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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09SINGAPORE951 | SINGAPORE SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND SHOWS SHARP LOSSES [...] Summary: Singapore's largest sovereign wealth fund lost 20 percent of its value in the last financial year ending in March, but has since made up much of the losses in the ensuing recovery in financial markets. In only its second annual report in its history, the Government of Singapore Inve [...] | 2009-09-29 08:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV SN |
09SINGAPORE965 | SINGAPORE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: ADDRESSING COSTS AND CARE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore's first graduate medical school, a partnership between Duke University and the National University of Singapore (NUS),opened September 29. The physicians it graduates will increase Singapore's pool of new doctors and help the island address increased healthcare deman [...] | 2009-10-02 09:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE978 | SINGAPORE, CHINA PLAN DIALOGUE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore and China will hold a joint economic dialogue in early 2010 to discuss recent experiences dealing with the financial crisis and economic slowdown, and plans to reorient their economies post-recession. Singapore officials are still developing plans for the hastily prop [...] | 2009-10-06 23:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL CN SN |
09SINGAPORE994 | SINGAPORE KEEPS MONETARY POLICY UNCHANGED AS ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's GDP tallied up 14.9 percent growth in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter, its second consecutive strong quarter of double digit growth. The government revised upward its official estimates of 2009 GDP growth, predicting a contraction of between 2.0 [...] | 2009-10-13 10:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV SN |
09SKOPJE117 | MACEDONIA: CAN THE DENAR AVOID DEVALUATION? [...] (SBU) Summary. Macedonia's current account deficit widened dramatically in 2008. The central bank's currency reserves have dropped at an alarming rate in 2009, raising concern about the country's ability to maintain the pegged value of the denar at roughly 61 to the euro, a fundamental elem [...] | 2009-03-16 06:33:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL MK |
09SKOPJE153 | MACEDONIA: MIXED SIGNALS AS BUDGET REALITIES MEET ELECTION [...] (SBU) The Macedonian Government seems to be underestimating the likely effects of the global economic crisis on the Macedonian economy, especially on the domestic currency. Not only has revenue collection in the first two months of 2009 fallen short of the projections on which the state budget [...] | 2009-04-07 15:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL EAID MK |
09SKOPJE278 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 16:56:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GR MK |
09SKOPJE294 | MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES REBALANCED BUDGET [...] (SBU) On Monday, June 8, Macedonia's parliament approved the Government's rebalanced budget. Although it had been evident to many observers that the GoM budget was wildly out of synch with economic realities, the GoM had resisted an adjustment until after local and presidential elections were [...] | 2009-06-23 09:17:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL EAID MK |
09SKOPJE48 | MACEDONIA'S 2009 BUDGET: SEEKING FISCAL STIMULUS VIA HIGHER [...] (SBU) On December 29, the Macedonian Parliament passed the country's largest budget since independence, projecting a general government deficit of 2.8 percent of GDP. With this budget, the GoM continues to implement a fiscal program characterized by low and flat tax rates with increased public [...] | 2009-02-04 10:26:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL EAID MK |
09SKOPJE88 | Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety [...] As requested reftel, Post discussed the demarche points with State Counselor for Multilateral Relations at the MFA Svetlana Geleva, Head of International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Waterways Lidija Cadikovska, Head of Legal Affairs of the Veterinary Dir [...] | 2009-02-25 08:40:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MK |
09SOFIA1 | BULGARIA: TOTAL CUT IN GAS SUPPLY SPARKS CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: The dispute between Russia and Ukraine over natural gas hit Bulgaria broadside on January 6, when the country discovered that 100 percent of its gas supplies had been suspended indefinitely. PM Stanishev has reached out to his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts to demand an im [...] | 2009-01-06 15:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV |
09SOFIA10 | BULGARIA GAS CRISIS DAY 4: SITUATION IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Despite severe cold and snow, the situation improved on day four of a complete gas cut-off. As more district heating plants successfully switched from gas to other forms of fuel, heat to many apartments around the country was resumed. Nationwide, sixty-eight schools remain closed and [...] | 2009-01-09 13:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA127 | BULGARIA: THE ECONOMY'S MUDDLING THROUGH, BUT THE [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria is finally feeling the effects of the global financial crisis. After years of impressive growth, major indicators are down and the real economy is taking a hit. But years of fiscal conservatism have left Bulgaria with sufficient buffers to avoid the financial turbulen [...] | 2009-03-25 07:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA138 | BULGARIA'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following is post's assessment of Bulgaria's fiscal transparency. Bulgaria's budget reporting standards conform to EU and international standards. Relevant budget documents can be found on the websites of the Ministry of Finance and Parliament (the Finance and Budget C [...] | 2009-03-31 10:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA15 | BULGARIA: DIGGING OUT OF THE ENERGY HOLE [...] (C) Summary: The total gas cut-off, now in its seventh day, has exposed the vulnerabilities and short-sightedness of Bulgaria's Russia-centric energy policy. Nearly 100 percent dependent on Russia for its gas, oil and nuclear fuel, Bulgaria is clearly under Moscow's thumb. We are urging s [...] | 2009-01-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA180 | BULGARIA'S ENERGY DEBUT: GETTING WHAT WE WANT AT SOFIA'S NATURAL GAS SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit is many things to many people. Bulgaria's ostensible goal is to improve Europe's outreach and relationship with Central Asian and Caspian producers, while at the same time putting Sofia on the energy map. Russia will use it as a way to highlight and [...] | 2009-04-14 06:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA2 | BULGARIA OUT IN THE COLD: DAY TWO OF GAS CUT-OFF [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria endured a second day without gas January 7. Thousands of homes and many schools report significantly reduced - or no - heating, although the country did not experience any major power interruptions. Several large industrial firms are shutting down and laying off emplo [...] | 2009-01-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV |
09SOFIA20 | BULGARIA 2008: PERSPECTIVE ON A TOUGH YEAR [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Bulgaria begins 2009 with a bad hangover. Pervasive disgust over the problems of recent months and the even grimmer prospects of the coming year has led many here to sink into an already deep hole of apathy and cynicism. Tangible improvements in family income and overall [...] | 2009-01-15 05:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BU |
09SOFIA205 | BULGARIANS TOUT A SUCCESSFUL ENERGY SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Overcoming intense Russian pressure and European skepticism, the April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit focused on the key principles and policies of energy security rather than on individual projects. The event's deliverable, a declaration endorsed by the 30 participating delegations, [...] | 2009-04-30 14:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA208 | BULGARIA: RUSSIANS INTENSIFY PRESSURE ON SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA210 | BULGARIA: SPECIAL 301 ANNOUNCEMENT RESPONSE [...] (SBU) The Bulgarian Government responded with relief to reftel announcement that Bulgaria would not be placed on any list in the 2009 Special 301 Report. Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Economy and Culture all said they knew Bulgaria had narrowly avoided a listing and expressed apprecia [...] | 2009-05-08 14:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR BU |
09SOFIA221 | BULGARIA: PM RATIONALIZES RUSSIAN PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a move that prompted scathing ridicule by local media, Bulgarian Prime Minister Stanishev rushed to Moscow less than 24 hours after the April 24-25 regional energy summit in Sofia (which Putin refused to attend). While in Moscow, Stanishev signed yet another "secret" agreement [...] | 2009-05-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BG |
09SOFIA222 | BULGARIA TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 08:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL KV BU |
09SOFIA23 | BULGARIA: FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. Post requests $30,240.00 to fund agricultural biotechnology ("agbiotech") programs in FY2009. These programs will educate consumers, farmers, academics, and policy makers about the benefits of agbiotech, with the goal of assisting Bulgaria to become a successful model and advoc [...] | 2009-01-15 07:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRB TBIO KPAO |
09SOFIA243 | BULGARIA: EMBASSY EVENT SHOWCASES U.S. RENEWABLE [...] (U) Summary: U.S. renewable and energy efficiency technology took center stage May 19 at an Embassy and AmCham-sponsored conference featuring cutting edge U.S. solutions to Bulgaria's energy security and environmental challenges. Titled "Renewable and Efficient Energy: Pathways to a Better [...] | 2009-05-21 09:41:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BG |
09SOFIA265 | BULGARIAN ENERGY AMBASSADOR ON NABUCCO ISA [...] (C) In response to reftel points on the Nabucco Inter-State Agreement (ISA),Bulgarian Energy Envoy Peter Poptchev told us June 1 that as a result of negotiations between project partners May 28-29, the ISA will not reference any specific state in its definition of "initial entry points." He [...] | 2009-06-03 11:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA270 | BRINGING TRANSPARENCY TO EURASIAN GAS TRANSIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Eurasian gas transit sector is notoriously murky, with poorly-understood, Gazprom-owned and affiliated intermediaries managing operations, taking cuts, and complicating or preventing legal recourse during gas supply interruptions. For most countries in the region, bringi [...] | 2009-06-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA292 | BULGARIAN ECONOMY WORSENS; IMF PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: With spending up, revenues down, and the economy officially in recession, the Bulgarian Government's handling of its finances is increasingly in question. Running on its up-to-now steady handling of economic issues in the midst of global financial turmoil, the Socialist-led coal [...] | 2009-06-12 12:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA302 | BULGARIA; RESPONSE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS' EFFECT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Global Financial Crisis is beginning to affect Bulgaria, but not yet to the extent of other EU nations. Few migrants work in the country and therefore increased negativity or violence against immigrants is nonexistent. Relatively few Bulgarian migrants have returned to [...] | 2009-06-18 12:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR ECON PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA324 | BULGARIAN ECONOMY: STORM CLOUDS DARKEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government will barely get past the July 5 general elections before a gathering economic storm erupts. EU, IMF, WB, and think tank forecasts are turning uniformly negative, with economic contraction now expected to range between 7 and 10 percent. Foreign Direct Investment [...] | 2009-06-26 13:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BU |
09SOFIA325 | BULGARIA/EC MONITORING TEAM: "HOW DO YOU MAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXX (please strictly protect) confided that the July report on Bulgaria's anti-crime and corruption efforts would be negative, but the EU political level would "water down" the tone of the final version. The report's release might be delayed until September because of the [...] | 2009-06-26 15:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BU |
09SOFIA343 | BULGARIA: GERB FINANCIAL EXPERT HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Simeon Dyankov, a World Bank economist and financial advisor to Boyko Borissov's Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (GERB),recently presented highlights from GERB's economic plan to a group of foreign diplomats. The platform contains immediate anti-crisis steps [...] | 2009-07-02 10:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA37 | BULGARIA: IPR EFFORTS LOSE STEAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission informed the relevant deputy ministers of Culture, Economy and Foreign Affairs January 22 that, despite modest progress in some areas, Bulgarian IPR efforts were not hitting the mark. In order to improve performance, Bulgaria has to take urgent actio [...] | 2009-01-23 15:50:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD BU |
09SOFIA416 | BULGARIA: NEW PM DOWNBEAT ON ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | BU ECON PGOV PREL |
09SOFIA419 | BULGARIA: NEW PM DOWNBEAT ON ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 07:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL BU |
09SOFIA476 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS FASTER APPROVAL PROCESS FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy officials delivered reftel biotech points to new Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Miroslav Naydenov who is fully up to speed on the issue and will attend the September 7 EU Agriculture Ministers Council meeting. Naydenov told us August 21 that Bulgaria will join [...] | 2009-08-24 09:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU |
09SOFIA479 | BULGARIA: INVESTMENT DISPUTES TEST NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Several high profile, U.S.-related investment disputes are testing the new government's resolve to turn Bulgaria into a more transparent investment destination. The successful resolution of these cases, many left over from the previous government, will go far in demonstrating [...] | 2009-08-25 08:13:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG BU |
09SOFIA499 | BULGARIA: THE FUTURE IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: A month in office, PM Borissov and his team are showing the political will and determination needed to attack endemic corruption, restore public confidence, and conduct a U.S.-friendly foreign and security policy. Not one to let either a good crisis or a good scandal go to waste, [...] | 2009-09-03 13:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON BU |
09SOFIA5 | BULGARIA: IN DAY THREE OF ENERGY CRISIS, [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria is stumbling through day three of a complete gas cut-off without major interruptions of critical services. City dwellers continue to experience reduced heat while two small towns remain completely in the cold. Manufacturing plants continue to shut operations due lack [...] | 2009-01-08 12:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV |
09SOFIA535 | BULGARIA: COMMENTS ON OPIC-SUPPORTED GLOBAL RENEWABLE [...] Per reftel, Post supports OPIC's proposed investment in the USRG Emerging Market Fund ("the Fund") and is not aware of any derogatory information on the prospective fund manager, US Renewables Group, LLC. 2. The Fund's objectives appear entirely consistent with Bulgaria's energy needs and p [...] | 2009-09-24 11:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV BU |
09SOFIA59 | BULGARIAN LEADERSHIP SHRUGS OFF CALLS FOR IMF [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Socialists and the Bulgarian National Bank continue to brush aside suggestions that Bulgaria pursue a precautionary agreement with the IMF to protect the currency board and prevent a devaluation of the lev. They argue that the long-standing policy of fiscal conservat [...] | 2009-02-10 11:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA591 | BULGARIA: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT TREASURY [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Sofia welcomes you and looks forward to a successful visit. The new center-right GERB government has made fighting corruption and organized crime its top priority, but faces significant challenges. Bulgarian criminals have developed sophisticated means to launder money [...] | 2009-10-16 11:40:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA60 | BULGARIA: INCREMENTAL SHIFTS IN ENERGY POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Traditionally Moscow's most ardent supporter, President Parvanov showed hints of a new attitude in his long planned visit to Moscow February 4-6. While there he presented Putin and Medvedev with a list of energy-related demands. When these were rebuffed, the President pushed [...] | 2009-02-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA603 | BULGARIA: NEW GOVERNMENT SENDING POSTIVE SIGNALS ON IPR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With July elections and government formation behind it, the new government is now focusing on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. The new Deputy Minister of Culture in charge of IPR is highly regarded by industry experts. His reorganized intergovernmental IPR Council, wh [...] | 2009-10-26 13:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON PGOV BU |
09SOFIA661 | SUMMARY OF A/S COHEN'S VISIT TO BULGARIA [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen visited Sofia on October 23, 2009 to discuss Bulgaria's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance (AML/CFT) regime. A/S Cohen pushed the Bulgarians to take bold steps to reestablish i [...] | 2009-11-19 08:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA662 | BULGARIA TO SUPPORT ITALIAN FOR IDLO DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points on the upcoming election for Director General of the International Development Law Organization to Dimitri Pampoulov, Head of International Law Department at the MFA on November 18. Pampoulov informed us that Bulgaria will vote for Italian candidate, Antonio [...] | 2009-11-19 08:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL IT BU |
09SOFIA665 | BULGARIA: NEW EDUCATION MINISTER APPOINTED [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Boiko Borissov appointed Sergey Ignatov as Minister of Education, Youth and Science on November 17 after the previous minister, Yordanka Fandakova, was elected mayor of Sofia. Contacts tell us he learned of his appointment minutes prior to the Prime Minister's announceme [...] | 2009-11-23 12:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON KIPR KJUS BU |
09SOFIA666 | BULGARIA: NEW GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid a deepening recession, the new government's focus is on promoting recovery, maintaining fiscal discipline, and avoiding an IMF package. Its short-term "Anti-Crisis" plan includes an ambitious set of 82 measures which range from the vague to the concrete, many still requirin [...] | 2009-11-24 13:17:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BU |
09SOFIA685 | BULGARIA AND THE GLOBAL MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Post welcomes inclusion in the Global Muslim Engagement Initiative as outlined in ref A. We recommend tailoring post participation to fit Bulgaria's unique circumstances and look forward to working with S/P as suggested in reftel A to determine the most effective ways to proceed. Bulga [...] | 2009-12-02 16:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PREL SOCI BU |
09SOFIA696 | BULGARIA PREPARES TO ANSWER RUSSIA ON ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister, President and Energy Minister briefed SPE Morningstar December 4 on changes in the Bulgarian energy sector and preparations for the next round of Bulgarian-Russian intergovernmental economic committee meetings. The Russian delegation, led by Energy Minister [...] | 2009-12-09 15:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA698 | BULGARIA TARGETS EUROZONE ENTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having succeeded in unfreezing millions in EU funds, passing a balanced budget, and seeing signs of green shoots in the economy, Bulgaria's new government is now revving up for a renewed push to secure ERM-II membership in 2010. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance [...] | 2009-12-11 05:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA70 | BULGARIA: MINISTER OF ENERGY ON POST-GAS CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov used a February 13 meeting with the Ambassador to lay out Bulgaria's post-gas crisis energy strategy. Heavy on diversification projects, the as-yet unwritten plan seeks to distance Bulgaria from Russian energy sources. In the two- [...] | 2009-02-18 08:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV |
09SOFIA703 | DAS QUANRUD'S DECEMBER 11 VISIT TO SOFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 11 meetings with DAS Quanrud, Bulgarian Defense Minister Mladenov described his plans for new deployments to Afghanistan and asked for U.S. support to establish a NATO training hub, possibly for OMLTs, at our joint military facilities in Bulgaria. Noting Bulgaria's [...] | 2009-12-15 09:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON BU |
09SOFIA712 | BULGARIA: LEAN 2010 BUDGET AIMED AT ERM-II/ EUROZONE ENTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After successfully stabilizing a ballooning deficit in 2009, the Bulgarian government proposed a conservative 2010 budget in hopes of bolstering its credentials for ERM-II and eurozone membership. Approved by the Parliament on December 4, the government's final 2010 budget expec [...] | 2009-12-21 12:07:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BU |
09SOFIA716 | BULGARIA: WHAT IF THE GAS IS CUT AGAIN? [...] (C) If a Russia-Ukraine dispute results in a 2010 gas cut-off similar to one experienced in January 2009, Bulgaria will be better prepared. Gas storage supplies are full, agreements with Greece and Turkey to reverse gas flows have been established, and district heating plants are prepared to [...] | 2009-12-22 11:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV ECON BU |
09SOFIA73 | BULGARIA: SPLIT ON EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 09:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TIBO BU |
09SOFIA86 | SPECIAL 301 2008: BULGARIAN EFFORTS LOSE FOCUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After two years off the Special 301 list, Bulgarian IPR results were mixed in 2008. The formerly dynamic and cooperative relationship between the Government and IPR industry representatives soured, partially owing to personality-driven issues. The once-model Intergovernmental [...] | 2009-02-27 08:32:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD BU |
09SOFIA96 | BULGARIA - FSN NOMINATION FOR THE 2009 ENVIRONMENT, [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post nominates Mr. Danko Tonev for the 2009 environment, science, technology, and health (ESTH) course, April 27-May 8, 2009. Information about Mr. Tonev follows, keyed to terms in reftel: a. Danko Tonev; FSN - 10; b. April 7, 1973; c. Bulgarian; d. 354525522; issued 02/ [...] | 2009-03-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON BU |
09STATE101875 | MALDIVES: A/S BLAKE'S MEETING WITH FM SHAHEED [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with SCA A/S Blake on the margins of UNGA in New York, Maldives Foreign Minister Shaheed related that Maldives would try to qualify for a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program despite MCC's focus on larger countries. Shaheed reported that in h [...] | 2009-09-30 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID EFIN ECON MARR SENV KGHG ETRD IN IS |
