUJA1676 | (U) ACTING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (U) Further to reftel, we recommend that EXIM take account of alleged IPR violations of U.S. copyrights when considering whether to lend or guarantee loans to potential Nigerian importers of U.S. goods and services or their Nigerian banks. The illicit proceeds from software piracy possibly ex [...] | 2004-09-30 11:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON SCUL NI |
04ABUJA1679 | (U) ACTING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (U) Further to reftel, we recommend that EXIM take account of alleged IPR violations of U.S. copyrights when considering whether to lend or guarantee loans to potential Nigerian importers of U.S. goods and services or their Nigerian banks. The illicit proceeds from software piracy possibly ex [...] | 2004-10-02 06:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON SCUL NI |
04ABUJA1727 | PARTIAL COMPLIANCE AS NATIONWIDE STRIKE ENTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The nationwide sit-at-home strike called by the leadership of the NLC entered its second day October 12. In Abuja, most streets and markets were active, but the doors of most commercial banks and filling stations were closed to customers. In Lagos, the stock exchange and Cent [...] | 2004-10-12 13:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV EPET KDEM ECON NI |
04ABUJA184 | BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Gabriel Suswan, presented his Committee's white paper on the budget February 3, the result of a recent three-day retreat for members of his committee to prepare for the budget debate. Suswan declared that the Committe [...] | 2004-02-06 11:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV NI |
04ABUJA192 | GOMBE STATE: A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Gombe State calls itself "the jewel of the Savannah" and was well known as a commercial and agricultural center before it was made a state in 1996 by the Abacha regime. It is quickly becoming a real success story for development. Agricultural output is growing, especially in com [...] | 2004-02-06 11:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KDEM NI |
04ABUJA197 | FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS BATTLE FOR YANKARI [...] Summary: Yankari National Park is Nigeria's premier game, bird and plant reserve, but the GON has invested little money to improve park infrastructure or promote park tourism since assuming control of the park in the early 1980s. Park officials told Econoff January 29 that the Bauchi State [...] | 2004-02-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV ECON NI |
04ABUJA2040 | NOVEMBER TIFA TALKS IN ABUJA UNDERSCORE GON [...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant USTR for Africa Liser held talks in Abuja on November 11 with Nigerian economic officials in the context of the annual meeting of the U.S.-- Nigeria Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council. The discussions included a trade capacity building seminar on [...] | 2004-12-10 05:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EIND NI |
04ABUJA2043 | DHL EXECUTIVE BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NIGERIA [...] Summary. Nigeria is DHL's second largest market in all of Africa. Despite DHL's difficulty and unpredictability in dealing with several government ministries and agencies, DHL makes money in Nigeria. Lagos is DHL's West and Central Africa hub, although it bases its fleet of aircraft elsewh [...] | 2004-12-11 05:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EAIR ELTN ECON AMGT NI |
04ABUJA2065 | GON AVIATION OFFICIALS DISCUSS AIRPORT SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 8, Embassy Econ Officer, Consular Officer, and Consulate Economic Specialist traveled to Lagos Muhammed Murtala International Airport (MMIA) for talks with officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The two sides discussed Nigeria's continued efforts [...] | 2004-12-15 10:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | NI EAIR EAID ECON ETRD PTER CACS |
04ABUJA2080 | NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT, NIGERIA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-16 10:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD NI |
04ABUJA2114 | UPDATE ON NIGERIA'S ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] Summary. Minister of Finance briefed officials of the donor and diplomatic communities December 16 on the progress of policy reforms in Nigeria. She explained why Nigeria's economy is in bad shape, mentioned the remedies she has prescribed, and pointed to the improvement to date. The minis [...] | 2004-12-22 03:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD NI |
04ABUJA2131 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] On December 10, 2004 Ambassador Campbell received a letter from the President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, dated December 9, 2004 to be transmitted to U.S. President George W. Bush. Original is being sent via unclassified pouch. Begin Text: His Excellency Mr. George W. Bush Presiden [...] | 2004-12-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON NI EFIN |
04ABUJA235 | EPSTEIN MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER OKONJO-IWEALA [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told us February 10 that she expects the budget to be passed by the National Assembly (NA) in the next ten days, and with what she considered to be the key budget figure, the deficit, kept to 2.5 percent or less. Paper budget figures have not tallied [...] | 2004-02-12 05:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON KCOR NI |
04ABUJA243 | MEETING WITH PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE SECRETARY ORONSAYE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge met with the Private Secretary to the President Steven Oronsaye February 10 on the occasion of a visit by AF/W Nigeria Desk Officer Dan Epstein. Highlighting the imminent production of the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS),Oronsaye lauded Pr [...] | 2004-02-13 03:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL NI |