09STATE101998 | FUNDING OF NEW CONTRACTS AND GRANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DEPARTMENT IS REVIEWING REQUESTS BY EMBASSY ISLAMABAD FOR FUNDING OF ONGOING OR NEW CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. DEPARTMENT CONCURS WITH PROCUREMENT ACTIONS FOR FIVE ACTIVITIES: (1) POLIO ERADICATION (UNICEF),(2) FATA ENABLING PROGRESSIVE MEDIA VOICES IN PAKISTAN (INTERNEWS),(3) [...] | 2009-09-30 22:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PK PREL |
09STATE1023 | UPDATE ON EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO INCLUDE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 24, 2008 European Ministers officially adopted a Directive to include international aviation in the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). All flights arriving and departing from EU airports, [...] | 2009-01-06 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU |
09STATE102887 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia. This training is funded by INL and S/CT, which co-chair the [...] | 2009-10-02 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL |
09STATE102956 | (S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON IRANIAN INFLUENCE [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WELCOMED EMBASSY SANAA'S DETAILED REPORT ON IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT WITH THE HUTHI. WE WERE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF THE REPORTING, ASSESSMENTS OF IRANIAN STRATEGIC INTERESTS IN YEMEN, AND IMPACT OF FIGHTING ON BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN YEM [...] | 2009-10-02 18:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON PGOV PREL IR YM |
09STATE102964 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON KAZAKHSTAN ARRESTS [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS' COVERAGE OF THE ARRESTS OF KAZAKHSTANI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON CORRUPTION CHARGES AND RECENT CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT THE SYSTEMIC NATURE OF CORRUPTION. THE INSIGHTS ON THE ENDEMIC LEVEL OF CORRUPTION, AND THE EPIDEMIC OF RECENT ARRESTS OF MU [...] | 2009-10-02 18:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV KZ |
09STATE102966 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SIERRA LEONE CURRENCY [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED POST'S REPORTING ON THE RECENT DECLINE IN THE VALUE OF THE SIERRA LEONE CURRENCY, AS REPORTED REFTELS (FREETOWN 000322, FREETOWN 000321, FREETOWN 000262). POST'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE CURRENCY'S SLIDE, THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL EC [...] | 2009-10-02 18:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON SL |
09STATE103558 | WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S SEPTEMBER 29, [...] (SBU) September 29, 2009; 2:30 p.m.; New York, NY, USA. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon Anthony Miranda (WHA Notetaker) Nicaragua Foreign Minister Samuel Santos Lopez Ambassador Jaime Hermida Castillo, Deputy UN PermRep Roberto Leal Ocampo, Dir [...] | 2009-10-05 18:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD HO NU OVIP PGOV PREL SNAR |
09STATE103561 | UNDER SECRETARY BURN'S SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 [...] (U) September 25, 2009; 18:00; New York, USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon Bert Kraaimoore (Notetaker) EL SALVADOR Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez UN PermRep Carmen Maria Gallardo Chief of Cabin [...] | 2009-10-05 18:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SMIG SNAR ES HO |
09STATE103636 | INTRODUCING THE COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY. As part of the Administration's energy policy, the Secretary recently appointed me as the Department's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs S/CIEA. In this position, I will help to ensure that energy security is integrated into the core mission of the Department and to elevat [...] | 2009-10-05 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PREL SENV PGOV |
09STATE103668 | PROPOSED U.S.-UKRAINE BILATERAL ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. Post is requested to contact the Government of Ukraine, both MFA interlocutors and other GOU agencies with direct authority over energy issues, concerning the modalities and timing for the first meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Bilateral Energy Security Wor [...] | 2009-10-05 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ENRG EPET KNNP PGOV PREL UP |
09STATE103976 | (C) WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S SEPTEMBER [...] Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon. Reason: 1.4 (b, d) 2. (U) September 24, 2009; 10:00; New York, USA. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon Jenna Ben-Yehuda (Notetaker) SPAIN Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Juan [...] | 2009-10-06 15:15:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ES HO |
09STATE106378 | 2010 BUDGET DEMARCHE TO LATVIAN GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 22:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN PGOV PREL SW LG |
09STATE106750 | (C/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SPANISH ECONOMY [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATED REFTELS REGARDING THE RECESSION IN SPAIN AND THE PLAYERS AND FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SPANISH ECONOMIC POLICY. WE ESPECIALLY WELCOMED YOUR INSIGHTS INTO HOW THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IS AFFECTING ZAPATERO AND HIS CABINET AND INTO FACTORS SHAPING SPANISH DOMESTIC ECO [...] | 2009-10-14 19:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN SP |
09STATE106797 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OCEEA REPORT [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the October 15, 2009 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Mr. Svilanovic, the United States welcomes you back to the Permanent Council and thanks you for your comprehensive report. We commen [...] | 2009-10-14 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OSCE PGOV PREL |
09STATE107719 | SRI LANKA: EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT IN DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: The GSL request to Parliament for nearly $300 million in supplementary defense spending, which, per ref A reporting, will provide for recruiting of 25,000 new soldiers and constructing new military bases in the [...] | 2009-10-17 00:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MARR ECON EFIN EAID IMF CE |
09STATE108138 | FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY [...] This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. On September 8, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched the Reportable Food Registry (RFR or the Registry),an electronic portal for industry to report when there is reasonable probability that an article of food will [...] | 2009-10-19 19:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON |
09STATE10843 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE WITH A DEADLINE OF MARCH 6, 2009. SEE PARAGRAPHS 16-19 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AGENCY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AT PARAGRAPHS 20-30. SUMMARY: -------- 2. (U) OVERVIEW: THE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM (ESFP) OFFERS POSTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AND HOST A SCIENTIST [...] | 2009-02-05 23:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09STATE110916 | U.S.-EGYPTIAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: NEXT STEPS [...] (U) Classified by: NEA Acting A/S Ronald Schlicher. E.O. 12958, Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY. The structure of the Strategic Dialogue provides a framework within which to highlight and address major areas of bilateral, regional, and multilateral coordination with the Govern [...] | 2009-10-27 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM EG KDEM ECON PARM XA |
09STATE111446 | (C/REL USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL) KUDOS FOR [...] (C/REL USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ASSESS THE STATE OF THE IRAQI ECONOMY AT THE LOCAL, PROVINCIAL, AND NATIONAL LEVEL. WE READ WITH INTEREST REF PRT CABLES AND APPRECIATED THE LEVEL OF GRANULARITY ON THE STRATEGIC THREATS FACING BABIL'S ECONOMY, INCL [...] | 2009-10-28 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB PGOV IZ |
09STATE111742 | ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL SHALE [...] This cable is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. Summary: Recent technological advances in natural gas production could have a significant impact on international energy security and climate change. Natural gas from so-called unconventional sources, in particular production from hydroc [...] | 2009-10-29 17:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET |
09STATE112468 | THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action cable, see paragraphs 7, 8, 9, and 10. In the Presidents June 4 speech in Cairo, he announced that he would host an Entrepreneurship Summit within a year. The National Security Council staff and the Domestic Policy Councils Office of Social Innovation and Civi [...] | 2009-10-30 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU |
09STATE112495 | THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT AND BEYOND [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action cable, see paragraphs 7, 8, 9, and 10. In the President's June 4 speech in Cairo, he announced that he would host an Entrepreneurship Summit within a year. The National Security Council staff and the Domestic Policy Council's Office of Social Innovation and Ci [...] | 2009-10-30 23:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI XF |
09STATE112853 | DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION (DEC): ENERGY [...] (SBU) This cable reports on the October 19, 2009, DEC Energy Sessions. The discussions on Public Financial Management, Financial Services, Investment and Trade, and Industry and Private Sector Development will be reported separately. Interlocutors are recorded in paragraph 16. 2. (SBU) S [...] | 2009-11-02 18:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ EPET ENRG EINV ECON |
09STATE113362 | DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION: SESSIONS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The afternoon sessions of the October 19 Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) focused on trade, investment, industry, and private sector development. Throughout these sessions, USG and Government of Iraq (GOI) interlocutors acknowledged that Iraq's investment climate was "imp [...] | 2009-11-03 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD IZ |
09STATE114116 | ACCEPTABLE NOMENCLATURE FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 13:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS |
09STATE115235 | PROVINCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE U.S.-IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Participation of Iraqi Provincial officials in the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference produced excellent results. Iraqi Governors and Provincial Investment Commission Chairmen were well-prepared and active throughout the conference and aggressively courted potential inve [...] | 2009-11-06 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PINS PREL IZ |
09STATE116023 | October 2009 Paris Club Meeting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the October 2009 Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," creditors expressed consternation over the $939 million payment made by Congo-Brazzaville to litigating creditors (a.k.a. vulture funds),which violated the GOC's commitment to seek terms from private creditors comparable to i [...] | 2009-11-10 19:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR |
09STATE117653 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY COLOMBO FOR ECONOMIC REPORTING [...] E/EEB extends kudos to Embassy Colombo's economic team for its consistently high quality and relevant reporting. With over 30 economic cables in the past three months, Colombo's small economic team is one of the best and most prolific in the region. EEB appreciates the analytical and informat [...] | 2009-11-13 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB APER CE MV |
09STATE118190 | THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT AND BEYOND [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action cable, see paragraphs 7, 8, 9, and 10. In the President's June 4 speech in Cairo, he announced that he would host an Entrepreneurship Summit within a year. The National Security Council staff and the Domestic Policy Council's Office of Social Innovation and Ci [...] | 2009-11-16 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI XF |
09STATE11910 | DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] SUMMARY. On February 23-27 in Mexico City the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (the "Group") will meet to continue negotiations on the text of proposed rules on liability and redress for damage re [...] | 2009-02-10 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09STATE119896 | KUDOS TO EMBASSY YAOUNDE FOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] EEB extends kudos to Embassy Yaounde for its high quality, relevant, thoughtful, and frank reporting on Cameroon,s fiscal transparency. Excellent reporting, such as REF A, is a tremendous help when determining which countries should require fiscal transparency waivers to receive assistance and [...] | 2009-11-20 14:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID |
09STATE119995 | ENERGY SECURITY BRIEFER FOR EU AMBASSADORS [...] (C) In January 2009, contractual disputes led Russia to cut off natural gas shipments to Ukraine, as it had previously done (albeit for a shorter period) in January 2006. This crisis hurt Russia,s reputation as a reliable supplier, both in Western and Eastern Europe. Russian officials know t [...] | 2009-11-20 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET RS UP XG XH |
09STATE120172 | GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION OF THE QDDR - SEEKING INPUT FROM THE [...] Action request - see paragraph 5. 2. Defining the context in which the U.S. will be conducting its foreign policy over the next ten to fifteen years is a key element of the Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. This section of the broader report seeks above all to iden [...] | 2009-11-20 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SOCI |
09STATE121625 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXTENSION OF UN ARRANGEMENTS [...] (C) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 2, at the highest appropriate level, as soon as judged practical, Embassy is requested to discuss actions required by the Government of Iraq (GOI) to extend the UN arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). At the same [...] | 2009-11-25 16:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ PREL UN |
09STATE122429 | PRESIDENT HAS HISTORIC MEET WITH ASEAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 15 in Singapore, President Obama participated in the first U.S. - Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders, Meeting with all 10 ASEAN countries. The meeting was an opportunity to highlight increased U.S. engagement with ASEAN and the region generall [...] | 2009-11-30 14:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XB XC XE XU XV ZO |
09STATE122448 | U.S. POLICY ON FUTURE CIVILIAN PRESENCE IN IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable describes the new U.S. policy on the future civilian provincial presence in Iraq. It builds upon previous cables outlining the U.S. drawdown strategy and policy on political engagement in Iraq, and it has been cleared by DoD and the NSC. END SUMMARY. 2. (S) The Pr [...] | 2009-11-30 14:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PGOV PREL PREF PINS ECON IZ |
09STATE122732 | FY 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of food insecurity and mitigate climate change. To realize this potential, and to protect the interests of U.S. farmers and exporters, we seek to promote understanding of the technology and encourage [...] | 2009-12-01 01:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09STATE12332 | HAITI'S PRESIDENT PREVAL MAKES CASE FOR GREATER [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton met with Haitian President Rene Preval on February 5. Preval described the economic devastation caused by the hurricanes and asked for additional USG assistance to help cover a $75 million budget shortfall. The Secretary assured Preval of continued U.S. supp [...] | 2009-02-11 00:15:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EAID SNAR ECON SOCI HA |
09STATE123740 | NOVEMBER 2009 U.S.-AZERBAIJAN SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG KCRM KISL MARR PBTS PINR PREL PTER AJ |
09STATE124358 | Secretary Clinton meets Indian Prime Minister [...] Classified by SCA Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. Reason: 1.4 (b),(d) 2. November 24, 2009; 5:00 PM; Washington, DC 3. Participants: U.S. The Secretary Under Secretary Bill Burns Under Secretary Robert Hormats SCA Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. Ambassador Tim [...] | 2009-12-04 14:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL ECON ENRG MASS |
09STATE124580 | UNDER SECRETARY HORMATS, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an hour long meeting, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats and Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid discussed the global economic situation and its impact on Egypt. Both agreed that it was important to ensure the str [...] | 2009-12-04 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EG |
09STATE124627 | (U) TENSIONS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS HAVE INTENSE INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPING CONFLICT BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST COULD PROVIDE THAT MIGHT SHED LIGHT ON HOW BOGOTA IS REACTING TO THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY STEPS CARACAS [...] | 2009-12-04 21:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR BEXP ECON ETRD PREL CO VE |
09STATE124629 | (U) VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA BORDER TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPING CONFLICT BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST COULD PROVIDE THAT MIGHT SHED LIGHT ON POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY STEPS CARACAS IS TAKING TO PROVOKE BOGOTA AND [...] | 2009-12-04 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON ETRD PREL CO VE |
09STATE124834 | THE FIRST SCIENCE ENVOYS AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 06:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ISCON KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP PREL SCUL SENV SOCI |
09STATE125902 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1326 ) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the IMET Command General Staff College course. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory info [...] | 2009-12-09 15:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SR |
09STATE126143 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND [...] (U) This is an Action Request. 2. (U) USUN is instructed to call for a vote and vote NO on the following draft resolution: International Trade and Development and to deliver the explanation of vote contained in paragraph three prior to the adoption of the resolution. 3. (U) Begin t [...] | 2009-12-09 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IO UNGA |
09STATE126694 | DEMARCHE: OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) Department requests that Posts amplify Department's outreach to key donors for USD 36 million in urgent assistance to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan. This donor assistance will cover anticipated breaks between January and [...] | 2009-12-10 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL |
09STATE126780 | CORRECTED TEXT: THE FIRST SCIENCE ENVOYS AND [...] (SBU)Summary: The Secretary announced the U.S. Science Envoy Program on November 3. The Science Envoys will seek to identify new opportunities and build new partnerships in Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation. The first three envoys will begin travel in January and February, and posts are [...] | 2009-12-11 03:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ISCON KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP PREL SCUL SENV SOCI |
09STATE127595 | Paris Club November 2009 Meeting and Negotiations with [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the November 18, 2009, Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," the IMF requested financing assurances for the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) new IMF program. Canada, troubled by the revocation of a mining license held by a Canadian-led consortium, waited until November 24 to [...] | 2009-12-14 16:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XL CN FR |
09STATE127628 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1412) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Session 74 at the ILEA Training Academy in Budapest, Hungary from January 11, 2009 to March 4, 2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals [...] | 2009-12-14 17:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR SR |
09STATE127811 | (C) CHINA: KUDOS FOR PENSION SYSTEM REPORTING [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE KUDOS FOR REFTEL, AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE ON CHINA'S PENSION SYSTEM AND ONE THAT WE WILL BE REFERRING TO FREQUENTLY AS WE DRAFT FINISHED PRODUCTS ON CHINA'S REBALANCING POLICIES AND ITS DEMOGRAPHIC BURDENS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST WAS THE INFORM [...] | 2009-12-14 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON ELAB CH |
09STATE12794 | DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE EIGHTH IRFFI DONORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL |
09STATE129118 | JAPAN: DEMARCHE ON POSTAL REFORM REVIEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Government of Japan is currently undergoing an intensive process of reviewing postal reform policies and drafting new legislation regarding the structure and services offered by Japan Post. The USG, though neutral [...] | 2009-12-17 20:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV JA |
09STATE129200 | (U) KUDOS FOR KINSHASA ECON REPORTING [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO SEND KUDOS FOR THE EXCELLENT ECONOMIC REPORTING KINSHASA HAS PROVIDED. FOR EXAMPLE, REF A OFFERED SUCCINCT AND INSIGHTFUL ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS LAID OUT IN REF B REGARDING THE MEETING OF MINING EXPERTS FROM THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SA [...] | 2009-12-17 22:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR BEXP ECON EMIN ETRD CG |
09STATE129201 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON THE RETIREMENT OF [...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL ON THE TRANSITION OF PERSONNEL IN INDIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON S.K. BANERJEE'S DEMEANOR, ENGAGEMENT WITH US OFFICIALS, AND HIS ABILITY TO LEAD INDIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM WAS PARTICULARLY HELPFUL. WE WOULD WELCOME A [...] | 2009-12-17 23:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR BEXP ECON EINV ENRG PREL TRGY IN |
09STATE129520 | (U) Secretary Clinton's December 9, 2009 [...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon - Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) December 9; 1:15 p.m.; Washington DC; U.S.A 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon, EUR Ambassador Richard Morningstar, S/EEE Ian Kelly, PA Kristina Kvien, [...] | 2009-12-18 18:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG UP MD |
09STATE130560 | KUDOS TO DUBAI AND ABU DHABI FOR EXCELLENT [...] (SBU) EEB appreciates Embassy Abu Dhabi's and Congen Dubai's timely, consistent, and astute reporting on the recent Dubai World debt crisis and related financial events. These cables have been extremely helpful in laying out the broader political and economic policy challenges posed by the deb [...] | 2009-12-23 17:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL AE |
09STATE130865 | MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) BOARD [...] This message contains an action request for action addressees (FY10 MCA Compact eligible countries) in paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY. The Millennium Challenge Corporation,s (MCC) Board of Directors met December 9, 2009 to select countries as eligible for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Co [...] | 2009-12-24 14:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC |
09STATE131640 | ASEAN DIRECTORS GENERAL REVIEW PROGRESS ON [...] (U) Summary. Directors General (DGs) from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with EAP/RSP director on December 15 in Manila to review progress on implementing the November ASEAN ) U.S. Leaders' Meeting Joint Statement and to initiate planning for the next ASEAN ) U.S. [...] | 2009-12-29 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XB XC XD XE XU XV ZO ASEAN |
09STATE131728 | (S) KUDOS ON ORGANIZED CRIME REPORTING [...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REF REPORTING ON BULGARIA'S MOST WANTED. THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE AND QUALITY OF REPORTING ANALYSTS LOOK FORWARD TO AND VALUE. ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON PROMINENT ORGANIZED CRIMINALS, THE ACTIVITIES THEY ARE INVOLVED IN, AND THEIR LINKS TO PROMINENT BUSINESS [...] | 2009-12-29 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KCRM PGOV SNAR BU |
09STATE13407 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia for participants from addressee countries. This training is f [...] | 2009-02-12 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ECON EFIN PREL KCRM KTFN |
09STATE13703 | CORRECTED CABLE: DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE [...] (U) This cable corrects references, background and certain guidance points appearing in reftel State 12794. 2. (U) This is an action cable for the U.S. delegation to the eighth formal meeting of the Donors Committee that oversees the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFF [...] | 2009-02-13 16:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL |
09STATE13994 | IRAQI COUNTERPART MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON [...] The Departments of State, Agriculture, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Transportation welcome meetings with their ministerial counterparts from the Ministries of Agriculture, Electricity, Health, and Transportation as well as Deputy Prime Minister Rafa'a Al-Issawi (reftel). 2. Each [...] | 2009-02-13 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IZ OTRA PGOV PREL SOCI |
09STATE13998 | REQUEST FOR MALAYSIA TO WITHDRAW CONDITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Recent press reports have revealed that as of December 2008, Malaysia has granted Bank Mellat a license to operate in Malaysia's offshore financial center in Labuan. Bank Mellat provides bankin [...] | 2009-02-13 23:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM ECON XB XC XE MY |
09STATE14566 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] Sensitive but unclassified Entire text 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 3. (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: On February 25, 2009, the EU's DG Environment Regulatory Committee will vote on the DG Environment's proposal to approve two biotech corn varieties for cultivation pur [...] | 2009-02-17 23:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO |
09STATE15625 | ENGAGING FOREIGN AUDIENCES ON "BUY AMERICAN" AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Efforts to confront the global economic crisis have prompted governments around the world to take protectionist trade measures. President Obama has spoken clearly about the need to avoid protectionism even as the United States confronts its own crisis. Secretary Clinton has said [...] | 2009-02-19 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTRO |
09STATE16717 | RESPONDING TO JAPAN'S REQUEST FOR MEGAPORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2-3. 2. (SBU) As outlined in reftel, officials in the Government of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs have repeatedly requested Megaports "reciprocity" and information-sharing (reftel) in the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB). Embassy T [...] | 2009-02-23 22:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT JA |
09STATE17502 | INFORMATION REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF G-20 MEETINGS [...] (U) The following is an action request. Please see paragraphs five and six. 2. (C) In advance of the March 14 - 15 G-20 Finance Ministerial and the April 2 London Summit, Washington agencies are interested in Posts' outlook on the continuing impact of the economic and political situation o [...] | 2009-02-25 16:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN |
09STATE1756 | (S) ACTION REQUEST: KUWAITI HAMID AL-ALI [...] (U) Action request in paragraph 3. 2. (U) Summary: In January 2007, the United Nations Security Council 1267 Committee designated Kuwaiti individual Hamid Al-Ali for providing financial support for al-Qaida affiliated groups seeking to commit acts of terrorism in Kuwait, Iraq and elsewher [...] | 2009-01-08 16:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PREL ECON NL |
09STATE18323 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S FEBRUARY 13, 2009 [...] (U) February 13, 2008; 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR - PDAS Marcie Ries EUR/ERA Director - William Lucas D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/ERA Deputy Director - Jonathan Kessler (note taker) EU -- European Commis [...] | 2009-02-27 05:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV KGHG EAID ECIN ECON EUN |
09STATE21371 | IRAQ MINISTRY OF HEALTH INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: [...] (U) Summary: At the Iraq Health Investment Summit, held on February 19 and 20 in Istanbul, the Minister of Health, Dr. Salih al-Hasnawi, showcased Iraq's 2009-2013 health plan and solicited partnerships with private companies. Potential investors believed there were opportunities in the new [...] | 2009-03-06 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS VO PA PGOV PREL SOCI ECON IZ |
09STATE22501 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIAN [...] Please deliver the following message from Secretary Clinton to Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The Department does not plan to release the text of the message. No signed original to follow. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. Prime Minister: Thank you for your letter in which you s [...] | 2009-03-10 19:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN OPDC AS |
09STATE22953 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO REPORT OF [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the March 12 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Svilanovic, thank you for your report and the 2009 Action Plan. The Action Plan reminds us of the breadth of issues touched on by the Seco [...] | 2009-03-11 18:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL ECON PGOV |
09STATE22965 | DEMARCHE: PRESS THE AFGHAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIAN [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraphs 6-8. 2. (SBU) The Indian donation of 250,000 mt of wheat to Afghanistan is a very welcome, generous action. The U.S. would like to urge the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to work together to realize this donation as soon as p [...] | 2009-03-11 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IN PK PREL AF |
09STATE23178 | THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH INDIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a friendly March 9 meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, Secretary Clinton outlined her vision of a "stand-alone global partnership" with India. She and Menon discussed global issues (climate change, world economy, peacekeeping),regional issues (Pakistan, [...] | 2009-03-12 03:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY RODHAM PREL PTER ENVR ECON |
09STATE23624 | RESPONSE TO UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/REL UK) The U.S. would like to provide the following information in response to questions from HMG regarding recent actions against Iranian proliferation-related entities. ------------------- [...] | 2009-03-12 19:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC IR GM UK EFIN ECON XG XT |
09STATE23758 | DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES ON EFFECTS OF THE [...] (U) This is an action message, see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The effects of the global financial and economic crisis have been acutely felt in many Central and Eastern European countries. Of the eleven countries that have sought IMF Stand-By Arrangements since the start of [...] | 2009-03-12 20:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL |
09STATE26707 | (U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON KOSOVO AND THE [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS REQUEST THAT POST PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SERBIA'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP KOSOVO FROM GAINING MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ESPECIALLY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF). INFORMATION REGARDING BELGRADE'S EFFORTS WILL HELP ANALYSTS PROVIDE TIMELY INSIGHTS TO POL [...] | 2009-03-19 21:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECIN ECON PGOV PREL KV RI |
09STATE26718 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS COMMEND POST FOR ITS EXCELLENT REPORTING ON ECONOMIC ISSUES IN MEXICO. THIS TIMELY AND INSIGHTFUL REPORTING CONTINUES TO SHAPE OUR THINKING ON TOPICS OF HIGH INTEREST TO WASHINGTON POLICYMAKERS, AND IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL GIVEN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] | 2009-03-19 21:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON MX |
09STATE26719 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE INFORMATION FROM POST ON ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC TIES TO RUSSIA. ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ESTONIA'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TIES TO RUSSIA IN LIGHT OF EU, NATO, AND US RESPONSES TO THE AUGUST 2008 GEORGIA CONFLICT AND THE MOST RECENT UKRAINE-RUSSIA GAS [...] | 2009-03-19 21:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EN |
09STATE27787 | (C/NF) CHINA: STATE KUDOS FOR STIMULUS PLAN AND [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S EXCELLENT REPORTING ON CHINA'S TEN INDUSTRIAL STIMULUS PLANS AND NEW PROTECTIONIST MEASURES. ANALYSTS HAVE CITED THESE REPORTS IN A NUMBER OF FINISHED INTELLIGENCE PIECES AND PLAN TO CITE OTHERS IN UPCOMING PRODUCTS. THE REPORTS' INSIGHTS [...] | 2009-03-23 20:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON EIND EMIN CH |
09STATE28858 | EITI UPDATE FOR CANDIDATE COUNTRIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL |
09STATE29254 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAQ TO NEGOTIATE WITH [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Baghdad; see paragraphs 4 and 5. Background ---------- 2. (U) The UNCC was established in 1991 to process and pay claims for damages resulting from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The UNCC issued awards (entitlements for claims payments) totaling more [...] | 2009-03-26 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KU UNCC UNSC EFIN ECIN ECON PREL |
09STATE29721 | (C/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE RECENT REFTELS ON PORTUGUESE FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY, AND THE EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF THE MFA, MOD, AND MILITARY. NOTEWORTHY WERE REFERENCES TO THE HISTORICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES THAT CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE PORTUGUESE FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLI [...] | 2009-03-27 14:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON MCAP MOPS PGOV PREF PO |
09STATE29727 | (U) IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ECONOMIC ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN ECONOMIES AND THE REACTION OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE SECTORS, AND GENERAL POPULATIONS TO NEGATIVE IMPACTS DOMESTICALLY. SENIOR US POLICY MAKERS HAVE EXPRESSED [...] | 2009-03-27 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN SE |
09STATE29753 | (U) QATARI CITIZENS AND THE RULING FAMILY [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS MAINTAIN INTEREST IN QATAR'S DOMESTIC STABILITY, INCLUDING RELATIONS BETWEEN CITIZENS AND THE RULING FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES. ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE REFERENCED REPORTING AND WOULD WELCOME ANY INFORMATION THAT W [...] | 2009-03-27 15:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON PGOV SCUL SOCI QA |
09STATE29895 | ACTION REQUEST: PLIGHT OF IRAQI WIDOWS A PRIORITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-7. 2. (C) Summary: NEA/I commends Post's reporting on the plight of Iraq's war widows and developments within the Ministry of State for Women's Affairs (MoSWA) on this and other issues that affect Iraqi women (ref 492, 543). The Depar [...] | 2009-03-27 19:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
09STATE29981 | THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE ECONOMY OF IRAQ [...] (U) Summary: This cable provides background, analysis, and status on the programs and activities of the United Nations (UN),UN agencies and the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) as they relate to the economy of Iraq. This review is provided in support of the ongoing activities of USUN and [...] | 2009-03-27 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KU USUN PREL ECIN EFIN ECON UNSC |
09STATE30009 | PROBLEMS WITH UNDP'S ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON IO IZ KCOR PGOV |
09STATE30442 | TRANSITION OF THE IRAQ SCIENTIST ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2003, the International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) Bureau's Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) created the Iraq Scientist Engagement Program (ISEP) to minimize the terrorism and proliferation risks posed by Iraqi scientists, technicians, and engineers (STEs [...] | 2009-03-30 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON IZ PARM PGOV PREL |
09STATE30535 | 2009 USG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) [...] This cable includes an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Department's Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement (IPE) requests post ECON Section input in conducting an annual update of coordinated USG-wide IPR messaging and factoids. (Please be sure to [...] | 2009-03-30 23:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR MO |
09STATE3120 | DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) At the request of Qatar, the Arab League has called an Emergency Ministerial meeting on January 16 in Kuwait to discuss the situation in Gaza. This meeting of foreign ministers precedes the Kuwait- [...] | 2009-01-13 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF |
09STATE31659 | KEY THEMES AND FACT SHEET ON LONDON G20 SUMMIT [...] (U) This cable provides key themes and messages for posts' use in commenting on the April 2 London Summit. A detailed fact sheet outlining U.S. goals and objectives for the Summit is reproduced at para 3 below. The fact sheet has already been released to the U.S. press and may be distributed [...] | 2009-04-01 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO |
09STATE32668 | FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3 for general talking points. Paragraph 4 has Post-specific points. 2. (U) Per reftel, Japan and the World Bank are co-hosting a Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17 in Tokyo. The stated goal of the conference is to raise $4 bill [...] | 2009-04-03 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK |
09STATE32712 | FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3 for general talking points. Paragraph 4 has Post-specific points. 2. (U) Per reftel, Japan and the World Bank are co-hosting a Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17 in Tokyo. The stated goal of the conference is to raise $4 bill [...] | 2009-04-03 16:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK |
09STATE33629 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] (SBU) This is a time-sensitive action request for addressee posts. Given the importance of these IMF and World Bank votes, Department asks that the demarche be delivered at the highest appropriate level, preferably by Chief of Mission or DCM (please see paragraphs 2-5),with reports by April [...] | 2009-04-07 11:44:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
09STATE34118 | ACTION REQUEST: AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. The United States Trade Representative (USTR),in accordance with Section 533 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, is required to list on an annual basis any foreign countries that have denied fair mark [...] | 2009-04-07 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL |
09STATE34174 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S 4/6/2009 MEETING WITH CANADIAN [...] (U) Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. April 6, 2009; 2:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 3. Participants: U.S. ---- Secretary Hillary Clinton WHA/CAN Director Ned Nolan Executive Assistant Joseph Macmanus WHA/CAN Karl Rios ? Note-tak [...] | 2009-04-08 09:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY EAIR SENV EFIS ECON PGOV |
09STATE34394 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BRAZIL [...] (U) March 20, 2009, 12:30p.m., Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants: United States: Deputy Secretary Steinberg WHA Acting A/S Craig Kelly D Staff Lourdes Cue Brazil Desk David Schnier (notetaker) Brazil: Ambassador Antonio Patriota PolCounselor Carlos Ceglia 3. (C) Summary: Deputy Se [...] | 2009-04-08 16:14:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL |
09STATE3451 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW INSURANCE [...] (U) BACKGROUND AND ACTION REQUEST: According to recent press reporting in Japan, Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd. (Kampo Life) has announced that it intends to develop and market a new cancer insurance product with assistance from Nippon Life Insurance Company. Embassy Tokyo is requested to vis [...] | 2009-01-13 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV JA |
09STATE34680 | (U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH [...] (U) APRIL 6, 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES The Secretary WHA A/S Thomas Shannon PA Spokesperson Robert Wood S Staff Dorothy Ngutter (WHA notetaker) PERU Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde Ambassador Luis Valdivieso (Appointed) DCM Manuel Talaver [...] | 2009-04-09 01:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP HILLARY CLINTON PREL PTER SNAR ECON |
09STATE3512 | KOREA-JAPAN SUMMIT MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Republic of Korea (ROK) President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Taro Aso met in Seoul from January 11-12. The following is an official read-out of the meeting provided by the ROK Embassy to Washington. End Summary. 2. (C) The ROK Embassy provided the English tr [...] | 2009-01-13 23:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL JA KN KS |
09STATE35229 | PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) During an April 9 meeting with S/SRAP Holbrooke to discuss the Pakistan Donor,s Conference, Japanese Ambassador Fujisaki passed a matrix displaying donor information. The matrix showed a tentative 500 million dollar Chinese c [...] | 2009-04-09 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PREL PK JA CH |
09STATE35495 | JOINT COOPERATION COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE [...] (SBU) Washington agencies and Embassy Baghdad have completed the Terms of Reference for the four Joint Cooperation Committees charged with implementing the Strategic Framework Agreement. Final texts of each TOR (Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation, Economic and Energy Cooperation, Service [...] | 2009-04-10 14:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID SCUL SOCI TSPL IZ |
09STATE35882 | TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL [...] (U) The fifth annual interagency Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) conference will convene on 2-4 June at the State Department's George C. Marshall Center in Washington DC. The conference will include participants from the U.S. Embassies in the ten TSCTP countries and action o [...] | 2009-04-11 14:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER XA XI XY |
09STATE36296 | ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND [...] Summary: The 57th session of the OECD Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP) was held on March 11-13, 2009, at OECD Headquarters in Paris, France. Richard C. Beaird, Acting U.S. Coordinator for International Communication and Information Policy, served as Head [...] | 2009-04-13 20:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EIND ECON OECD |
09STATE36339 | U.S. RESPONSE TO APRIL 12 CHINESE DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 23:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON PBTS PHSA PREL TPHY |
09STATE36567 | G8-BMENA INITIATIVE SECOND COORDINATION MEETING [...] Summary: Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Madelyn Spirnak attended a G8-Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) coordination meeting hosted by Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Youssef Amrani in Rabat on April 2, 2009. Italy,s Deputy Direc [...] | 2009-04-14 15:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KPAO PREL IT MO LE QA |
09STATE37071 | MARCH 2009 OECD WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY MEETING [...] (SBU) U.S. delegation (USDEL) members from the Commerce, Justice, and State Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) participated in the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) meeting in Paris March 16-20, 2009. The WGB made significant progress on its Review of Instruments, w [...] | 2009-04-15 16:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH CI ECON EG EINV EN ETRD EZ FR ID IN IS PGOV |
09STATE37357 | KUDOS ON JAPANESE REPORTING AND ADVOCACY [...] (U) The Secretary's February visit to Japan, new domestic political developments almost every week, and a flood of visitors to and from Tokyo have the past few months a particularly busy time in U.S.-Japan relations. Fortunately, Washington has had the benefit of Mission Japan,s stellar repor [...] | 2009-04-15 21:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ECON ETRD EFIN MARR PGOV PREL JA |
09STATE37561 | (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: AFRICAN GREAT [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on African Great Lakes (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to DROC, Burundi, and Rwanda (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below s [...] | 2009-04-16 14:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KSPR ECON KDEM KHIV ZF XA CF RW BY |
09STATE37566 | (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: WEST AFRICA [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the West Africa Sahel region (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the West Africa Sahel region (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The [...] | 2009-04-16 14:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KSPR ECON CD CV GA ML MR NG SG UV |
09STATE38591 | ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON BALTIC ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) The Prime Ministers and Energy Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will meet in Vilnius on April 26-27 to discuss energy security; Poland, Sweden and Finland will be represented at lower levels, as will CEOs of several Baltic energy companies. The United States supports and has [...] | 2009-04-17 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG LG LH PL RS SW FI |
09STATE38607 | REQUEST DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: RESPONDING TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Some Arab states have raised allegations of corruption and non-transparent governance as reasons not to provide direct budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) government of President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad [...] | 2009-04-17 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS |
09STATE38812 | U.S. - NIGERIA ENERGY AND CLIMATE ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, the Department is pleased to inform Post that we would like to move forward with a proposed roundtable on energy and climate with the Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). EEB/ESC DAS Doug Hengel would be able to lead a delega [...] | 2009-04-20 13:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV NI |