04ABUJA264 | TARABA: APATHETIC STATE [...] (U) Summary: Taraba State is a microcosm of Nigeria with over 50 different ethnic groups, great economic potential from agriculture, solid minerals, and tourism, but poor administrative management, epileptic infrastructures and age-long communal violence have militated against the progress of [...] | 2004-02-17 10:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON NI |
04ABUJA290 | NIGERIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2004 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON [...] (U) Per ref A, Post provides the following update to the 2003 President's Report on AGOA. ------------------------- AGOA Trade and Investment ------------------------- 2. (U) Nigeria has not capitalized on African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) benefits to a discernible degree. Niger [...] | 2004-02-23 05:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL NI AGOA USTR |
04ABUJA315 | NIGERIA AND BIOTECHNOLOGY PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] Summary. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria would like to propose several projects to expand biotechnology awareness and acceptance in Nigeria; all are consistent with the Mission's biotechnology collaborative efforts with the National Agency for Biotechnology Development and Assistance (NABDA) and [...] | 2004-02-24 13:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TBIO EAGR KPAO NI |
04ABUJA371 | SOLGAS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting on petitions from Nigerian civil society groups, Nigeria's House of Representatives Steel Committee said February 19 that the U.S. energy company SOLGAS did not have the technical ability to refurbish and operate the GON's Ajaokuta Steel Complex, although it also said th [...] | 2004-03-04 04:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV NI |
04ABUJA513 | NIGERIA'S CENTRAL BANK PROPOSES NEW CLEARING SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: On March 8 the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a new clearing system aimed at strengthening the banking industry by preventing banks from overdrawing their CBN accounts. The new system reduces the number of clearing banks from 21 to 7, is self-regulatory, and will likely [...] | 2004-03-24 11:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN NI |
04ABUJA537 | NIGERIA'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES 2004 BUDGET [...] Summary: On March 23, the National Assembly passed the 2004 budget. The National Assembly's House and Senate agreed in conference to increase the budget by USD 735 million (Naira 100 billion) to a total of USD 9.6 billion (Naira 1.302 trillion). According to press reports, President Obasanj [...] | 2004-03-26 11:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN NI |
04ABUJA576 | MOVEMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR FUNDS, AN OPTION FOR [...] Summary: In its FY 2004-2005 Monetary Guidelines, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stated its intention to move public sector funds from commercial banks to the CBN as an instrument of monetary policy. The CBN has advised banks to restructure their deposit liabilities to avoid being caught u [...] | 2004-04-02 12:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN NI |
04ABUJA677 | PROGRESS OF G-8 TRANSPARENCY/ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) The G-8 embassies, IMF, and World Bank in Abuja created the G-8 Transparency/Anti-corruption Working Group (GETAWG) here in March, and have moved forward with preparations for the Nigeria pilot program under Evian per reftel and e-mails from E, EB and AF. GETAWG has begun a "living docu [...] | 2004-04-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCOR ECON EAID NI |
04ABUJA678 | NIGERIA'S BUDGET BATTLE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S [...] Summary: On April 15, Nigeria's National Assembly (NA) made a key concession to President Obasanjo in the 2004 budget battle. Obasanjo had requested in late March that the National Assembly amend several clauses they had inserted into the 2004 appropriation bill as a condition for his signi [...] | 2004-04-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON NI |
04ABUJA721 | OBASANJO RAISES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ALLOCATION, [...] (C) Summary: On April 21, President Obasanjo ended a two-month battle over the 2004 budget bill by signing it into law after the National Assembly (NA) dropped its requirement from the bill that oil revenues in excess of the budget's USD 25 per barrel target price be held in an account at the [...] | 2004-04-23 06:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EFIN NI |
04ABUJA961 | NIGERIA'S LIKELY REACTIONS TO EXPIRATION OF AGOA [...] (SBU) In response to the Department's request concerning a failure to extend the AGOA third-country fabric provision (Ref A),post believes there could be important political effects on both the bilateral and multilateral fronts, although the economic effect would be slight. ---------------- [...] | 2004-06-01 11:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL WTRO ECON NI |
04ACCRA1234 | GHANA; RESPONSE TO UPDATE ON AGOA III [...] (C) Post expects that the economic impact of ending the AGOA third country fabric provision (Ref A) would be limited, given Ghana's (and the region's) minor apparel exports under AGOA, However, the textile and apparel sector in Ghana (and the region) would be devastated, so individual companies [...] | 2004-06-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON GH WTO AGOA |
04ACCRA1281 | PRESIDENT KUFUOR HOSTS GHANA INVESTOR ADVISORY [...] On June 4, President Kufuor presided over the fifth Ghana Investors Advisory Council (GIAC) meeting. He highlighted recent, positive accomplishments, including MCA eligibility, and reassured the private sector that the GoG is committed to sound fiscal management during the 2004 election year. [...] | 2004-06-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EFIN GH |