09STATE39345 | SUPPORTING KOSOVO IN INTERNATIONAL BODIES [...] (C) Summary. This is an action request, see paragraph 2. The Department wishes to highlight our continuing interest in supporting participation by the Republic of Kosovo in international institutions. Kosovo, which has just completed its first year of independence, has made integration in [...] | 2009-04-21 13:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON UN KV |
09STATE39698 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: CHINA'S DRAFT POSTAL LAW [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 2 below. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. The National People's Congress (NPC) is proceeding to finalize the draft Postal Law in the April 20-24 meeting of its Standing Committee and all indications are that the fi [...] | 2009-04-21 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
09STATE4100 | USTR ANNOUNCES REVISIONS TO HORMONE BEEF [...] (U) Summary: On January 14, 2009, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a revised list of products subject to retaliatory duties in connection with the long-standing EU ban on beef from cattle raised with growth hormones. The changes to the retaliation list are intended to [...] | 2009-01-15 15:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09STATE41027 | (U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON POLITICAL [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS. TO THIS END, ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION REGARDING HOW THE FINANCIAL CRISIS HAS AFFECTED THE SOUTH CAUCASUS--IN PARTICULAR, THE GOVERNMENTS OF ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, AND GEORGI [...] | 2009-04-23 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EINT AJ AM GG |
09STATE41395 | (C) KUDOS FOR EXCELLENT TIRANA ECONOMIC [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON ALBANIA. INFORMATION ON DECLINING REMITTANCES AND THE VIEWS OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ON THIS IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY INCOME WAS PARTICULARLY INSIGHTFUL. REFTEL PROVIDED IN [...] | 2009-04-24 16:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON AL |
09STATE41396 | (C) KUDOS FOR EXCELLENT YEREVAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON ARMENIA. INFORMATION ON DECLINING REMITTANCES, AND THE VIEWS AND REACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO A DECLINE IN THIS IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY INCOME WAS PARTICULARLY INSIGHTF [...] | 2009-04-24 16:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON AM |
09STATE41478 | (C/NF) KUDOS FOR EMBASSY MONTEVIDEO (C-AL9-00888) [...] (S/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY MONTEVIDEO FOR PROVIDING TIMELY AND RELEVANT REPORTING THAT WAS USED IN ANALYTIC PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT THE VICE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHILE IN MARCH. 2. (C/NF) REFS A AND B PROVIDED INFORMATION ON URUGUAY'S EXPECTED GROWTH RATES. REF A ALSO PROVIDED SOME USEFUL PERSP [...] | 2009-04-24 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL UY |
09STATE41663 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. SUMMARY 2. (U) The United States continues to cultivate strong and vibrant partnerships with countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and these partnerships are ever more important during the current global economic downturn. One of [...] | 2009-04-24 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB |
09STATE41764 | BASRAH: NEW TWIST IN IRAN-BASED HOUSING PROJECT [...] (C) Basrah Investment Commission (BIC) advisor Ihsan Abdul-Jabar told REO that, contrary to widely held assumptions, the BIC has not submitted to Baghdad for approval a proposal for a USD 1 billion Iran-based Karman Company housing and development project in Basrah. In strictest confidence, I [...] | 2009-04-26 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV IZ IR |
09STATE42291 | SUBJECT: URGENT MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP ON [...] The United States will call for an urgent meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) in New York City in late May. Department is aware that the Secretary,s recent remarks on this meeting have generated keen interest in CGPCS capitals as well as the media. We wil [...] | 2009-04-27 20:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR ECON POL |
09STATE42297 | SCENESETTER: APRIL 27-28 MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] On March 20, President Obama invited the leaders of 16 other major economies, plus the UN Secretary General and the Danish Prime Minister, to participate in a Leaders Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) this July in La Maddalena, Italy (reftel). The July Forum w [...] | 2009-04-27 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG KPOW SENV |
09STATE42351 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 15 CONVERSATION WITH [...] (U) Classified by: WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d) 2. (U) April 15, 2009; 1400 EDT; Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Chief of Staff and Counselor Cheryl Mills WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon PA A/S Robert Wood, Acting Ambassado [...] | 2009-04-28 03:14:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN SMIG CASC |
09STATE42778 | KAZAKHSTAN OFFICIALS MEET WITH EEB A/S DAVID [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 17:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EINV |
09STATE42869 | C) KUDOS FOR EXCELLENT TIRANA ECONOMIC REPORTING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON ALBANIA. INFORMATION ON DECLINING REMITTANCES AND THE VIEWS OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ON THIS IMPORTANT SOURCE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY INCOME WAS PARTICULARLY INSIGHTFUL. REFTEL PROVIDED IN [...] | 2009-04-28 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON AL |
09STATE4309 | PORT SECURITY DEMARCHE - PAKISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-6. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States Government is concerned that the current level of port security in Pakistan does not adequately reflect the current threat situation given recent terrorist events in Pakistan and withi [...] | 2009-01-15 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT KHLS PK PREL PTER |
09STATE43311 | US-BRAZIL MEETING ON THIRD COUNTRY AID COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY. On April 16, USAID and State met with the head of Brazil,s Cooperation Agency (ABC),Marco Farani, to discuss development assistance cooperation in third countries, as a part of the U.S-Brazil Economic Partnership Dialogue (EPD). Both sides provided overviews of their development as [...] | 2009-04-29 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AID ECON |
09STATE43385 | ACTING A/S NELSON MEETS WITH LATVIAN FINANCE [...] (SBU) In his April 26 meeting with Acting A/S David Nelson on the margins of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, Finance Minister Einars Repse outlined Latvia's plans for a 7% of GDP fiscal deficit in 2009 and 3% deficit in 2010 in hopes of meeting IMF conditions and establishing a sustainab [...] | 2009-04-29 16:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV LG |
09STATE43864 | (SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MIGRATION IN [...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE MONITORING THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON MIGRATION PATTERNS IN EUROPE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESCALE DISPLACEMENT OF CITIZENS IN THE EU, THE BALKANS, AND THE NORDIC COUNTRIES THAT COULD POSSIBLY FUEL SOCIAL TENSION AND PUT PRESSURE ON EUROPEAN AND [...] | 2009-04-30 14:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG AL AU BE BK BU DA |
09STATE44254 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGE POSTS TO REMOVE TRADE [...] For posts listed in paragraphs 6 and 7, this is an action request; other posts are encouraged to draw on these points if appropriate. Given the growing sensitivity on this issue, however, posts are requested to use discretion in discussing these points with countries that have not enacted r [...] | 2009-04-30 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON |
09STATE45157 | ACTION REQUEST: URGENT MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP [...] The United States will host an urgent meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on May 29, 2009. Posts and missions are requested to deliver the talking points in paragraph 2 and encourage active participation [...] | 2009-05-04 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR ECON POL |
09STATE45222 | BIOFUELS RULEMAKING: GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO [...] (U) This cable provides information about an imminent rulemaking announcement that is likely to be of significant international interest, and guidance for responding to requests for information or comments. Posts should restrict their discussion to the talking points in paragraph 17. Inquirie [...] | 2009-05-04 21:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ENRG EPA EPET ETRD |
09STATE45229 | U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...] | 2009-05-04 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO |
09STATE46272 | RE-ESTABLISHING MOMENTUM ON CENTRAL ASIA SOUTH [...] (SBU) Department continues to view the potential for an electricity link between Central and South Asia both as a strategic asset for helping the region meet its energy requirements and for using competitive forces to develop a more effective market. Because of the strategic nature of this po [...] | 2009-05-06 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PREL KG |
09STATE47360 | KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...] | 2009-05-08 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
09STATE47369 | KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...] | 2009-05-08 22:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
09STATE47372 | KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...] | 2009-05-08 22:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
09STATE47918 | (S/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS ON BALTIC [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO SEND KUDOS TO POST FOR THE VERY INSIGHTFUL REFTEL ON BALTIC ENERGY INTERCONNECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE USED IN FINISHED PRODUCTS. ANALYSTS WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON EU ASSISTANCE TO JOINT BALTIC ENERGY PROJECTS IF THIS INFORMATION CAN B [...] | 2009-05-11 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON ENRG EPET EUN BE LG LH |
09STATE48534 | Deputy Secretary Steinberg Letter to President [...] Please deliver the following message from the Deputy Secretary to President Aliyev. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. President: The State Department has recently been informed by executives of Boeing Commercial Aircraft that Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) [...] | 2009-05-13 00:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PGOV PREL ECON EINV AJ |
09STATE48810 | (C/NF) JAMAICA'S ECONOMIC SITUATION (C-AL9-01026) [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS READ WITH INTEREST POST'S REPORTING ABOUT POSSIBLE DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS IN JAMAICA. ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW JAMAICA'S ECONOMIC SITUATION, AND AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE FOLLOW-UP REPORTING ON ANY DEBT FORGIVENES [...] | 2009-05-13 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR EAID ECIN ECON JM |
09STATE4882 | USTR FILES FOR WTO CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ON [...] (U) Summary: On January 16, 2009, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States is seeking World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations regarding the EU,s prohibition on the import of poultry meat and poultry meat products that have been processed with path [...] | 2009-01-16 22:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09STATE50181 | 2009 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request, please see para 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) shi [...] | 2009-05-15 20:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL |
09STATE50499 | ACTION REQUEST: MAY 29 MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. This demarche is info only for Embassy Nicosia, as Cyprus has not been invited to participate in the May 29 meeting. ---------------- OBJECTIVES ---------------- 2. Reference A announced the upcoming plenary meeting of the Contact Grou [...] | 2009-05-18 13:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR ECON PREL PGOV EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA |
09STATE50829 | U.S. EXTENSION OF IRAQ'S FINANCIAL IMMUNITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON PREL UN |
09STATE50885 | DEMARCHE: EGYPTIAN PROSECUTION SUSPECTED M/V [...] Department requests that Embassy approach the Government of Egypt (GOE) at the earliest possible opportunity to gauge GOE,s willingness to accept for prosecution 17 suspected pirates, currently in the custody of the U.S. Navy, for the piratical attack on May 13 of the Egyptian-flagged, Egypt [...] | 2009-05-18 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT KCRM MARR PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL |
09STATE50892 | DEMARCHE ON UN CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT IMPACT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. United Nations (UN) member states are preparing to participate in the June 1-3 UN "Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development" to be presided over by the President of the [...] | 2009-05-18 22:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN UNGA |
09STATE51076 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S MAY 14, 2009 CONVERSATION [...] (SBU) May 14, 2009; 2:30 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Glyn T. Davies, EAP Acting A/S Ian Kelly, Spokesman Joe McManus, Executive Assistant Daniel Bischof, EAP/MTS (Notetaker) MALAYSIA FM Anifah Aman Mohd. Radzi Abdul Rahman, Foreign Affairs D [...] | 2009-05-19 14:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL ECON MY |
09STATE51201 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGE GON TO RESOLVE PROPERTY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) The Department is concerned that despite recent GON efforts and initiatives to resolve U.S. citizen property claims, the number of cases resolved in the 2008-2009 waiver year could jeopardize our ability to grant Nicaragua a waiver under Se [...] | 2009-05-19 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON NU |
09STATE51374 | DEMARCHE - GREEK PROSECUTION OF SUSPECTED M/V [...] Department requests that Embassy approach the Government of Greece (GOG) at the highest appropriate level to gauge GOG,s willingness to accept for prosecution 17 suspected pirates, currently in the custody of the U.S. Navy, for the piratical attack on May 13 of the bulk carrier M/V AMIRA, the [...] | 2009-05-19 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | GR ECON EWWT KCRM MARR PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL |
09STATE51852 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S APRIL 22, 2009 [...] Classified by Acting NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary. Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali conveyed that the GOE warmly welcomes the "palpable change in attitude and atmosphere" with the United States, and Deputy Secretary Lew underscored that the Uni [...] | 2009-05-20 20:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN EAID EG |
09STATE52625 | KENYA: PM ODINGA UPDATES A/S CARSON; CONCERNED [...] (C) Prime Minister Odinga, in the United States May 19-24 to visit Chicago and Buffalo, called A/S Carson with an update on developments in Kenya and expressed particular concern that President Kibaki's PNU group had come out in favor of a piecemeal approach to constitutional reform. He said [...] | 2009-05-22 12:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV ECON KE |
09STATE53005 | GE DISCUSSES PAYMENT FOR IRAQ CONTRACT AND SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior GE officials met with NEA DAS Richard Schmierer May 20 to signal their concern regarding payment for the $2.7 billion contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MOE). GE would like to move away from ad hoc payment solutions for each installment, as has so far been [...] | 2009-05-22 21:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ECIN ECON EFIN EIND ENRG IZ |
09STATE54469 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. POSITION ON IRAN AS A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Washington has reviewed the draft of the Nabucco Inter-State Agreement (ISA) and shares the concerns expressed by Romania in reftel. As currently written, the ISA defines "Initial Entry Points" through which gas would enter the Nabucco Project as being the [...] | 2009-05-28 11:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PREL |
09STATE5594 | APPRECIATION FOR EMBASSY LIMA'S WORK ON U.S.- [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 03:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PE |
09STATE57344 | 2009 DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR [...] This message contains action requests. See paragraphs 4-6. 2. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2009 DRL Officers Conference. On behalf of DRL, I would like to invite all democracy, human rights, and labo [...] | 2009-06-04 00:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL OTRA KTEX ETRD ELAB ECON AMGT |
09STATE59226 | DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Greek OSCE Chairmanship has called an informal Ministerial on the Island of Corfu to discuss European Security Architecture, responding primarily to Russian calls for a radical overhaul of current institutional arrangements and focused primarily on "hard" [...] | 2009-06-09 17:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON |
09STATE59967 | DEMARCHE ON LATVIA,S FINANCIAL SITUATION [...] (C/NF) The Department agrees with post,s assessment, Ref A, that the Latvian government,s (GOL,s) implementation of the terms of its IMF/European Commission assistance package thus far has been inadequate and that its pending proposals for budget cuts lack credibility. The time is right for th [...] | 2009-06-10 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON EUN IMF LG |
09STATE60588 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S JUNE 9, 2009 CONVERSATION [...] (SBU) June 8, 2009; 3:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Ian Kelly, PA Spokesman Jake Sullivan, Senior Advisor Debra Benavidez, EAP/MTS (Notetaker) INDONESIA Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda Bunyan Sapt [...] | 2009-06-11 23:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL ECON ID |
09STATE62392 | (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: BULGARIA [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Bulgaria (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to Bulgaria (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained [...] | 2009-06-16 21:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KSPR ECON BU |
09STATE62393 | (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: HUNGARY [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Hungary (paragraph 3-end and encourages Department personnel at post to assist in compiling Hungarian biographic information (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained in R [...] | 2009-06-16 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KSPR ECON HU |
09STATE62395 | (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: ROMANIA [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Romania (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to Romania (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained in Ref C [...] | 2009-06-16 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KSPR ECON RO |
09STATE62397 | (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: SLOVENIA [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Slovenia (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to Slovenia (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the NHCD contained in Ref [...] | 2009-06-16 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KSPR ECON SI |
09STATE63863 | (S/NF) KUDOS TO U.S. EMBASSY MANAGUA FOR TDY [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE CURRENT MICRO- AND MACROECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING THE ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AS HIGHLIGHTED IN REFS. ANALYSTS VALUED THE INSIGHT INTO HOW ORTEGA MAY HANDLE THE BUDGET DEFICIT AND THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF MCC AND EUROPEAN BUDGET SUPPORT, [...] | 2009-06-19 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECIN ECON EINV ETRD NU |
09STATE63866 | (S/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR,S ECONOMIC [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE ECONOMIC CABINET OF THE FUNES ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING THIS ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING DETAILED CABLES ON THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR AND THE NEW MAJOR DEEP WATER PORT. 2. (S/NF) ANAL [...] | 2009-06-19 17:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON ENRG EWWT ES |
09STATE64019 | RESPONDING TO JAPAN'S REQUEST FOR "RECIPROCITY" [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: The Government of Japan (GOJ) and the Department of Energy (DOE) recently commenced a Megaports Initiative pilot project at the Port of Yokohama. Discussions between the GOJ and DOE regarding a range of Megaports issues [...] | 2009-06-19 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT JA |
09STATE64305 | (C/NF) KUDOS FOR ECONOMIC REPORTING (C-AL9-01355) [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO THANK POSTS FOR TIMELY AND DETAILED REPORTING ON BRAZIL'S ECONOMY AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE COUNTRY (REFS A-B). WE ALSO APPRECIATE REF C ON BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN BRAZIL AND CHINA. REFS A-C WERE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR BRIE [...] | 2009-06-22 14:25:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECIN ECON PREL BR CH |
09STATE64364 | LAUNCHING THE 'NEXT BIG THING' INITIATIVE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for all posts in EU Member State capitals as well as USEU Brussels. Please see para 2-10. Stockholm and USEU only, please see additional action at para 10. 2. (SBU) Embassy Stockholm initiated in 2006 a program of cooperation with Sweden on alternative energy [...] | 2009-06-22 16:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW |
09STATE64617 | (SBU) Deputy Secretary Lew's June 12, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EAP DAS Scot Marciel. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) June 12, 2009; 2:15 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Lew Scot Marciel, EAP DAS Mary-Gardner Coppola, EAP/MTS (Notetaker) SINGAPORE Permanent Secretary Peter Ho Ambas [...] | 2009-06-22 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AF PK SG BM |
09STATE66009 | NAIROBI REQUESTS RESTRICTED TDY TRAVEL DURING AGOA FORUM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Nairobi will be on minimize for TDY travel during the period July 20 - August 10, 2009 in the lead-up to and through the AGOA Forum. Between July 20 - August 10, U.S. Mission Nairobi will not be granting country clearances for TDY person [...] | 2009-06-25 17:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ECON ETRD AGOA KE |
09STATE66250 | IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (SBU) On June 12, 2009, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1874, a Chapter VII resolution imposing further measures on the Democratic People's Repu [...] | 2009-06-25 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP |
09STATE67384 | U.S. DESIGNATION OF NAMCHONGANG TRADING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- REPEAT GREEN LIVE MSG SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The United States will designate two North Korean entities under E.O. 13382 (Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass D [...] | 2009-06-30 02:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PARM KNNP |
09STATE68481 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S RESPONSE TO DE GUCHT [...] Please deliver the following text from Secretary Clinton to Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht. The Department does not plan to release the text of this message. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you fo [...] | 2009-07-01 20:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN OPDC BE CG |
09STATE68878 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENSURING FAIRNESS BY BIDDERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary and action request. Please see para 2 for action request. Response requested by July 7. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is expected to announce next week the winner of the nearly $4 billion third set of locks contract. This project is the centerpiece of the Canal,s overa [...] | 2009-07-02 15:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD PM SP FR IT |
09STATE69219 | UN HABITAT: WORLD OF SLUMS GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, the United Nations' Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Habitat, emphasized the need for countries to recognize the challenge of slum urbanization that is spreadin [...] | 2009-07-02 22:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI |
09STATE69221 | GUIDANCE RESPONSE: DEALING WITH THE MICHELETTI [...] (C) The General Assembly of the OAS adopted a resolution condemning the detention and expulsion of President Zelaya. The resolution also declared "that no government arising from this unconstitutional interruption will be recognized," and instructed Secretary General Insulza to initiate diploma [...] | 2009-07-02 22:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS EAID ECON EFIN HO KDEM MARR PBTS PGOV PREL SNAR |
09STATE69224 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENSURING FAIRNESS BY BIDDERS IN [...] 1. (SBU) Summary and action request. Please see para 2 for action request. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is expected to announce next week the winner of the nearly $4 billion third set of locks contract. This project is the centerpiece of the Canal,s overall expansion plan. The thre [...] | 2009-07-02 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD PM SP FR IT |
09STATE69684 | INFORMATION FOR UK DESIGNATION OF IRISL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) Summary: The Department wishes to provide the UK with information on the proliferation-related activities of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IR [...] | 2009-07-06 17:42:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PINR PREL |
09STATE70075 | (C/NF) KUDOS TO U.S. EMBASSY GUATEMALA CITY [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING (REFTEL) ON THE CURRENT POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE IN GUATEMALA SURROUNDING THE ROSENBERG SCANDAL. THIS REPORTING ADDED VALUE TO ANALYSTS' BRIEFING FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL IN MAY WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE SCANDAL, COLOM'S A [...] | 2009-07-07 17:12:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON PGOV PREL GT |
09STATE71038 | (C) KUDOS FOR ROK EMBASSY APPLAUDS ASO; FEARS [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS FOUND TOKYO 000421 TO BE A VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE REPORT. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST WERE THE INSIGHTS INTO HOW SOUTH KOREA VIEWS ACTIONS TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN (DPJ),SPECIFICALLY THAT KIM NOTED HIS EMBASSY HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING CONTACTS WIT [...] | 2009-07-09 15:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL JA KS |
09STATE71325 | FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: CONSULTATIVE PROCESS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8-14. 2. SUMMARY: The President's June 4 speech in Cairo called for a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world based on mutual respect and the pursuit of partnerships in areas of mutual interest. Among the Presiden [...] | 2009-07-09 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD |
09STATE74418 | (U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's June 19, 2009 [...] Classified by EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 19; 5:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel Pamela Park, D Staff William Bellis, EAP/ANP (Notetaker) [...] | 2009-07-17 02:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP ECON PREL PGOV SCUL KNNP ASIR KN KS |
09STATE7480 | DEMARCHE: PRESS AFGHAN GOVERNMENT TO MEET IMF [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Upon receipt of this demarche, the Ambassador is requested to convey the importance of stronger compliance with Afghanistan,s International Monetary Fund (IMF) program to President Karzai. The Ambassador should enco [...] | 2009-01-28 00:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV IMF AF |
09STATE76107 | USG AND ISRAEL AGREE ON SPENDING LIMITS, FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: At the June 29 meeting of the U.S.-Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG),the USG and GOI delegations agreed on conditions that would govern the decision to release FY 2010 and FY 2011 tranches of loan guarantees. These conditions support fiscal discipline in Israel,s [...] | 2009-07-21 20:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IS |
09STATE77666 | (U) LAOS: RESPONSE TO GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN ASSESSING LAOS'S VULNERABILITY TO FOREIGN ECONOMIES AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT VIENTIANE IS ACTIVELY MANAGING ITS EXPOSURE TO CHINA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM. ECONOMIC REPORTING ON LAOS'S BUDGET DIFFICULTIES AND GROWTH PROSPECTS PROVIDED US WITH A [...] | 2009-07-24 20:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EFIN EINV PREL LA |
09STATE78251 | RESPONSE TO THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL REGARDING [...] (U) Please deliver the letter in paragraph two from the Secretary in reply to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's June 22 letter to President Obama. SYG Ban invited the President to consider several issues for attention at the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, and noted that he would convene a summ [...] | 2009-07-27 23:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN UNGA SENV |
09STATE78274 | (U) Secretary Clinton’s July 14 conversation [...] Classified by Bureau Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) July 14; 2:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge Michael Gallagher EUR A/S Philip H. Gordon PA Spokesperson Ian Kelly Executive Assistant Joe Macmanus NSC Director for Europe Toby [...] | 2009-07-28 02:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL KDEV ECON |
09STATE79280 | USOSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE 18TH [...] (U) Per referenced request for guidance, the Department agrees that the decision on the theme, agenda, and modalities for the 18th Economic and Environmental Forum is a worthwhile one. The Department would like USOSCE to seek an addition to the third paragraph, which should be along the lines [...] | 2009-07-29 20:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV ECON OSCE |
09STATE7997 | KUDOS FOR EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR ELECTIONS REPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 14:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ES |
09STATE80163 | (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: THE UNITED [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the United Nations (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the United Nations (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the [...] | 2009-07-31 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KSPR ECON KPKO KUNR |
09STATE80223 | CONSULTATIONS WITH TURKEY IN ADVANCE OF RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-01 00:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL RS TU |
09STATE81177 | DEMARCHE: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (U) Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div H, P.L. 111-8)("the Act"),prohibits "assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly av [...] | 2009-08-04 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID AO UV CM CD CF NG SO CB EG |
09STATE81678 | REQUEST FOR DATA ON U.S. FIRMS' ACCESS TO FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs four and five for action request. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The current dearth of information on U.S. sales in foreign government procurement markets makes it difficult to accurately assess the effectiveness of government procurement commitments in trad [...] | 2009-08-05 19:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BEXP WTRO |
09STATE82807 | MOZAMBIQUE'S ROLE IN COMBATING ILLICIT DIAMOND [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During the week of June 29, EEB's Special Advisor for Conflict Diamonds (SACD) participated in a Review Mission undertaken by the Kimberley Process (KP) to Zimbabwe. The mandate of the Review Mission was to assess [...] | 2009-08-10 14:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PREL MZ ZI |
09STATE83582 | (C/NF) CHINA: KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON CHINA'S [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO SEND KUDOS FOR THE TWO EXCELLENT REF REPORTS ON CHINA'S REAL ESTATE MARKET. THE OUTLOOK FOR THE PROPERTY SECTOR IS IMPORTANT FOR CHINA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY, GIVEN THE LARGE EXPOSURE OF THE BANKING SECTOR TO THIS MARKET, THE LARGE EMPLOYMENT IN REAL EST [...] | 2009-08-11 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON CH |
09STATE83605 | Econ Track Opening Session [...] (U) U.S. and China Strategic & Economic Dialogue; Economic Track Opening Session; 9:25 ? 9:40; Treasury Department, Washington DC. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner National Economic Council Director Summers Federal Reserve Bank Governor Warsh Federal Deposit Insura [...] | 2009-08-12 02:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KMDR OPRC PREL CH |
09STATE8410 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: REQUEST FOR POST INPUT [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Post input for the annual 2009 Special 301 review is requested no later than 10:00 a.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on March 2, 2009. All Posts whose host countries/economies have been proposed by the private sector for inclusion on the Spe [...] | 2009-01-30 10:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR |
09STATE84124 | UZBEKISTAN GSP INTERIM DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] This is an action request; Please see paragraph 7. 2. Summary. As part of the USG's review of Uzbekistan's eligibility for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),Post is requested to meet Government of Uzbekistan officials at the highest appropriate level to call atten [...] | 2009-08-12 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB ECON PHUM UZ ETRD |
09STATE84641 | (C/NF) ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE HONDURAN DE [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN THE ECONOMIC PROSPECTS FOR HONDURAS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. WE HAVE APPRECIATED POST'S PREVIOUS ECONOMIC REPORTING AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CAPACITY OF THE DE FACTO GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE AND TO MAINTAIN SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THE CALCULATION [...] | 2009-08-13 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECIN ECON EFIN EINV HO |
09STATE86606 | BELARUS: ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging discussion with Assistant Secretary Gordon on August 14, Belarus' Presidential Administration Chief (White House Chief of Staff equivalent) Vladimir Makey conveyed Belarus' interest in improving relations with the U.S. Makey did not offer any concrete proposals, [...] | 2009-08-19 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PREL PGOV BO RS GG |
09STATE87262 | (U) KUDOS FOR SERBIA TYCOON REQUIREMENTS [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATED REFTELS REGARDING THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF SERBIAN TYCOONS. THE REPORTS HELPED ANALYSTS GAIN A DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF HOW WEALTHY SERBIAN BUSINESSMEN INFLUENCE POLITICS DOMESTICALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS NON-TRANS [...] | 2009-08-21 14:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RI |
09STATE87522 | (U) VIETNAM: INVESTMENT SECTORS (C-DI9-01568) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE FOLLOWING SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA THAT HAVE SIGNED OR NEGOTIATED INVESTMENT TREATIES, PARTICULARLY VIETNAM. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER DETAILS POSTS CAN PROVIDE ON THE TOPICS AND QUESTIONS BELOW, TIME AND RESOURCES PERMITTING AND IN THE COURSE OF [...] | 2009-08-21 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EIND ETRD VM |
09STATE88241 | (U) RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN AFRICA [...] (C) RUSSIA APPEARS TO BE INCREASING ITS ECONOMIC FOCUS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AS ILLUSTRATED BY PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV'S RECENT TRIP TO THE CONTINENT. WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE OF RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC PRESENCE AND IMPACT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PER [...] | 2009-08-24 21:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR BBSR ECON EINV AO BC BN BY CD CF CG CM CN CT |
09STATE88787 | REQUEST TO DELIVER LETTERS FROM THE SECRETARY TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Summary: On August 11, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced its intent to transfer $200 million in budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The transfer was completed on August 19. This level of support matches the U.S. gov [...] | 2009-08-25 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV OPDC PREL IS |
09STATE88937 | ANNOUNCING WHA ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY [...] This is an action cable (please see para 8.) 2. Summary: OES, in cooperation with Embassy San Jose announces its conference on Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) issues for WHA. This event is open to Science Counselors, Economic/Political officers, local hire environmental sp [...] | 2009-08-26 13:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV XL XK XM XR ECON TBIO ABUD AFIN |
09STATE89648 | ISPS CODE DEMARCHE FOR MADAGASCAR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. As a result of a series of country visits conducted in October 2005, July 2006, and August 2008, the Coast Guard found that with the exception of the ports of Toamasina (also known as Tamatave),Antisiranana (also k [...] | 2009-08-27 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECON KHLS PTER PREL MA |
09STATE91990 | TALKING POINTS FOR THE PITTSBURGH G20 SUMMIT [...] (U) The following talking points have been developed by the White House for use in explaining the goals and objectives of the upcoming Pittsburgh Summit with host government officials. They should not be left as a non- paper or used outside of official circles. 2.(U) For updated press sta [...] | 2009-09-03 17:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KPAO XA XB XD XE XF XG ZK XK |
09STATE92113 | TALKING POINTS ON COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION FOR USE WITH GOC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 19:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
09STATE92402 | DEMARCHE ON WIPO ISSUES: 2010-2011 BIENNIUM [...] SUMMARY: The interventions made by Geneva-based representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa concerning the 2010-2011 biennium Program and Budget of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are of concern to the U.S. and may jeopardize a positive consens [...] | 2009-09-04 15:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WIPO |
09STATE92500 | (C/NF) KUDOS FOR COMPREHENSIVE HONDURAN ECONOMIC [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR EMBASSY REPORTING ON ECONOMIC PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS. REFTELS WERE EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FACING THE DE FACTO GOVERNMENT AND THE OVERALL HONDURAN ECONOMIC ENV [...] | 2009-09-04 18:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EINV HO |
09STATE92938 | DEMARCHE: ACTIVITIES IN SOMALILAND AND PUNTLAND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Embassies Rome and Paris are asked to approach appropriate host government officials to collect information on their activities in the regions of Somaliland and Puntland in Somalia. In particular, the D [...] | 2009-09-08 13:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL SO |
09STATE92995 | (C/NF) ECUADOR'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS INTEND TO WRITE AN ASSESSMENT ADDRESSING THE COLOMBIA-ECUADOR DISPUTE OVER ECUADOR'S NEW TARIFFS ON COLOMBIAN GOODS. AS EMBASSY IS AWARE, THE COMMUNITY OF ANDEAN NATIONS (CAN) SECRETARIAT APPROVED ECUADOR'S TARIFFS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, AND IN PRESS IT APPEARS THA [...] | 2009-09-08 14:43:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON ETRD CO EC |
09STATE93356 | WASHINGTON LAYS OUT PARAMETERS FOR EGYPT ESF [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Cairo correctly understands that the most recent Government of Egypt (GOE) proposal for the Economic Support Funds (ESF) program goes beyond what Washington is willing to support in the name of better bilateral relation [...] | 2009-09-09 01:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EG PGOV PREL |
09STATE93770 | MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO AUSTRALIAN FM [...] This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the letter in para 2 from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Smith in response to his August 26 correspondence. 2. Begin text of letter: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of August 26 and for taking new action to f [...] | 2009-09-09 18:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PREL OPDC IS |
09STATE96447 | IMF OFFICIALS DISCUSS SBA NEGOTIATIONS, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of senior IMF officials met with Ambassador Christopher R. Hill on September 11 to discuss ongoing negotiations for a new Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) between the IMF and the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the current situation in Iraq. IMF officials noted that negotiations [...] | 2009-09-16 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EPET IZ PREL |
09STATE97769 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] This is an action request. Please see Paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. Background. USTR is requesting information for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) country eligibility in 2010. AGOA requires an annual review of compliance with the Act's eligibility criteria for each country currently [...] | 2009-09-21 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM |
09STATE98111 | DEMARCHE: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (U) Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div H, P.L. 111-8)("the Act"),prohibits "assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly av [...] | 2009-09-22 12:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID AO UV CM CD CF NG SO CB EG |
09STATE98265 | MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO NORWEGIAN [...] This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the letter in paragraph 2 from Secretary Clinton to FM Stoere in response to his September 15 incoming letter. There will be no signed original to follow. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of September 1 [...] | 2009-09-22 16:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PREL IS OPDC |
09STATE99343 | PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (C) This is an action cable - see para 7. 2. (C) Representatives of the Venezuelan government (GBRV) in recent weeks have reached out to USG officials in Caracas and Washington on several occasions about resuming a bilateral energy dialogue, including under the auspices of the 1997 Memorand [...] | 2009-09-24 15:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENIV ENRG EPET VE |
09STATE99831 | PA INTEREST IN WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Requested, for Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and USTR/Geneva: Drawing on the points and background below, please respond to requests from host government and others for the U.S. position on efforts by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to secure full observer status in the Genera [...] | 2009-09-25 00:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD USTR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS |
09STOCKHOLM11 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW U.S. ARCTIC POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL SENV KGCC KPAO SW |
09STOCKHOLM128 | SWEDEN PROPOSES INCLUDING AVIATION ACTIVITIES IN [...] Sweden presented a proposal on February 23 that includes aviation activities in the Emissions Trading Scheme beginning 2012. Swedish Minister for the Environment Anders Carlgren told journalists that "air transport must bear its own environmental costs" like other modes of transport. He co [...] | 2009-02-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU SW |
09STOCKHOLM137 | UPDATE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN SWEDEN: CREDIT RATING DOWN [...] Credit rating company Moody's stated in a press release January 27 that it is worried about Swedbank's exposure to the Baltic States and has decided to lower the bank's credit rating from A1 to Aa3 with negative prospects. The lowering of the rating reflects the macro economic development in [...] | 2009-02-27 15:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SW |
09STOCKHOLM141 | SPECIAL 301 FOR SWEDEN: POST RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Stockholm recommends that Sweden continues to be placed in the Special 301 Initiative, and not be on the Watch List for 2009. We are aware of the differing recommendations of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) and PhRMA. Post recommendation is bas [...] | 2009-03-02 13:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM182 | DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 15:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PK SW |
09STOCKHOLM195 | SWEDISH FINANCE MINISTER ON FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 16, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg told Treasury DAS Meyer and CDA the following regarding the financial crisis, Swedish banks and the Baltics: - Swedish banks can absorb further losses given their profitability in recent years. The Swedish financial sector i [...] | 2009-03-20 15:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV EN LG LH SW |
09STOCKHOLM196 | Launching a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 11:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM202 | LAUNCHING A U.S.-EU ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is a joint USEU/Embassy Stockholm cable. Action requests in para 12. Summary ======= 2. Posts propose launching a "U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership" during the Swedish Presidency of the EU, July-December 2009. This partnership, based on Embassy Stockholm's successful One Bi [...] | 2009-03-24 12:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG PREL EUN |
09STOCKHOLM204 | SWEDEN LOOKS TO REFORM DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] Summary: Minister for International Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson, announced March 9 that Sweden is evaluating its aid to multilateral organizations and is disappointed in how several UN organizations have used Swedish development assistance, singling out the following agencies: [...] | 2009-03-24 15:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM216 | SWEDISH AUTO INDUSTRY ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish State Secretary for Enterprise Joran Hagglund told CDA on March 27 that the ailing Swedish auto companies Saab and Volvo Cars are entering a critical phase; Saab is in formal restructuring. The Swedish government will not step in and take over the Swedish auto companies [...] | 2009-03-27 15:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD ELTN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM221 | SWEDISH EMPLOYMENT MINISTER INVITES U.S. SECRETARY [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. At a meeting requested by the Minister for Employment Sven Otto Littorin which occured on March 31, Littorin told CDA that he has invited Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to attend an informal meeting of the 27 EU ministers for employment [...] | 2009-04-01 12:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM227 | SWEDISH FINANCE MINISTER PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE FOR [...] Summary: Swedish Minister of Finance Anders Borg predicted that Sweden's unemployment rate will hit 8.9 percent in 2009, 11.1 percent in 2010 and 11.7 percent in 2011 before slipping back to 11.3 percent in 2012. Borg alsoQredicted that deflation would emerge in 2009 with the Consumer Price I [...] | 2009-04-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM229 | SWEDEN WILL NOT PLEDGE FUNDS AT PAKISTAN DONORS' [...] On April 6, Acting Economic Counselor shared reftel points on Pakistan Donors Conference with Majeed Olerud-Khoso, Desk Officer at the MFA's Department for South Asia. Olerud-Khoso told post that Sweden will not pledge any funds at the Tokyo Donors Conference, but is instead examining if money [...] | 2009-04-07 08:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PK SW |