04ACCRA1298 | MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION JUNE VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) officials met with GoG leaders, donors and Ghana's private sector, civil society and media during their June 6-9 visit. Finance Minister Osafo Maafo reiterated Ghana's intention to use the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) as a framework for [...] | 2004-06-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON GH MCA |
04ACCRA1303 | GHANA: BRAIN DRAIN IN HEALTH CARE TAKING ITS TOLL [...] Ghana,s shortage of medical personnel is impacting patient care, burdening the economy and threatening to cripple the health care system. Ghana graduates 150 doctors and 600 nurses per year, but loses an average of 72 doctors and 216 nurses a year to migration, according to the WHO; other stat [...] | 2004-06-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB GH |
04ACCRA1369 | GHANA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 2004 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for the period May 17 - June 25, 2004. The issues covered are: -- Westel/GoG Negotiations Nearing End -- Maryland State Trade Delegation -- Ghana Meeting on ECOWAS Common External Tariff -- Free Enterprise Marathon - [...] | 2004-06-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GH |
04ACCRA1447 | STATUS OF THE WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE -- THE [...] (SBU) The parties involved in the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) are working to keep it on schedule and avoid escalating costs. It appears unlikely they will meet the July 31 deadline for "Final Investment Decision" (FID),but mid-September may be possible. The "TO DO" list is daunting: 1) [...] | 2004-07-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN ECON EAID GH |
04ACCRA1543 | GHANA ADVANCES ITS BIOSAFETY FRAMEWORK [...] Summary. Ghana is preparing a National Biosafety Framework, in accordance with its responsibilities under the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety (reftels). On July 14, Ghana's Biotech and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institute (BNARI) hosted a stakeholder workshop to discuss the final componen [...] | 2004-07-26 09:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV ETRD ECON EAGR TBIO GH BIOTECHNOLOGY |
04ACCRA1579 | WILL THE GHANA STOCK MARKET EVER SLOW DOWN? [...] African stock markets are attracting greater and greater investor attention, and the small Ghanaian bourse is one of the fledgling markets leading the way. In 2003 the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) was the best performing stock market in the world with a return of 144 percent in dollar terms. F [...] | 2004-07-30 11:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON GH |
04ACCRA1608 | GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JULY 2004 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for July 2004. The issues covered are: -- Launch of Private Sector Development Strategy -- Ghana Hosts Talks on ECOWAS Common External Tariff -- One to Watch: Economy of Ghana Network Launched -- New Fees on Food Imports [...] | 2004-08-04 16:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR EINV GH |
04ACCRA1645 | GHANA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUGUST 2004 [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-10 17:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV GH |
04ACCRA1681 | USITC STUDY AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON U.S. -- [...] In response to Ref A, Post submits the following information to assist the USITC in its investigation for its study, U.S. Trade and Investment with sub-Saharan Africa. This cable builds on Post's previous submission of November 2003 (Ref B),and includes activities of USAID's West Africa Regio [...] | 2004-08-16 17:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL GH |
04ACCRA17 | GHANA: STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following information on the legal and regulatory environment covering agricultural biotechnology in Ghana. The Government of Ghana is still developing its biotech policies, so Post will provide regular updates, as appropriate. 2. Ghana currently has [...] | 2004-01-06 07:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD GH SENV TBIO TSPL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
04ACCRA1784 | READOUT OF MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH'S VISIT TO GHANA [...] (SBU) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Paul Applegarth visited Ghana August 23-24, conducting site visits and meeting with President Kufuor, Finance Minister Osafo Maafo, and the Ministry of Finance team in charge of preparing Ghana's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact. The [...] | 2004-09-01 17:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EFIN ETRD ECON GH MCA |
04ACCRA1810 | SURVEY OF GHANA'S EVOLVING BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Ghana's (GoG) sound macro policies have led to lower inflation and interest rates, paving the way for local banks and insurance companies to introduce innovative new products and vie for the 95 percent of Ghanaians who do not use the formal financial system. Banks can [...] | 2004-09-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EFIN ECON GH |
04ACCRA1986 | GHANA'S ELECTION: NKRUMAH LIVES ON IN THE CPP [...] (C) Summary: Charge hosted a lunch on October 1 for Convention People's Party (CPP) presidential candidate George Aggudey and two of his lieutenants. They highlighted Nkrumahist ideals of self-reliance, state-run industry, and "African solutions". Aggudey was unhappy with what he saw as t [...] | 2004-10-06 11:31:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GH PGOV |
04ACCRA2083 | GHANA'S RECORD LEVEL COCOA EXPORTS IN 2004 [...] (SBU) The Government of Ghana (GoG) purchased an all-time high of close to 710,000 metric tons of cocoa for the 2003/2004 season, a 40 plus percent increase over the 2002/2003 season that should bring in nearly USD 1 billion revenue for 2004. The massive increase reflects higher cocoa yields [...] | 2004-10-21 09:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN ECON GH |
04ACCRA2141 | AMCIT DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN INVESTOR IN GHANA [...] (SBU) Amcit Rasheed Nouri, country director for GhanAmer Farms (reftel),which is the majority owner of the Ghana Cotton Company (GCC),is safe after being thrown out of the company office by disgruntled employees. According to Mr. Nouri, eleven employees of the Ghana Cotton Company accompan [...] | 2004-10-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAGR ECON ETRD |
04ACCRA2142 | EMBASSY OUTREACH TRIP TO GHANA'S WESTERN REGION [...] Summary: On October 20-21, DCM led an Embassy delegation to Takoradi, capital of Ghana's Western region, to reach out to business and Western military command contacts and public diplomacy audiences outside of Accra. (We recently did a similar road show in Kumasi, Ashanti region). Emboffs m [...] | 2004-11-01 06:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV MOPS OTRA CVIS GH |
04ACCRA2205 | KAISER COMPLETES SALE OF VALCO TO THE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Kaiser Aluminum has sold its 90-percent stake in the Volta River Aluminum Company (Valco) to the Government of Ghana (GoG)for USD 18.5 million. After Parliament ratified the sale agreement on October 28 (septel),GoG and Kaiser officials met in London on October 29 to complete the officia [...] | 2004-11-08 17:22:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC |
04ACCRA2214 | GHANA:ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS OCTOBER 1-NOVEMBER 5, [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for the period October 1 - November 5, 2004. The issues covered are: -- S and P's Maintains Ghana's B Plus Rating -- Ghana's Corruption Score Improves -- FDI Numbers Also Better -- New Legislation to Spur Economy -- Gol [...] | 2004-11-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GH |
04ACCRA226 | HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN'S JANUARY 18-21 GHANA [...] Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Claude Allen traveled to Ghana January 18-21, SIPDIS accompanying the President and Board members of the Africa Development Foundation (ADF). The purpose of the trip was to review ADF projects in Ghana and meet with representati [...] | 2004-02-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON |
04ACCRA2384 | GHANA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 2004 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for November 2004. The issues covered are: -- Ambassador Hosts AmCham Breakfast -- Fitch and Standard and Poor's Reaffirm Ghana Ratings -- World Bank Approves West Africa Gas Pipeline Project -- President Kufuor Opens Co [...] | 2004-12-07 15:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EMIN GH OPIC |
04ACCRA2504 | 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR GHANA [...] This message responds to reftel request for an update of the National Trade Estimate (NTE) report. The following is Post's input to the 2005 NTE report for Ghana (Note: report also sent via email to USTR and State). TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Ghana was USD 128 million in [...] | 2004-12-17 13:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON GH |
04ACCRA2527 | ALCOA'S BID FOR VALCO [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOffs met with Randy Phillips and Jeff Heeter of Alcoa December 14. Phillips and Heeter were in Ghana to follow up on Alcoa's proposal to purchase a larger stake in the Volta Aluminum Company(VALCO) and develop Ghana's bauxite reserves. The proposal also includes the const [...] | 2004-12-22 08:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC |
04ACCRA56 | FOLLOW-UP TO EVIAN SUMMIT ANTI- [...] Summary. Anti-corruption and transparency are critical issues in Ghana. While the G-8 program could add value to on-going anti-corruption and transparency initiatives in Ghana, and while we think Ghana could ultimately participate successfully, the timing is not good for including Ghana as on [...] | 2004-01-12 12:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KCOR PGOV ECON EINV EPET ETRD GH |
04ACCRA63 | SCENESETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN: GHANA [...] Your visit to Ghana provides an opportunity to encourage further momentum to Ghana's efforts to build capacity to address basic health concerns on infant, child and maternal mortality and morbidity, and help prevent HIV/AIDS transmission and mitigate its impact on Ghana's population. Ghana's [...] | 2004-01-12 18:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA PGOV AMGT ECON GH |
04ADANA105 | SYRIAC CHRISTIANS, SOME DEHAP MAYORS SKEPTICAL ABOUT REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-20 07:28:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM PTER ECON IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA112 | STRUGGLING SE TURKEY TEXTILE AND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-25 06:22:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EAGR TX TU ADANA |
04ADANA12 | COMMERICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SE TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-21 15:18:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV TU ADANA |
04ADANA150 | BFIF 2004 END OF YEAR REPORT [...] Adana greatly appreciates the support from EB for two projects during 2004. Thanks to BFIF funding post was also able to send the American Corner/Gaziantep Director to Ankara for consulations with FCS staff from May 26-29, 2004. (Note: The American Corner is housed in the Gaziantep Chamber [...] | 2004-12-01 17:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADANA |
04ADANA152 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-02 13:36:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF ECON ETRD TU ADANA |
04ADANA153 | MERSIN PORT FACING NEED FOR CHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-06 09:42:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD MARR MCAP EAGR EPET EWWT TU ADANA |