09STOCKHOLM234 | SWEDEN RESPONDS TO PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] On April 8, CDA together with the Japanese and Pakistani Ambassadors discussed the joint demarche with Minister Wilhelm Von Warnstedt, Director of the South Asian Department at the Swedish MFA. CDA and the Japanese and Pakistani Ambassadors urged that Sweden send a ministerial level represent [...] | 2009-04-08 10:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PK SW |
09STOCKHOLM248 | SWEDEN TO REINFORCE ISAF MISSION AND DEPLOY C-130 TO [...] On April 3, the Ministry of Defense announced a strengthening of its ISAF mission to Afghanistan by 40 troops. Additionally, the military will deploy a C-130 for operations in Afghanistan from May to September. End Summary. Strengthening ISAF Mission -------------------------- 2. On Apri [...] | 2009-04-15 13:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM249 | SWEDES LIKELY TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 14:22:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV SW |
09STOCKHOLM262 | SWEDEN PUSHES GREATER ENERGY SECURITY FOR BALTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Bo Diczfalusy, Director-General for Energy at the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Transportation, and MFA Baltic Desk Officer Isabella Torngren, told Econoffs on April 27 that Sweden: - views energy security as a key part of its EU Presidency focus on the Baltic Sea Strate [...] | 2009-04-27 13:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG LG LH PL RS FI SW |
09STOCKHOLM276 | SPECIAL 301 FOR SWEDEN: RESULTS DISCUSSED WITH GOS [...] (SBU) Summary. A/DCM and Economic Specialist met with officials from the Swedish Ministries of Justice and Trade on April 29 to convey the results of the Special 301 review. The GOS welcomed the news that Sweden will not be on any watch list in 2009. They told us that the GOS gives priority [...] | 2009-05-05 12:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM284 | SWEDEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 08:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPWR ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP PREL AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM3 | SWEDISH CHARTER AIRCRAFT STARTS A REGULAR FLIGHT [...] On January 2, Nordic Airways, a Swedish private sector company, flew its first flight to Baghdad, carrying 150 passengers to Baghdad International Airport (BIA). According to Swedish press, this marks the first commercial passenger flight from Europe to the Iraqi capital since the UN imposed s [...] | 2009-01-05 12:55:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM308 | SWEDEN CONTRIBUTES USD 3 MILLION TO PAKISTAN'S IDPS [...] Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson told journalists on May 19 that Sweden is contributing $3 million in humanitarian assistance to help Pakistan's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),as follows: - $1.3 million of its total contribution through the UNH [...] | 2009-05-20 14:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PHUM PREF PREL PTER PK SW |
09STOCKHOLM309 | SWEDEN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER [...] The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden, the first Congressional delegation to travel here since Rep. Larson of Connecticut visited in September 2007. The United States and Sweden share a strong and abiding relationship built on a foundation of shared values, cultural [...] | 2009-05-20 15:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV ECON SW |
09STOCKHOLM338 | SWEDES WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR A REVIEW OF 1267 [...] (SBU) Swedish MFA Sanctions Coordinator Per Saland told us on June 1 that Sweden will continue to work to improve UNSC 1267 sanctions during its EU Presidency. Saland commented that while UN 1822, which introduced narrative summaries and improved information-sharing, was a "good start," a numb [...] | 2009-06-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KTFN PARM PREL PHUM SW |
09STOCKHOLM34 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: SWEDEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 12:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KIDE KSPR OPIC KTDB USTR SW |
09STOCKHOLM342 | SWEDEN'S FOREIGN AID REFORM [...] Summary: Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson told journalists on May 7 that Swedish assistance still has a "long way to go" when she presented a comprehensive report of development assistance. She commented that Sweden must prepare and monitor programs [...] | 2009-06-04 06:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM355 | AARGH! SWEDISH PIRATES SET SAIL FOR BRUSSELS [...] Summary and Comment: Sweden's two largest political parties, the ruling Moderates and opposition Social Democrats, saw little change over their 2004 levels of support in the June 7 European Parliament (EP) election here. Instead, the Greens and the pro-EU Liberal Party were the big winners -- [...] | 2009-06-10 13:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ECON KIPR SW |
09STOCKHOLM368 | POST SUPPORT OF POTUS BILATERAL WITH SWEDISH PM [...] (U) On June 16, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally requested a bilateral meeting for Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt with the President on the margins of the G8 in Italy on 8-10 July. (We understand the Swedish embassy in Washington passed this request to NSC also.) [...] | 2009-06-18 17:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EUN IT SW |
09STOCKHOLM374 | SAAB + KOENIGSEGG = KOENIGSSAAB? [...] (U) Summary: On June 16, GM revealed its plans for the future of Saab Automotive as Koenigsegg Group AB confirmed the details of a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of Saab. Koenigsegg is a Swedish sports car maker, producing as few as 18 exclusive cars per year. Commentators in [...] | 2009-06-23 08:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM375 | SWEDISH-IRAQI TRADE INCHING FORWARD [...] Summary: With the opening of the new Swedish embassy in Baghdad this summer, all signs point to further strengthening and deepening of the cooperative ties between Sweden and Iraq. Trade deals between Swedish companies and Iraq partners are inching forward despite financing troubles and secu [...] | 2009-06-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM384 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S JULY [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisis and climate change. Bilateral relations are [...] | 2009-06-24 19:08:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR ECON SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM385 | SWEDISH CLIMATE OFFICIALS EAGER TO WORK WITH OUR EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 17, Svante Bodin, Director at the Swedish Environment Ministry's Climate division told us the Bonn UNFCCC negotiations made progress in some areas, but more importantly did not suffer any setbacks. He appeared eager to work with Pershing and other experts to arrive at [...] | 2009-06-26 12:08:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG PREL ECON SW |
09STOCKHOLM386 | Swedish views on the third MEF [...] (SBU) Lars-Erik Liljelund, PM Reinfeldt's Director General for Climate told us on June 24 that the third MEF meeting was "much better than the Paris MEF". Liljelund is pleased with the progress on financing, adaptation, and technology transfer, but is concerned about the large gaps between p [...] | 2009-06-26 14:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG PREL ECON SW |
09STOCKHOLM399 | SWEDEN WELCOMES "NEXT BIG THING" INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) On July 2, Swedish MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage told CDA that the "Next Big Thing" alternative energy technology initiative (NBT),as outlined in ref c, was "good news" and "exactly the kind of hands-on transatlantic cooperation we need for the Swedish Presidency." He recommende [...] | 2009-07-02 10:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ENRG KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM412 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON,S JULY [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisi [...] | 2009-07-08 15:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EUN ECON USAID MARR PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM425 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered refs A and B points to MFA Korea Desk officer Emma Nordlund on June 29, and Pol Counselor followed up with MFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Klas Molin on June 30. On July 13, Molin responded that Sweden is "on board" with the measures called for in UNSCR 1874 bu [...] | 2009-07-14 05:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTRE |
09STOCKHOLM426 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered refs A and B points to MFA Korea Desk officer Emma Nordlund on June 29, and Pol Counselor followed up with MFA Director General for Asia and Oceania Klas Molin on June 30. On July 13, Molin responded that Sweden is "on board" with the measures called for in UNSCR 1874 bu [...] | 2009-07-14 05:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTRE |
09STOCKHOLM446 | BALTIC SEA STRATEGY: A PRIORITY FOR SWEDISH EU [...] (SBU) Summary: The Baltic Sea Strategy, a Swedish initiative that is one of its EU Presidency priorities, is a regional approach to deeper integration of environmental, economic, energy/transport, and security regulations and practices among the eight EU member states that surround the Baltic [...] | 2009-07-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | NEI PREL ECON SENV ENRG EUR RU SW |
09STOCKHOLM454 | SWEDEN: RECENT IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] Summary: Based on stress tests, the Financial Supervisory Authority stated that Sweden would be able to handle the losses incurred by its major banks on loans made to Baltic countries. The situation in Latvia became somewhat more stable when the Government was able to present its plans to re [...] | 2009-07-23 14:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM464 | TREASURY COHEN TALKS SANCTIONS WITH THE SWEDES [...] (U) Summary: On June 18, Treasury's Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Financing David Cohen, along with Treasury and Embassy Stockholm officials, met with Swedish officials involved with banking and sanctions policy. The Swedish interlocutors included Deputy Minister of Finance Mats Ode [...] | 2009-07-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TERR PREL PGOV IR NK SW |
09STOCKHOLM466 | THE FOUR MAJOR SWEDISH BANKS REPORTING MAJOR CREDIT LOSSES [...] Summary: Sweden's banking sector is highly concentrated, with four large banking groups (Nordea, Handelsbanken, Swedbank and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)) accounting for roughly 80 percent of sector assets. Beginning July 17, these four major banks presented their results for the seco [...] | 2009-07-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM513 | Discussion with Sweden on Next Steps to Launch the "Next [...] (U) Summary: Swedish officials are enthusiastic about launching the "Next Big Thing," a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership modeled on the U.S.-Sweden partnership. State Secretary for Energy Ola Altera said he will contact Sweden's Perm Rep in Brussels as soon as he had reviewed this with [...] | 2009-08-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09STOCKHOLM529 | SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) On August 20, Emboff shared reftel points regarding the soy issue with Carina Knorpp, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Ministry of Agriculture. Knorpp commented that she was well aware of the findings of unapproved biotech corn dust in soybean meal imports from the U.S., and added that she [...] | 2009-08-24 09:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TBIO SW |
09STOCKHOLM54 | SWEDEN PREPARES FOR G-8 IN JULY AND POSSIBLY G-20 [...] (SBU) PM Reinfeldt's foreign policy advisor, State Secretary Gustav Lind, told Charge January 20 that he would be Sweden's sherpa for the July G-8 Summit in Italy. Lind explained that Reinfeldt would represent the EU Presidency, as one of the three EU leaders at the Summit (EC President Barro [...] | 2009-01-23 15:51:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON SW |
09STOCKHOLM545 | SWEDEN ASKS ABOUT U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR THE G-20 SUMMIT; [...] (SBU) Summary: As EU President, Sweden has asked what sort of political success the U.S. is seeking from the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. State Secretary for Finance Per Jansson noted the need to show concrete progress in handling the financial crisis, and on climate change. He also discusse [...] | 2009-08-25 09:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SENV PGOV PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM546 | PIRATE BAY CLOSED AS RESULT OF COURT INJUNCTION [...] (U) Notorious BitTorrent tracker site "The Pirate Bay" was closed down on August 24 after a court injunction. The Stockholm District Court ordered the Internet Service Provider Black Internet to stop supplying the file sharing site The Pirate Bay with capacity. Faced with a fine of 500,000 k [...] | 2009-08-25 11:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM56 | FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES GROUND SWEDISH FLIGHTS TO [...] On January 24, the Swedish Transport Agency (STA) revoked the operating license of Nordic Airways, a carrier operating flights between Sweden and Iraq. The Stockholm District Court turned down a request by Nordic Airways, which had been operating with a temporary license, to extend the period [...] | 2009-01-27 07:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON IZ SW |
09STOCKHOLM569 | SWEDISH DEPUTY PM URGES SENIOR USG VISITS TO SWEDEN DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2, Deputy Prime Minister Olofsson pressed for the strong U.S.-Sweden cooperation in alternative technology to show results. She urged a ministerial-level U.S. official come to the October 14-16 Informal meeting of EU Competitiveness Ministers to present U.S. effor [...] | 2009-09-08 05:22:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EUN ECON EIND KGHG SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM570 | SWEDEN,S PLANS FOR THE G-20, CONCERNS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador, Sweden,s Finance Minister Anders Borg praised the new mind set of the U.S. Administration that has us participating in international institutions. He urged the U.S. to keep countries focused on the political need to prevent an economic coll [...] | 2009-09-08 08:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM572 | "SWEDISH" CARS SOON CHINESE? [...] (U) Summary. Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automobile announced on September 8 that it is still interested in purchasing Volvo, now all of it. The news hit Sweden as Koenigsegg's Saab deal receives Chinese funding, creating fear among Swedish employees and workers unions that Swedish car ma [...] | 2009-09-09 13:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM578 | INVITATION FOR SECRETARY CLINTON AND SPECIAL ENVOY STERN [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: If the Secretary and Special Envoy Stern are unavailable, Post recommends Deputy Secretary Lew or a similarly high-level USG official attend EU Development Days October 22-24 in order to present U.S. development priorities to EU Development Ministers and the [...] | 2009-09-11 05:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN OVIP EAID ECON EIND KGHG SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM60 | SWEDES SOUR ABOUT U.S. TRADE SANCTIONS ON LINGONBERRIES [...] In a January 19 reference to the recently announced U.S. trade sanctions on a large number of European products, Swedish Minister for Trade Ewa Bjorling issued a press statement that Sweden was "disappointed that the U.S. has chosen to escalate the hormone-treated meat conflict, not least in a [...] | 2009-01-28 14:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM631 | SWEDISH GOVERNMENT PUBLICALLY PRESSURES LATVIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: Swedish officials publicly chastised the Government of Latvia for its inability to present a 2010 budget that would satisfy IMF and EU conditions during the annual IMF meeting this weekend. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Finance Minister Andres Borg warned Riga that [...] | 2009-10-07 05:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM632 | SWEDISH GOVERNMENT PUBLICALLY PRESSURES LATVIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: Swedish officials publicly chastised the Government of Latvia for its inability to present a 2010 budget that would satisfy IMF and EU conditions during the annual IMF meeting this weekend. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Finance Minister Andres Borg warned Riga that [...] | 2009-10-07 05:22:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ECIN PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM676 | 'SPOTIFY FOR MOVIES' PARTNERS WITH BREDBANDSBOLAGET [...] Summary: Voddler, also known as 'the Spotify of Movies,' was launched Tuesday Oct. 27. The service which offers access to movies online using streaming instead of downloads is expected to be a great success. End summary. 2. Voddler and Bredbandsbolaget, the second largest broadband provi [...] | 2009-10-28 14:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM677 | SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT [...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...] | 2009-10-28 17:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM678 | SWEDISH VIEWS OF LATVIA'S 2010 BUDGET PROPOSAL [...] (U) Summary: Sweden is optimistic about Latvia's 2010 budget proposal, but Stockholm is concerned about the income distribution effects of the measures. Sweden's appeals to shift more of the fiscal adjustment burden from expenditure cuts to tax increases have been rejected by Riga so far. Supp [...] | 2009-10-29 14:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL ECON SW |
09STOCKHOLM680 | SWEDEN AND EU INVITE USG TO ATTEND DONOR [...] On October 26, Post received an invitation (ref) to attend an information meeting at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA)to discuss mobilizing grant funding from donors for a support fund to help achieve greater energy efficiency and energy security in Eastern Europe. The invitation [...] | 2009-10-30 07:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG ECON EAID EPET ECIN ENRG UK SW |
09STOCKHOLM693 | DEMARCHE ON USG CONCERNS ABOUT SRI LANKAN DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 14:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN CE SW |
09STOCKHOLM699 | SWEDES SEND BILATERAL COMMENT TO IMF CHAIR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 13:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN CE SW |
09STOCKHOLM701 | SWEDISH BANKING SECTOR STABLE, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] Summary: All four major Swedish banks continued to see deteriorations to their credit portfolios in the third quarter primarily as a result of exposure to the Baltic region and Ukraine, but signs of improvement appeared in the form of decelerating credit losses. Market commentators continued t [...] | 2009-11-09 06:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL ECON SW |
09STOCKHOLM702 | SWEDISH BANKING SECTOR STABLE, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] Summary: All four major Swedish banks continued to see deteriorations to their credit portfolios in the third quarter primarily as a result of exposure to the Baltic region and Ukraine, but signs of improvement appeared in the form of decelerating credit losses. Market commentators continued t [...] | 2009-11-09 06:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL ECON SW |
09STOCKHOLM714 | GOVERNMENT OF SWEDEN STIMULATES THE ECONOMY, AND VOTERS, [...] (U) Summary: On September 21, the Swedish Government presented its Budget Bill for 2010 to Parliament. The Budget is geared to both combat the economic recession, and garner votes in 2010 national elections. According to the Swedish Government, the SEK 32 billion (USD 4.6 billion) in new spe [...] | 2009-11-13 12:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON SW |
09STOCKHOLM719 | SWEDEN AND EU INVITE SECRETARY CLINTON TO ATTEND [...] Desk Officer Erik Holmqvist, Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Development Division at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, told post on November 17 that Sweden has invited Secretary Clinton to attend a donor conference on Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environmental P [...] | 2009-11-17 12:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG ECON EAID EPET RECIN ENRG UK SW |
09STOCKHOLM72 | SWEDISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO [...] Summary: On February 3, the Government announced a U.S. $6 billion rescue package for the banking sector, utilizing the Stability Fund introduced in October of 2008. The package is designed to enable banks to increase lending to businesses and households. Sweden's major banks continue to st [...] | 2009-02-05 10:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SW |
09STOCKHOLM729 | SWEDEN ON OUR CONCERNS WITH SERBIA'S PROPOSED ANNEX AT [...] (U) Post relayed reftel points to Foreign Ministry desk officer for Serbia and Kosovo, Ms. Asa Pehrson. She was aware of the issue, as her Kosovo contacts have expressed concern about Serbia's proposed Annex at the ITU Study Group 2 meeting underway in Geneva. She was happy to get additional [...] | 2009-11-20 10:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | IO PREL ECON ECPS KVPR ITU SW |
09STOCKHOLM734 | Sweden's Economic Outlook Improves, But Problems Remain [...] (U) Summary: Sweden's economy continues to recover. Although still in recession, the 2009 fall in GDP is projected to be less at 4.6 percent. Unemployment will peak earlier than expected, and at a slightly lower level of 10.7 percent. Finance Ministry projections remain somewhat more negativ [...] | 2009-11-24 06:44:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL SW |
09STOCKHOLM736 | CONCERNS ABOUT ACTA NEGOTIATIONS AND IPR UPDATE: IPRED, [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish media and the usual blogger-circles have expressed similar concerns about the on-going ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) negotiations as we have seen in many other countries, mostly focusing on the secrecy and the internet chapter with its reported demands for [...] | 2009-11-24 12:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR EINT ETRD ECON PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM740 | SAAB: HOPE NOW WITH THE CHINESE AS KOENIGSEGG DEAL [...] (U) Summary. Luxury car maker Koenigsegg announced on November 24 that they will not pursue their purchase of Saab, blaming the "time-consuming bureaucracy" of the European Commission and other major players. All hope is now with the Chinese because the Swedish government reiterated that it [...] | 2009-11-25 14:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN EIND PGOV CH SW |
09STOCKHOLM747 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: GVA CONSULTANTS SAY THEY [...] (C) On November 30, Emboff shared reftel points on reported investment in the Iranian oil and gas sector with Per Saland, Sanctions Coordinator, Department for Security Policy at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Holger Eriksson, Managing Director of the Swedish company GVA [...] | 2009-11-30 11:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM752 | SWEDEN PLEDGES NEARLY $560 MILLION FOR FOOD [...] (SBU) Director for Development Policy at the Swedish Foreign Ministry (MFA) Ann Uustalu told Post on December 1 that Sweden estimates its overall assistance for food security, agriculture and rural development in support of the l'Aquila agenda at nearly 375 million Euros (roughly $560 million) [...] | 2009-12-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SW |