04ADANA154 | SOUTHERN TURKISH BUSINESSES WORKING IN IRAQ SUFFERING [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-13 15:31:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON MARR MOPS IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA160 | SHARP DROP IN SE TURKISH EXPORTS TO SYRIA SEEN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-15 17:36:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EIND EAGR SY IZ TU ADANA |
04ADANA18 | BUSINESS COMMENTS ON IMPACT OF IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-30 16:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD BEXP BTIO TU IZ ADANA |
04ADANA22 | SE TURKEY'S INITIAL REACTIONS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-20 15:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ADANA |
04ADANA56 | SE TURKEY ECONOMY LINKED TO TEXTILE CHANGES, IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-07 07:37:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN TU ETRA ADANA |
04ADANA68 | AHMET GUVENER: PROTESTANT CHURCH LEADER ACQUITTED, BUT LATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Diyarbakir court acquitted Protestant church leader Ahmet Guvener on May 12 based on the latest constitutional amendments accepted by the Turkish Parliament. Guvener faced charges of operating a church in a building authorized to be constructed solely as a house, not as a pl [...] | 2004-06-14 06:13:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU SY IZ ADANA |
04AMMAN10173 | Finance Minister Presents Budget to Parliament [...] SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Mohammad Abu Hammour presented the 2005 Budget to parliament December 22. The budget projects expenditures at USD 4.7 billion, foreign aid at USD 1.5 billion, and a deficit of USD 234 million. The budget estimates real growth next year at 5 percent and inflation [...] | 2004-12-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN JO |
04AMMAN10191 | KING ABDULLAH'S MEETING WITH CODEL KOLBE [...] (C) The upcoming elections in Iraq, the peace process, and Jordan's economic situation dominated CODEL Kolbe's meeting with King Abdullah in Amman on December 23. King Abdullah said Jordan is working to encourage Sunni participation in the January 30 Iraqi election, but voiced concern that [...] | 2004-12-27 16:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER KPAL IZ JO |
04AMMAN10245 | KING OPTIMISTIC ON WEST BANK, "MORE NERVOUS" ON [...] (C) King Abdullah told Senators Joseph Lieberman and Mark Dayton that the Palestinians need to see quick results after the January 9 election, and that Iraq,s political leadership should create an Arab identity for Iraqis to overcome religious schisms and interference by Iran. End summary. [...] | 2004-12-29 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KPAL IZ IS JO |
04AMMAN1452 | JORDANIAN MPS APPROVE GOVERNMENT BUDGET, BUT WARY [...] (C) Following a lengthy debate, 77 out of 97 deputies present in the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament voted February 19 to approve the government's budget for 2004 as proposed. Prior to the vote, the government made a concerted effort to engage MPs and public opinion makers on the need [...] | 2004-02-25 16:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN JO |
04AMMAN1497 | U/S LARSON MEETS YOUNG JORDANIAN PROFESSIONALS [...] (U) Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Alan Larson met on Tuesday, February 24, with a group of dynamic young Jordanian professionals and university students in a roundtable discussion. Following introductory remarks by Larson, participants raised a variety of concern that mainly [...] | 2004-02-28 18:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO JO |
04AMMAN1539 | U/S LARSON MEETINGS IN AMMAN, FEBRUARY 24 [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary Larson used February 24 meetings with senior Jordanian officials to reinforce their commitment to fiscal discipline and growth-oriented economic policies, urge a quick return to Iraq of the full amount of Iraqi assets frozen in Jordan, and seek input and feedback [...] | 2004-03-01 05:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON JO |
04AMMAN1666 | HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN A [...] Econoff accompanied by FAS specialist delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Agriculture Secretary General Awni Taimeh on Feb 26. They reviewed reftel points and left behind a non-paper on subject as prepared by Agrcoun Chaudhry, who was in Amman for a USDA-sponsored conference. 2. Pro [...] | 2004-03-04 19:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON JO |
04AMMAN1736 | PM FAYEZ TELLS U/S GROSSMAN THAT REFORM IN REGION [...] (U) U.S. U/S Marc Grossman Amb. Edward W. Gnehm NSC Staffer Dan Fried NEA DAS Alina Romanowski EUR A/DAS Glyn Davies P Special Assistant Jonathan Carpenter A/DCM Doug Silliman (notetaker) JORDAN ------ Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez Special Assistant Majed Qatarneh Media Advisor [...] | 2004-03-08 16:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF PHUM ECON JO |
04AMMAN1784 | IMPENDING PRICE AND TAX HIKES THREATEN PUBLIC [...] (C) The GOJ has publicly confirmed that it will raise the general sales tax rate and the prices of oil derivatives as early as April. Despite the GOJ's efforts to prepare the country for these increases, Jordanian public opinion remains overwhelmingly opposed to price hikes. Prime Minister Fa [...] | 2004-03-09 15:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON JO |
04AMMAN1918 | IRAQI BUSINESSMAN "CAUTIOUSLY" OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. An Iraqi businessman who operates a small office supply factory in Baghdad told us that he is cautiously optimistic about social and economic developments in Iraq, and that he has increased production and is operating two shifts at his Baghdad factory. He hopes for better bankin [...] | 2004-03-13 07:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL SOCI JO |
04AMMAN2274 | REBUILDING IRAQ: SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to host one of the PMO events in Amman on April 25, 2004. 2. Point of contact will be Senior Commercial Officer: Laurie Farris, laurie.farris@mail.doc.gov, or farrisla@state.gov, 962-6-590-6629. LFarris will also be working closely with James Sosnicky of th [...] | 2004-03-25 16:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP PREL IZ |
04AMMAN2494 | JORDAN TRADE MINISTRY LAYS OUT FTA TRADE ISSUES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the U.S.-Jordan Joint Committee meeting, Ministry of Industry and Trade official Amer Hadidi March 25 reviewed key trade issues with the TIJARA coalition of trade and business groups and sought their views on issues for the JC. Issues included accelerating [...] | 2004-03-31 14:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTIA PREL ECON JO |
04AMMAN2520 | DEPUTIES EASILY APPROVE SALES TAX INCREASE OVER [...] (C) MPs on March 28 endorsed a three percent increase in the general sales tax as part of the GOJ's budgetary price and tax hike package. Apart from a few independent MPs and the members of the Islamic Action Front, a large majority of the 95 deputies present voted in favor of the legislation [...] | 2004-04-01 12:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN JO |
04AMMAN2553 | AQABA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE MAKES STRIDES, BUT [...] (SBU) The three-year-old Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) has made significant progress in promoting Aqaba's tandem appeal as a tourism destination and a well-equipped industrial hub friendly to foreign investors and the environment. ASEZA is based on King Abdullah's vision for [...] | 2004-04-01 14:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON JO KISL KWMN PGOV |
04AMMAN2554 | AQABA AUTHORITIES CONFRONT SOCIAL, REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Despite significant achievements in the three years since the creation of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZA),major social and regional security issues remain. Commissioners say one of their greatest challenges is managing the delicate balance of economic openness and the needs of [...] | 2004-04-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON JO KISL KPAL KWMN PGOV PREF |
04AMMAN2729 | PARTIAL JORDANIAN DOMESTIC REFORM PLAN IN DRAFT, [...] (SBU) The Jordanians are continuing their efforts to give the reform effort a local flavor, in both the regional and their domestic agendas. Jordan is already a regional leader in innovative economic reform and liberalization. The GOJ itself has recently been more forward leaning in its calls [...] | 2004-04-08 16:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM ECON KMDR JO |
04AMMAN3209 | GOJ REITERATES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. TIES IN WAKE OF [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns April 25, Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher said that King Abdullah wants to make sure the USG knows that he wants to visit Washington, and that the postponement of his April 21 meeting with the President was not in any way meant to damage U.S. [...] | 2004-04-26 15:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON US IS IZ JO |
04AMMAN3306 | JORDANIAN INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to a reiterated request for information on Jordan's contribution to the reconstruction of Iraq, the Jordanian Ministry of Planning provided to the Embassy a report detailing Jordan's Iraq-related activities. The report highlights several areas in which the GOJ has of [...] | 2004-04-29 13:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN JO IZ |
04AMMAN3488 | FREE SAUDI OIL FOR ANOTHER YEAR! OR MAYBE NOT... [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ announced yesterday that Saudi Arabia will provide Jordan with free oil for another year. Unfortunately, this public announcement may well endanger Jordan's informal accord with the publicity-shy Saudis. If the oil deal falls through, Jordan still faces a bleak budgetary [...] | 2004-05-06 19:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EFIN JO SA |
04AMMAN350 | JORDAN: BUSINESS CONFIDENCE STRONG [...] (SBU) Summary: As a new year begins, Jordan's economy continues to perform well and the business community is looking forward to continued strong activity, based in part on new opportunities in Iraq and under the U.S. FTA, as well as on good policies at home. Nevertheless, business people [...] | 2004-01-15 16:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV JO |
04AMMAN3500 | SCHEDULING AFGHAN DONOR MEETING IN JORDAN MAY [...] (U) Action request for Kabul: The Jordanians have agreed to organize and host a meeting between Afghan ministers and GCC counterparts on the margins of the World Economic Forum in Jordan on May 15-17. We understand that the meeting is an opportunity for the Afghan ministers to brief GCC of [...] | 2004-05-09 15:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL AF JO |
04AMMAN3645 | JORDAN'S EXPORTS THRIVE; U.S. IS NUMBER ONE TRADE [...] Jordan's exports continued to surge ahead in the first quarter of 2004, totaling 615.1 million Jordanian Dinars (JD) or about USD 860 million, according to a Ministry of Finance publication confirmed by the Department of Statistics (DOS). Of the total, about USD 140 million was in re-exports ( [...] | 2004-05-11 12:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON JO |
04AMMAN3690 | IRAQ, PEACE PROCESS WILL DOMINATE DEAD SEA WEF [...] (C) In hosting the second World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at the Dead Sea, King Abdullah hopes to promote Jordan as an island of political stability and economic opportunity in the region, and portray himself as both a peacemaker and deal-maker. Your participation underscores U.S. suppor [...] | 2004-05-12 12:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PTER ASEC OVIP KPAL JO |
04AMMAN3801 | U/S LARSON MEETING WITH JORDAN'S FINANCE MINISTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Alan Larson met May 15 with Government of Jordan (GOJ) Finance Minister Mohammad Abu Hammour on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to seek comments on the G-8 draft plan of support (Ref A). Abu [...] | 2004-05-16 12:30:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | EFIN PREL ECON IZ JO |