09STOCKHOLM76 | SWEDEN'S AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAM [...] Summary: The Swedish automobile industry (Volvo Cars - owned by Ford; Saab Automobile - owned by GM) has shed about 7700 jobs since the financial crisis began in September 2008. Sales are down in January 2009 by 50 percent, compared to last January. The Swedish government has issued a rescu [...] | 2009-02-06 09:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL WTO SW |
09STOCKHOLM770 | DEMARCHE ON OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PK SW |
09STOCKHOLM776 | EU PATENT BREAKTHROUGH DURING SWEDISH PRESIDENCY AND [...] (U) Summary: The EU Competitiveness Council, chaired by Swedish Trade Minister Ewa Bjorling, managed to broker a deal after over 40 years of efforts to agree on a unified EU patent system. Swedish Minister for Communications, Esa Torstensson discussed Swedish concerns about the ongoing ACTA [...] | 2009-12-14 13:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EINT ETRD ECON PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM778 | SWEDISH-IRANIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS: BUSINESS AS [...] (S) Summary: Behind the Swedish government's reluctance to support further sanctions in Iran, especially unilateral European measures, is a dynamic (though still fairly small) trade involving some of Sweden's largest and most politically well-connected companies: Volvo, Ericsson and ABB to nam [...] | 2009-12-15 07:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM780 | SWEDEN LAUNCHES EASTERN EUROPE ENERGY EFFICIENCY [...] (U) Summary: On NOvember 26, Sweden launched the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership by hosting a donor conference, which raised more that EUR 90 million in pledges from European countries and the US to finance energy efficiency projects. Poloff attended donor conferen [...] | 2009-12-15 11:51:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN ECON EIND ENRG PGOV PREL SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM793 | SWEDEN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 15:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW |
09STPETERSBURG103 | LOCAL AUTO INDUSTRY HIT HARD BY ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. The economic crisis has severely disrupted the auto industry in the St. Petersburg region, with all manufacturers having sharply curtailed production over the past several months. A key part of the regional economy, the auto industry has endured a series of production halts and [...] | 2009-08-13 14:16:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | RS ECON EIND |
09STPETERSBURG116 | PIKALYOVO'S DILEMMA UNRESOLVED: COMPANIES KICK THE CAN [...] (U) Summary. Companies involved in the controversy surrounding the industrial complex in the town of Pikalyovo, Leningrad oblast, have agreed to extend until the end of 2009 the agreements PM Putin forcefully persuaded them to sign in June during a visit there. The extension will allow the i [...] | 2009-09-02 09:54:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | RS PGOV ECON EIND |
09STPETERSBURG2 | GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN HITS ST. PETERSBURG [...] (SBU) Summary. The ongoing economic downturn is increasingly being felt in St Petersburg and threatens to jeopardize many of the achievements of St. Petersburg's economic development over the last several years. The city government has been forced to recalculate its budget, several ambitious [...] | 2009-01-12 08:13:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | RS ECON |
09STPETERSBURG27 | VOLOGDA OBLAST: KEEPING AFLOAT - SO FAR [...] (SBU) Summary. While Vologda Oblast's dependence on the ferrous metallurgy industry -- particularly steel exports -- renders it vulnerable to the global economic downturn, regional authorities thus far have managed to mitigate much of the impact thanks to Moscow's financial assistance and the [...] | 2009-03-10 11:27:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV RS ECON EIND |
09STPETERSBURG30 | KARELIA: STRIVING FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Worsening economic conditions and the uncertain prospects of recovery dominated the Consul General's meetings in Petrozavodsk. Local officials and business people are skeptical that the regional administration can solve the problems of the export-oriented Karelian economy, and [...] | 2009-03-19 08:30:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | RS PGOV ECON |
09STPETERSBURG32 | PSKOV OBLAST - VERTICAL OF POWER WITHOUT APOLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary. Pskov Oblast and City has a new political hierarchy with strong Kremlin ties -political and financial. The opposition sees these personnel moves as an effort to consolidate Muscovite control over the region. Local authorities say the oblast's and city's economies have not suff [...] | 2009-03-24 10:29:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | RS PGOV PREL ECON EN LG |
09STPETERSBURG48 | AMBASSADOR BEYRLE MEETS WITH ST. PETERSBURG GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In their first official meeting together, the Ambassador and Governor Matviyenko discussed the economic crisis, U.S. investment, international relations, and various housekeeping issues related to the Consulate. The meeting was cordial and Governor Matviyenko was clearly will [...] | 2009-04-22 08:18:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | RS ASCH BTIO ECON EINV |
09STPETERSBURG51 | AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING IN NW RUSSIA - DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) Summary. The St. Petersburg region - "Russia's Detroit" - is home to the largest concentration of foreign car manufacturing plants in Russia. These plants have suffered substantially from the economic crisis, and have significantly cut their production in recent months in the wake of a [...] | 2009-04-24 08:41:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | RS ECON EIND EINV |
09STPETERSBURG68 | PUTIN INTERVENES TO MEET WORKERS' DEMANDS [...] (SBU) Summary. In a display of political drama broadcast on national television, Prime Minister Putin rode into the small town of Pikalyovo in Leningrad Oblast on June 4 and forced a resolution to a simmering labor dispute, meeting workers' demands and publicly humiliating the Leningrad Govern [...] | 2009-06-10 09:15:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | RS PGOV ECON |
09STPETERSBURG92 | ST. PETERSBURG CITY GOVERNMENT INTERVENES TO RESOLVE PAY [...] (SBU) Summary. Workers at one of St. Petersburg's oldest and largest construction materials production companies - DSK-3 -- went on strike in early July after the firm failed to pay full staff salaries for five consecutive months. The company had blamed the salaries shortfall on non- payment [...] | 2009-07-24 13:58:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | RS PGOV ECON ELAB |
09STPETERSBURG93 | ECONOMIC CRISIS IMPACTS REGIONAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 14:19:00 | Consulate St Petersburg | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON RS PGOV |
09SURABAYA101 | EXXONMOBIL'S CEPU PROJECT: LOCAL POPULATION PERSPECTIVE MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil's operation of the Cepu oil field has come under harsh media criticism for failure to meet production targets and the expectations of the local population. The situation on the ground, however, paints a different picture. While eager to see more economic impact from [...] | 2009-10-26 08:26:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EINV PGOV PREL ID |
09SURABAYA105 | PRESS RAISE FEARS OF A SECOND MUD DISASTER; CNPC SUBSIDIARY [...] (U) Press sources report that on Wednesday, 28 October a mishap at an oil field on Madura Island, East Java Province caused a well to begin spurting water, mud, and gas, raising the specter of a repeat of the Lapindo mud disaster in Sidoarjo. The well is operated by oil company SPE Petroleum, a [...] | 2009-10-30 05:55:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG SENV ECON ID |
09SURABAYA106 | JPIP COMPETITION ENCOURAGES GOOD GOVERNANCE, EXPANDS INTO [...] (U) In 2001, Indonesia began a political transformation from the centralized system of the Suharto era to a decentralized system characterized by high levels of local autonomy. During the intervening eight years, some regency and city governments have used this new-found authority to improve t [...] | 2009-10-30 09:33:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAID ID |
09SURABAYA107 | DECENTRALIZATION: AN EDUCATION TUG-OF-WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Eight years after the government began pushing decision making to the local level under a policy of regional autonomy, the central government remains deeply involved in local-level education. The Constitution requires that local governments devote 20% of their annual budget to e [...] | 2009-11-05 05:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID ECON ID |
09SURABAYA113 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER MITIGATION, [...] SBU(U) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government has taken over full responsibility for mitigation efforts at the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster. Due to financial difficulties, Lapindo has not met the original compensation deadline. However, most victims have accepted an installment payment system that L [...] | 2009-11-24 04:27:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG SOSI PGOV ID |
09SURABAYA115 | MALUKU: ELECTRICITY WOES PLAGUE AMBON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Technical and maintenance problems at Ambon's power plants have left the island without electricity for up to 14 hours a day. While repairs are expected to be completed soon, long-term development needs require increased electricity capacity. Planned Ambon projects are plagued [...] | 2009-12-01 08:16:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ID |
09SURABAYA122 | EAST JAVA MINIMUM WAGE LEVELS DISPUTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Local governments revise the monthly minimum wage on an annual basis. Revisions are based on annual cost of living surveys conducted by Wage Councils. The Wage Councils represent government, business, labor, and academia. In East Java, labor is concerned that the 2010 minimum [...] | 2009-12-23 10:59:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ID |
09SURABAYA124 | SURABAYA TIP SEMINAR: DIFFICULTIES REMAIN IN COMBATTING TIP [...] (SBU) Several attendees at a recent Trafficking in Persons (TIP) seminar in Surabaya described prosecutors and judges as a weak link in the enforcement of TIP laws. Recently tightened government regulations were said to have made less-educated workers more vulnerable to trafficking. The Indo [...] | 2009-12-24 05:55:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KTIP ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI ID |
09SURABAYA16 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: U.S. ADVISOR BUILDING [...] (SBU) Summary: After almost two months on site, the U.S. mud advisor Van Williams has built a strong working relationship with officials at the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS). The collapse of a major directional dike at the mudflow's epicenter has hampered BPLS's efforts to move large qu [...] | 2009-02-13 09:10:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA27 | SURABAYA RIVER POLLUTION LEADS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Surabaya City faces immense challenges to its water supply: pollution, seawater intrusion, and dwindling ground water. The Surabaya River, which provides 90% of the city's tap water, is being overwhelmed with industrial waste. Enforcement of environmental regulations has been i [...] | 2009-03-19 04:56:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID ECON PGOV ID |
09SURABAYA28 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: SUBSIDENCE CONTINUES TO HAMPER [...] (SBU) Summary: Subsidence north and west of the mudflow epicenter continues to hamper efforts by the Sidoarjo Muflow Mitigation Agency (BPLS) to pump mud into the Porong River. BPLS officials met with scientists from the National Geological Agency for a technical discussion but produced no new [...] | 2009-03-20 09:11:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA33 | EAST JAVA: NEW BREED, OLD PROBLEMS, LOCAL OFFICIALS CHART [...] (SBU) Summary: Since elections started changing the face of Indonesian politics nearly a decade ago, cities and regencies in East Java are increasingly electing officials with private sector experience and clear plans for local development. Congen Surabaya visited Trenggalek Regency and Kedir [...] | 2009-04-09 09:15:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV ID |
09SURABAYA38 | MALUKU: HIGH TURNOUT, ENTHUSIASM, ETHNICITY NOT RELIGION [...] (SBU). Summary: The parliamentary elections in Maluku were peaceful and voter turnout was high. Despite the area's history of sectarian conflict, the outcome of this and recent local elections demonstrated that religion is no longer the primary factor in choosing political leadership. Voters te [...] | 2009-04-17 10:07:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL ASEC PHUM ID |
09SURABAYA43 | NEWMONT'S FUTURE IN SUMBAWA [...] (SBU) Summary. ConGenOff visited western Sumbawa from April 21-24, meeting with Newmont representatives as well as government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGO). The General Manager of Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT) said the recent arbitration ruling offers clarity in regard to [...] | 2009-04-30 14:42:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN EFIN ETRD EINV PREL SENV SOCI ID |
09SURABAYA48 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: AS THIRD ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sidoarjo mudflow has buried over 700 hectares over the past three years and threatens critical infrastructure. While the East Java Governor is pushing speedy construction of a new transportation corridor around the mudflow, landowners are demanding compensation equivalent to [...] | 2009-05-13 03:29:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA62 | SURABAYA: SOUTHEAST ASIA'S LONGEST BRIDGE OPENS--BUT IMPACT [...] (U) Summary: After decades of sporadic planning, Indonesia's longest bridge opened on June 10th. Empty pockets and grass roots opposition stymied the span that now links the islands of Java and Madura. Burdened with symbolism before it carried its first car, skepticism over promised economic [...] | 2009-06-19 01:43:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EINV SOCI ID CH |
09SURABAYA66 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: GOVERNMENT PLANS TO TAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Three years after the Sidoarjo Mudflow disaster began, the Indonesian government signaled an intent to take over responsibility for mitigation from Lapindo Brantas, citing Lapindo's financial difficulties. If it follows through, the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) will ex [...] | 2009-07-08 01:28:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA70 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: HOMES DISAPPEAR IN 10 SECONDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Several houses west of the epicenter of the Sidoarjo mudflow collapsed into a sinkhole on July 14. Approximately 200 houses were damaged, 40 houses heavily. The local Government is assisting with evacuation and compensation, but some residents refuse to leave. Severe and sudden [...] | 2009-07-17 10:15:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA74 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: POLICE DROP CASE AGAINST LAPINDO; [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 5, the East Java Provincial Police Chief (Kapolda) announced that his office was dropping its investigation into the cause of the Sidoarjo mudflow. This decision effectively absolves the Lapindo company and its staff of responsibility for causing the mudflow, which ha [...] | 2009-08-13 01:54:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA92 | NTT: CNN HERO'S ORPHANAGE FACES FUNDING PROBLEMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: CNN hero Soehardi Budi operates and funds the Roslin Orphanage in Kupang, the capital of Nusa Tenggara Timor (NTT). This orphanage provides refuge for 46 children, operates a farm and provides mobile library services to surrounding villages. Mr. Budi was recently fired from his [...] | 2009-10-09 05:27:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON PGOV ID |
09SURABAYA93 | NTT: LONG-TERM CONDITIONS GENERATE HIGH INFANT/MATERNAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, one of the poorest in Indonesia, faces serious health challenges, especially high maternal and infant mortality rates and child malnutrition. Experts blame problems with access, a lack of medical personnel, a lack of education and information, [...] | 2009-10-09 08:37:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV ID |
09SURABAYA94 | BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, BUT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Breast cancer diagnostic facilities are difficult to access in Indonesia, especially outside provincial capitals. Once a case of cancer is diagnosed, treatment is too expensive for all but the wealthiest individuals. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, ConGen Surabaya is [...] | 2009-10-16 05:09:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KWMN KPAO PGOV SOCI ID |
09SURABAYA98 | BALI'S JEMBRANA REGENCY: A MODEL OF EFFICIENCY [...] The Regency of Jembrana is recognized as a model for decentralization by prominent Indonesian media outlets, including Tempo. On a recent trip by Chargi d'Affaires Ted Osius to Jembrana, Jembrana's Regent, Prof Winasa, demonstrated the Regency's use of technology to improve operational effic [...] | 2009-10-22 09:32:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ID |
09SURABAYA99 | NGOS RATE SURABAYA'S OFFICIAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP: POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of local NGOs gave Surabaya's official efforts to combat trafficking in persons a failing grade overall. While generally praising the efforts of the police, the NGOs said the police were too under-resourced to be truly effective. The NGOs universally criticized [...] | 2009-10-23 06:14:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KTIP ECON PGOV ID |
09SYDNEY13 | MINISTER EXPECTS FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT, [...] (C/NF) The Australian Government has accepted it is heading towards its first federal budget deficit in eight years, according to Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese, but remains committed to a muscular fiscal policy to prevent a deep or protracted recession. In a private lunch [...] | 2009-01-12 23:45:00 | Consulate Sydney | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN AS |
09TAIPEI1 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR "MODEST" REACTION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Timothy Yang on December 31 told the AIT Acting Director that Taiwan hoped the United States reaction to the expected Legislative Yuan decision to ban imports of some U.S. beef products would be as "modest as possible." He urged the United States to work with Presi [...] | 2009-12-31 20:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TW |
09TAIPEI1005 | MORAKOT SITREP 6: HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY PASSES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has hit 127, with an additional 522 deaths likely to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Taiwan is moving into a second phase of disaster response, with operations focusing on sheltering and relocating victims. USAID/OFDA Acting Regional Advi [...] | 2009-08-18 23:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI1011 | MORAKOT SITREP 7: RELIEF EFFORTS MAKING HEADWAY AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has risen slightly, but is likely to more than double at some point in the near future as more than 400 missing persons are unaccounted for in areas buried by mudslides. Rescue and evacuation efforts are largely complete and restoration of w [...] | 2009-08-19 10:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI1013 | MORAKOT SITREP 8: TAIWAN SHIFTING FOCUS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The typhoon death toll stands at 141, with 440 individuals listed as missing. Services such as water, communications, and electricity have been restored to nearly 100 percent of affected households. The Central Emergency Operations Center is standing down, and will be replac [...] | 2009-08-20 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI1065 | FOREIGN MINISTER URGES PROGRESS ON BILATERAL TIES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan hopes the restoration of mutual trust in the bilateral relationship will result in concrete progress on bilateral issues, Foreign Minister Ou Hong-lien told the Director during their introductory meeting. The Director said the United States also wants to deepen the relatio [...] | 2009-09-01 10:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS ECON ETRD EAIR SENV UNGA TW US |
09TAIPEI1081 | PREMIER CALLS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Premier Liu Chao-shiuan agreed with the Director during their September 3 introductory meeting that Taiwan and the United States should strengthen disaster management cooperation. Liu, who is spearheading Typhoon Morakot reconstruction efforts, suggested that the Dalai Lama's vis [...] | 2009-09-03 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1104 | TAIWAN'S MAINLAND AFFAIRS MINISTER GIVES UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-Yuan gave a particularly upbeat assessment of cross-Strait ties during Director Stanton's introductory meeting on September 9. She said China's objections to the Dalai Lama's visit and to the U.S. military's typhoon relief efforts in Taiwan [...] | 2009-09-10 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI1125 | Taiwan Telecom: Carlyle Sells Kbro to Taiwan Mobile [...] (SBU) Taiwan Mobile Company announced September 16 it will spend NTD 32.8 billion (USD one billion) to buy Kbro Company, Taiwan's second-largest cable TV system operator, from the Carlyle Group. Taiwan mobile will be the market leader among cable TV system operators, providing service to one-th [...] | 2009-09-17 08:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
09TAIPEI1146 | THE DIRECTOR MEETS NEW FM YANG [...] (C) Summary: Although the results of President Ma's "diplomatic truce" with the PRC were mixed, Taiwan would continue efforts to improve cross-Strait ties, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Timothy Yang told the Director during their very cordial September 21 introductory meeting. Taiwan woul [...] | 2009-09-21 10:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD AMGT UNGA MARR EAGR CVIS ABLD |
09TAIPEI1150 | DIRECTOR MEETS KMT LEADERS IN KAOHSIUNG [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate September 17 meetings in Kaohsiung with the Director, two local KMT "heavyweights" underscored the KMT's need to accelerate typhoon reconstruction and economic growth in southern Taiwan. Executive Yuan Southern Office CEO Lo Shih-hsiung praised U.S. typhoon relief [...] | 2009-09-22 22:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW |
09TAIPEI1166 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH STRAITS [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Ping-kun (P. K. Chiang) told the Director on September 24 the pace of cross-Strait working-level negotiations had increased after a dip that was partly attributable to China's displeasure over the Dalai Lama's visit. Chiang said se [...] | 2009-09-25 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV |
09TAIPEI1177 | Penghu Says No to Casinos [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 26, Penghu rejected Taiwan's first local referendum on allowing a casino resort, with 56.4 percent of the voters casting 'no' votes. Although only 42 percent of Penghu's registered voters turned out for the vote, the result is binding. Taiwan officials think the refe [...] | 2009-09-29 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI1184 | TAIPEI REPLY ON INFORMATION REQUEST TO SUPPORT APEC FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has few domestic food-security concerns, but relies on imported food for 65 percent of its people's diet. Taiwan's main food-security concern is that, without access to most international organizations that address food security, Taiwan can neither access the latest infor [...] | 2009-09-30 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG PGOV APEC TW |