04AMMAN3803 | U/S LARSON MEETING WITH JORDAN'S DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Alan Larson reviewed trade issues with Government of Jordan (GOJ) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade Mohammad Halaiqa on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) May 15. Halaiqa noted the GOJ's pr [...] | 2004-05-16 12:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL EAID ECON JO |
04AMMAN389 | OPPOSITION ATTACKS GOJ MINISTERS, POLICIES AS NEW [...] (S) Recent royal and government statements encouraging greater political openness have led to new and more open public and private debate on important public policy issues, including school curriculum reform, contemplated price increases, and government spending on social programs. The deba [...] | 2004-01-15 19:21:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM JO |
04AMMAN391 | INVITING JORDAN TO LIBERIA RECONSTRUCTION [...] PolCouns January 14 cover ref points with Basheer Zoubi, Officer in Charge of UN affairs in FonMin Mausher's Private Office. PolCouns encouraged Jordan, and a troop contributing country, to attend the Liberia reconstruction conference February 5-6. Zoubi said that Jordan would most likely a [...] | 2004-01-16 10:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EFIN AORC LI JO |
04AMMAN400 | JORDAN EXERCISED OVER RED-DEAD INACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Jordanian Minister of Planning Awadallah vented his extreme frustration to the Ambassador over continuing squabbling and inaction on the Red-Dead Feasibility Study Terms of Reference. Awadallah blamed both the Israelis and Palestinians for the lack of movement on the project a [...] | 2004-01-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL IS JO |
04AMMAN4275 | Jordan's Public Debt: Government Continues to Make Progres [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON JO |
04AMMAN4410 | Jordan's Public Debt: Government Continues to Make Progress [...] Summary: According to a Ministry of Finance quarterly bulletin on public debt, Jordan's total public debt at end of March 2004 stood at $9.84 billion, 92.4% of estimated GDP for 2004, down from a figure as high as 111% in 1999. Of the total debt, about 76%, $7.47 billion, consists of foreign o [...] | 2004-06-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON JO |
04AMMAN459 | PM FAYEZ ON RELATIONS WITH GULF, ISRAEL, IRAQ [...] (C) PM Fayez told the Ambassador January 19 that he did not receive a promise from Kuwait to continue its supply of free oil to Jordan on his recent trip there, but that he would keep "chipping away." It was more important to continue the larger Saudi supply, and he hoped his family connect [...] | 2004-01-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ECON EAID KU IS SA JO |
04AMMAN460 | AMBASSADOR RAISES TRADE ISSUES WITH DPM HALAIQA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gnehm joined by Economic Officer called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Mohammad Halaiqa December 31 to review outstanding trade issues. Securing a date for the FTA Joint Committee meeting was a top issue. DPM Halaiqa assured the Ambas [...] | 2004-01-20 16:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR JO |
04AMMAN4667 | SCENE SETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO U.S. [...] (C) King Abdullah is very pleased to have been invited to attend the G-8 Summit to discuss reform in Jordan, as well as in the Middle East. The King sees himself as a leader in the region on reform and will attempt to speak for other reform-minded Arabs during his visit. The King, however, [...] | 2004-06-08 14:28:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ECON KDEM KPAL MASS IZ JO |
04AMMAN5405 | FTA ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM STILL ON A FAST TRACK [...] This is an action cable. See last paragraph. 2. (SBU) Ambassador on June 28 paid a farewell call on Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and Minister of Environment Alia Hattough-Bouran in which she raised the FTA Environmental Forum. (NOTE: The U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement included [...] | 2004-07-01 09:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON KTIA PREL JO |
04AMMAN5471 | JORDAN LIKELY TO BE HELPFUL ON IRAQI [...] (S/NF). The Jordanian government strongly supports the interests of the United States in reducing the terrorist violence on-going in Iraq, violence which Jordan has suffered from directly with the August 2003 attack on its Embassy in Baghdad. Political stability in Iraq and a peaceful envir [...] | 2004-07-06 03:45:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN MOPS PREL PTER JO IZ |
04AMMAN5508 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO JORDAN: IRAQ, [...] (C) King Abdullah has sought to portray Jordan (and himself) as both a peacemaker and deal-maker in the Middle East. The popular mood, however, is uneven: the invasion of Iraq and perceived stronger pro-Israel tilt in U.S. policy have shaken Jordanian popular confidence in the moral underp [...] | 2004-07-06 15:04:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ECON PTER KPAL ASEC US JO |
04AMMAN5725 | GOJ APPROVAL RATING RISES IN POLL, BUT HOW LONG [...] (C) The government of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez enjoyed a rise in public approval ratings, according to an opinion poll conducted 200 days after the government's formation. The poll director attributed this development to low initial expectations and a combination of one-time factors, a [...] | 2004-07-11 13:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ECON JO |
04AMMAN5892 | JORDANIAN ATTENDANCE AT AND U.S. INITIATIVES FOR [...] Manar Dabbas, USA action officer in Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's private office, told PolCouns July 13 that FonMin Muasher will lead the Jordanian delegation to the UNGA. Muasher plans to arrive in New York on September 19 and stay through September 30. Dabbas said that Muasher would l [...] | 2004-07-13 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL ECON PHUM AORC JO UN |
04AMMAN6441 | SOCIAL SECURITY CHAIR WANTS TO SOLVE "PENSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The sustainability of the national pension fund is a source of concern to Social Security Corporation (SSC) chairman Khalid Al-Wazani - but he has a plan to address these problems. There is progress on the SSC,s proposed buyout of the stake held by the Arab Potash Company in J [...] | 2004-07-29 16:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON KPRV PINR JO |
04AMMAN6508 | JORDAN IPR - TWO STEPS FORWARD, A HALF STEP BACK [...] This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's parliament began debate on the temporary copyright law and FTA-compliant amendments to it in mid-July. Although MPs did not conclude deliberations before adjourning, the chief government proponent of the amended copyrigh [...] | 2004-08-03 15:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EAID KTIA PHUM JO |
04AMMAN6555 | JORDAN'S 2004 EXPORTS TO REACH USD 2.5 [...] SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Mohammad Halaiqa predicted that Jordan's exports would exceed USD 2.5 Billion during 2004. Trends in domestic exports support this forecast; Jordan's total exports for the first five months of 2004 increased by 43.5% over t [...] | 2004-08-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON JO |
04AMMAN665 | MUASHER ASKS FOR HELP WITH THE SAUDIS ON OIL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told the Ambassador and PolCouns January 21 that neither Kuwait nor the UAE had yet provided all the free oil they had promised to Jordan in the aftermath of the Iraq war. Kuwait, he asserted, had committed to providing 25,000 bpd for six months, and Jorda [...] | 2004-01-27 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL KU SA JO TC |
04AMMAN6669 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SYRIA-IRAQ BORDER SECURITY [...] (S) Charge delivered reftel points on Syria-Iraq border security to Royal Court Minister Samir al-Rifai on August 3 and on August 8 to Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez. Fayez confirmed he would be traveling to Damascus on August 20 for a meeting with his counterpart, primarily focused on econom [...] | 2004-08-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | ECON ETRD IZ JO PREL PTER SY |
04AMMAN695 | JORDANIAN BUSINESSMAN RELATES DANGERS OF DOING [...] (C) A Jordanian businessman, Dureid Mahasneh (please protect),told PolOff January 26 of the dangers his transportation and shipping company has experienced while operating in Iraq. After paying protection money to keep his Baghdad warehouse free from attack, the facility was subsequently bu [...] | 2004-01-28 07:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD IZ JO ELTD KTER |
04AMMAN6951 | QIZ GARMENT FACTORIES IN JORDAN: STITCHING A NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) in Jordan have created thousands of semi-skilled industrial jobs, attracted foreign investment, and increased exports. Less evident are the ensuing impacts that the factories have had on individuals, families, and villages - particularly in th [...] | 2004-08-18 05:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ETRD PREL KTIA ECON ELAB IS JO |
04AMMAN72 | JORDAN: COMMITMENT TO PETROLEUM PRICE HIKES [...] (C) Summary. Jordan's Finance Minister believes he has met the 2003 budget deficit target in substance, although a delay in receiving expected oil aid from Gulf countries will likely require a waiver of the budget deficit target when the IMF Board reviews the stand-by agreement in mid-late F [...] | 2004-01-05 16:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL JO |
04AMMAN7200 | JORDANIAN PM'S VISIT TO SYRIA: "SOME POSITIVENESS" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade said the recent Jordanian visit to Syria found "some positiveness" on most economic issues, especially on trade. Jordan's main interest on the economic side was getting Syria to implement agreements already in p [...] | 2004-08-26 15:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON JO SY |
04AMMAN7203 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE - JORDAN WANTS MORE COMPANY [...] (C) Summary: FM Muasher says Jordan will attend the FFF meetings September 23-24 in New York if Egypt or Saudi Arabia are also there. End summary. 2. (C) A/DCM delivered reftel points, agenda and paper on the G-8 Broader Middle East Initiative Forum for the Future to Manar Dabbas of FM [...] | 2004-08-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KMPI JO UNGA |
04AMMAN728 | IRAQI SUNNIS VISIT AMMAN, SEEK TO ENGAGE U.S. IN [...] (S) A group of Sunni Iraqis representing the Iraqi Peace Party told PolCouns January 22 that they want to cooperate with the CPA and Coalition Forces in Iraq, but are put off by tough security measures there. The group said that anti-U.S. violence in the Sunni triangle does not represent sup [...] | 2004-01-29 08:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM KISL ECON IZ JO |
04AMMAN7338 | RE: REQUEST FOR NAMES OF AVIATION AND MARITIME [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-02 06:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON JO |
04AMMAN7394 | DAS DIBBLE VISIT: JORDANIAN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Since the establishment of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) and conclusion of the Jordan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Jordan's economy has flourished, despite the considerable bumps during the Iraq War. Jordan's reform program has achieved fiscal and monetary stability; [...] | 2004-09-07 10:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD JO FINV |
04AMMAN7506 | Iraqi Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) [...] (SBU) On September 6 the Japanese Embassy in Amman hosted an information sharing meeting on the current activities of the Iraqi Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) in the run up to the October 13-14 Tokyo Donor Conference. The meeting was chaired by IRRFI Donor Committee chief Amba [...] | 2004-09-09 06:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID IZ |