09TAIPEI1195 | TAIWAN READIES FOR TYPHOONS PARMA AND MELOR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on October 2 predicted course tracks for typhoons Parma and Melor that would bring potentially torrential rains to northern and eastern areas of Taiwan October 4-8. Lighter rains are expected in central and southern areas, which are still [...] | 2009-10-02 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI1266 | MAINLAND CHINA TOURISM PROVING DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD [...] (U) This is the first of two reports on political implications of newly launched people-to-people cross-Strait exchanges. This cable looks at the influx of Chinese tourists to Taiwan. Septel will look at mainland university students in Taiwan. 2. (C) Summary: Tour groups from nearly every c [...] | 2009-10-28 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM PREL ETRD SOCI CH TW |
09TAIPEI1274 | MA ADMINISTRATION "VERY GLOOMY" OVER U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi told the Director on October 30 that widespread public criticism of the recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol left him feeling very pessimistic about its prospects. He cited opposition from lawmakers who could derail the pact as p [...] | 2009-10-30 05:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW |
09TAIPEI1286 | CROSS-STRAIT SCHOLAR PREDICTS LOOSENING TIES [...] (C) Summary. One prominent cross-Strait scholar told AIT he foresaw that shifts in &three pillars8 of U.S.-Taiwan relations -- educational, economic and political/military ties -- would likely loosen our bilateral bonds. Arthur Ding, Research Fellow at the Institute of International Affairs [...] | 2009-11-03 00:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW PGOV |
09TAIPEI1383 | GREENING TAIWAN, PART II: ELECTRIC VEHICLE [...] (U) Reftel introduced Taiwan's plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and [...] | 2009-11-20 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE |
09TAIPEI1397 | DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH KAOHSIUNG MAYOR CHEN CHU [...] (SBU) Summary: In her November 18 meeting with Director Stanton, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu reiterated familiar DPP themes, maintaining that the KMT was rolling back Taiwan's democracy and using the judiciary to persecute the DPP. Mayor Chen chided President Ma for tilting too far toward China [...] | 2009-11-25 03:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW |
09TAIPEI1420 | CLARIFYING U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan has one of the world's largest fishing industries, and already plays an active role in various regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs). Taiwan's participation in these RFMOs helps meet U.S. conservation and economic interests, as would its participation in new [...] | 2009-12-03 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIS PGOV PREL PHSA SENV CH TW XB |
09TAIPEI1453 | TAIWAN'S GHG REDUCTION STRATEGY FACES CARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is one of the world's largest per capita emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). Officials, academics, and civil society have found common cause in the idea of creating a "low-carbon society" in Taiwan, motivated by political, economic, and disaster mitigation goals. The cen [...] | 2009-12-09 22:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE |
09TAIPEI1457 | DIRECTOR URGES TAIPEI MAYOR TO END ANTI-U.S. BEEF [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Stanton on December 10 urged Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin to end the city's campaign against sales of U.S. beef offal and ground beef, which were permitted under a recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol. The Director reiterated that U.S. beef was safe to consume and that t [...] | 2009-12-10 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD TW |
09TAIPEI212 | Taiwan IPR: 2009 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued to strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement over the past 12 months. The long-awaited specialized IP Court started accepting cases in July 2008, and by year's end had a caseload of 694 cases. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) [...] | 2009-02-25 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI241 | MAC CHAIRWOMAN HINTS AT EARLY MAY SEF-ARATS MEETING [...] (C) Taiwan,s legislative calendar may mean the next SEF-ARATS talks could be scheduled for early May, MAC Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan told the Director March 4. The Legislative Yuan will need to approve agreements that require a change in law to take force, though the government does not envisio [...] | 2009-03-05 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI254 | PRESIDENT MA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND U.S. [...] (C). Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discussed bilateral relations, cross-Strait ties and Taiwan's domestic situation during a cordial one-hour meeting March 6. The President expressed confidence with the pace and direction of relations with China, noting that U.S. support for the process, in th [...] | 2009-03-06 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON ETRD MARR PREL TW WHO |
09TAIPEI26 | 2008 IPR Wrap-up: Progress Continues, Trouble Spots [...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued combating intellectual property rights (IPR) violations over the past 12 months. The long-awaited specialized IP Court started accepting cases in July 2008, and by year's end had a caseload of over 700 cases. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) [...] | 2009-01-08 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI260 | OPPOSITION LEADER ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND TAIWAN [...] (C) Taiwan will pay and unacceptably high political and economic cost for President Ma's proposed trade liberalization agreement with China, opposition DPP party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen predicted during a meeting with the Director March 9. Tsai also criticized Ma for his lack of transparency [...] | 2009-03-09 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ETRD PGOV ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI3 | TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA OFFERS OPTIMISM ON WHA, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is likely to make progress on its desire for more meaningful participation in the activities of the WHA and WHO, President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director during a cordial 45-minute meeting December 31. The President promised action in early January on efforts to open full [...] | 2009-01-02 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV TW CH |
09TAIPEI301 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Obama administration views progress in cross-Strait relations in very positive terms, visiting AIT Chairman Burghardt told President Ma Ying-jeou during their March 18 meeting. U.S. officials have made clear both publicly and in private with Chinese officials that the United States re [...] | 2009-03-19 02:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GPGOV ECON ETRD EAGR MARR WHO CH TW |
09TAIPEI308 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 16 MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng, AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt underscored U.S. security commitments to Taiwan and urged prompt legislative approval of Taiwan's WTO GPA accession. Wang expressed appreciation for continued U.S. support for Taiwan's [...] | 2009-03-19 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH TW |
09TAIPEI374 | Taiwan Chiropractic Faces Long Road to Legalization [...] (SBU) Taiwan does not recognize chiropractic as a legitimate medical practice, and chiropractors operate in a legal gray area. Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) authorities recommend that chiropractors establish a chiropractic school or course of study in Taiwan as an intermediate step to full [...] | 2009-04-01 05:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI377 | THE DIRECTOR'S MARCH 31 MEETING WITH PREMIER LIU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 31 meeting with the Director, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said opening Taiwan's market to the full range of U.S. beef imports is only a matter of timing. He predicted the opening could take place as early as May or early June. The Premier saw no obstacles to Legislative Yu [...] | 2009-04-01 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EAGR PREL CVIS KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI388 | SOUTHERN TAIWAN: DPP NOMINEE IN DEEP-GREEN TAINAN COUNTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Not normally accustomed to the political spotlight, deep-Green Tainan County, former President Chen's home district, grabbed headlines on April 1 when the DPP announced its nominee for this December's county magistrate race. Despite some local DPP polls showing a clear edge fo [...] | 2009-04-03 01:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TW |
09TAIPEI39 | TAIWAN NSC ON PIRATES, BEEF, HU JINTAO SPEECH AND [...] (C) Summary. This is an action request; please see paragraph 11. During a January 12 meeting with Director Young, NSC Secretary General Su Chi told us Taiwan is not seriously considering sending naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden to protect its merchant ships. This was more a PR effort follo [...] | 2009-01-12 11:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI433 | CROSS-STRAIT POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (C) Ma Ying-jeou is the central player in a vigorous, if at times poorly coordinated, effort to reshape Taiwan,s ties with China. While his approach to cross-Strait issues represents a dramatic shift from that of his predecessor, it is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Ma will focus on [...] | 2009-04-09 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON WHO TW CH US |
09TAIPEI476 | Taiwan Telecom: Cable Appeals Stuck in EY [...] (SBU) Since fall 2008, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has added financial conditions to license renewals by foreign-owned cable companies. The Carlyle Group-owned Kbro Company has appealed the NCC's licensing decisions to the Executive Yuan (EY) Appeals Committee, but the NC [...] | 2009-04-20 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
09TAIPEI480 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIRWOMAN LAI SHIN-YUAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 22 meeting with the Director, Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan said the April 25-26 third round of cross-Strait talks in Nanjing will result in agreements on anti-crime and financial cooperation and scheduled passenger flights, as well as a joint statem [...] | 2009-04-22 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAIR TW CH |
09TAIPEI486 | FORMER FM CHIEN ON BOAO FORUM: BEIJING WANTS MA TO [...] (C) In an April 22 meeting with the Director, former Foreign Minister Fredrick Chien said he was received warmly by PRC Premier Wen Jiabao at last week's Boao Forum, and also had two long private meetings with Wang Yi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). Chien, who claimed he was no [...] | 2009-04-23 10:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI494 | TAIWAN PREPARED FOR CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. According to Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),the April 25-26 talks in Nanjing between SEF and its counterpart, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),will produce three agreements on cross-Strait flights, liberalization of the financial [...] | 2009-04-24 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI514 | TAIWAN AVIATION INDUSTRY HAS MUTED REACTION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The response in Taiwan to the agreement on passenger and cargo flights signed on April 26 in Nanjing (Reftel) has been mainly positive. Most industry representatives applaud the increase in the number of flights and more destinations. Some, however, question why only certain [...] | 2009-04-30 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI537 | TAIWAN OFFICIAL ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. On May 1, Vice Chairman Fu Don-cheng of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),provided an overview of the April 25-26 talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS). He characterized the aviation ag [...] | 2009-05-04 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI539 | MOFA ISSUE-BY-ISSUE REVIEW OF BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) MOFA North American Affairs Division Deputy Director General Michael Hsu covered the range of bilateral issues during an April 30 meeting with visiting EAP/TC Deputy Director Deena Parker. MOFA wants to improve the security of Taiwan's passport, Hsu said, but worries that the new procedur [...] | 2009-05-05 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW |
09TAIPEI577 | TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE OFFICIALS DOWNPLAY IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Taiwan opened its securities markets to Chinese institutional investors in early May, but the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) is not expecting a large influx of portfolio investment from China anytime soon. Senior TSE executives tell AIT that the biggest impact of loosening Taiwan restric [...] | 2009-05-13 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
09TAIPEI580 | Taiwan Telecom: Broadband Deployment Initiatives [...] (SBU) As you would expect of one of the world's leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hardware manufacturers, Taiwan's broadband infrastructure is well-developed and growing. Since the year 2000, the Taiwan authorities have appropriated almost USD five billion to fund a seri [...] | 2009-05-14 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECPS TW |
09TAIPEI590 | MAC CHAIR ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS AND OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary. Cross-Strait talks continue to be successful, Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-yuan stressed to the Director on May 14, and she dismissed opposition criticisms as baseless. Plans to open financial services markets on both sides of the Strait, along with investment oppor [...] | 2009-05-15 23:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI606 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER SAYS ECONOMY IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting with Director Young, Vice Premier Paul Chiu said he believes the worst is over for the economy and expects a turnaround by the end of the year. China's stimulus and other efforts directed towards Taiwan could have some positive effect, he stated. Chiu did not [...] | 2009-05-19 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI624 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU RIDING HIGH AFTER FIRST [...] (C) Summary: Independent polling shows public satisfaction with President Ma Ying-jeou's performance has risen from 29 to 39 percent over the past two months. Much of the improvement appears due to the recent rise in the stock market and public expectations of a better economy in the future. [...] | 2009-05-22 11:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR MARR PINR US CH TW |
09TAIPEI637 | SENIOR KMT OFFICIALS ON BILATERAL TIES, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Director on May 26, Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu and Taichung Mayor Jason Hu said PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi had made a special effort to give them a good impression at the recent Fujian Cross-Strait Forum. Also, Wang had been q [...] | 2009-06-01 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR HK CH TW |
09TAIPEI640 | KINMEN CIVILIAN OFFICIALS EAGER FOR CLOSER PRC TIES [...] (C) Summary. Kinmen, a group of small islands held by Taiwan but situated just a few kilometers away from the prosperous Chinese city of Xiamen, stands as a symbol both of the decades-long military confrontation between China and Taiwan as well as of a possible future of closer economic integ [...] | 2009-06-02 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON TW CH |
09TAIPEI659 | C-AL9-00948: TAIWAN ESTABLISHES JOINT COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of ongoing efforts to improve economic and trade relations, Taiwan announced the formation of a new Taiwan-Hong Kong cooperation mechanism after a June 5 meeting between Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam and Mainland Affairs Council Vi [...] | 2009-06-05 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW HK CH |
09TAIPEI67 | H5N2 OUTBREAK TESTS TAIWAN'S PREPAREDNESS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A low-pathogenic H5N2 virus outbreak, discovered on a Kaohsiung chicken farm in October 2008, but not reported for two months, underscores the need for transparency at the Council of Agriculture (COA) regarding virus outbreaks among poultry and animals. The authorities' slow re [...] | 2009-01-16 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI670 | STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang confirmed he will be in China between June 16-21, with plans to meet Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin to initiate preliminary talks on the timing and agenda for the next round [...] | 2009-06-08 10:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV |
09TAIPEI671 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director on June 5 that he viewed PRC President Hu Jintao as more capable and much more flexible on cross-Strait policy than his predecessor Jiang Zemin. Lien thought cross-Strait discussions on an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement [...] | 2009-06-08 10:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MARR CH TW |
09TAIPEI713 | TAIWAN VISIT OF PRC OFFICIAL LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C) The KMT announced on June 10 that the fifth round of the Cross-Strait Economic and Cultural Forum (aka the KMT-CCP Forum )will be held in Changsha on July 10-11. Senior officials of the KMT's National Policy Foundation (NPF) and Zheng Lizhong, Deputy Director of the PRC's Taiwan Affairs Of [...] | 2009-06-16 07:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD TW CH |
09TAIPEI716 | TAIWAN MAY SEEK GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH ICAO [...] (SBU) Summary. During a series of meetings with U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives June 3-4, officials of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) stated that Taiwan wishes to participate, in some manner, in the meetings of the International Civil Aviation Organization [...] | 2009-06-16 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PREL PGOV TW CH |
09TAIPEI725 | DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON MAINLAND AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: During the Director's farewell call on June 16, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Shin-yuan noted Taiwan's hope to expand meaningful participation in WHO activities and other functional international organizations following its success in becoming an observer at the r [...] | 2009-06-17 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAIR CH TW |
09TAIPEI737 | Penghu in Lead to Open Taiwan's First Casino [...] (SBU) Summary: Penghu County recently submitted an application to the Executive Yuan (EY) to establish a casino on the island, and will hold a legally-required referendum on the issue in August. The Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) will soon establish an interagency casino c [...] | 2009-06-22 02:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI760 | Taiwan Pharma: 6th PVS Underway, Big Pricing Reforms [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI763 | Taiwan Pharma: 6th PVS Underway, Big Pricing Reforms [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI778 | THE DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary. The United States does not agree with the PRC view that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are out of step with improving cross-Strait ties, the Director told Ma Ying-jeou during his June 25 farewell call on the President. Taiwan arms purchases are intended solely to replace older systems [...] | 2009-06-26 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR TW CH |
09TAIPEI854 | TAIWAN DISASTER REDUCTION CENTER EXPECTS MORE [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan's National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) expects to broaden an already solid base of international cooperation in the future, including with its counterpart agency i [...] | 2009-07-15 23:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ECON ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL APEC TW XE |
09TAIPEI876 | Taiwan IPR: Taiwan to Target Indirect Patent Infringement [...] (SBU) The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently announced preliminary plans to amend the Patent Law to protect against indirect patent infringement. The changes would allow patent-holders to bring suit against upstream and middle-stream component suppliers who abet downstream prod [...] | 2009-07-22 07:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI912 | TAIWAN ECONOMY STRUGGLES IN FIRST HALF OF 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan's economy continued to struggle through a steep slowdown during the first half of 2009. Foreign trade, domestic sales, and industrial production posted significant year-on-year declines. Inbound and outbound investment decreased sharply, inflation eased, and unemploymen [...] | 2009-07-30 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI941 | REPRESENTATIVE GINGREY'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan must be confident in its security and its relations with the United States if it is to continue to pursue its goal of reducing cross-Strait tensions, President Ma Ying-jeou told visiting Congressman Phil Gingrey during an August 6 meeting. Specifically, Ma urged the United [...] | 2009-08-06 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL ETRD ECON CVIS TW CH |
09TAIPEI966 | DEATH TOLL FROM TYPHOON MORAKOT RISES, RESCUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll and damages caused by Typhoon Morakot continue to rise as rescue workers fan out across central and southern Taiwan to ascertain the typhoon's full impact. Penetration into remote areas by rescuers, including members of the Ministry of National Defense's "speci [...] | 2009-08-11 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI973 | VISIT OF REPRESENTATIVE PHIL GINGREY TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. During the weather-shortened visit to Taiwan by Representative Phil Gingrey, Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for the U.S. and Congressional Taiwan Caucus role in ensuring peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and stressed the importance of continued arms sales and a U [...] | 2009-08-12 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH CVIS ECON ETRD MARR MCAP OVIP PREL TW MASS |
09TAIPEI974 | TYPHOON RECOVERY UNDER WAY AS USG DONATES [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST - PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The official death toll from Typhoon Morakot continues to rise, hitting 67 in the latest count, and estimated economic losses have mounted to at least USD276 million in the agricultural sector alone. Infrastructure rep [...] | 2009-08-12 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI992 | MORAKOT DEATH TOLL REACHES 117 AS TAIWAN WELCOMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has reached 117 individuals. The agricultural sector has lost an estimated USD300 million, and road repair costs are already topping USD420 million. Local areas see continued improvements in infrastructure and sanitation conditions as rescu [...] | 2009-08-14 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TAIPEI996 | MORAKOT SITREP 5: DEATH TOLL CLIMBS AGAIN AS U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The estimated losses from Morakot continue to mount, suggesting this could be the most deadly weather-related disaster to hit Taiwan in fifty years. Relief and rebuilding efforts are gaining momentum. The arrival here of supplies provided by DoD received wide media coverage. [...] | 2009-08-17 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW |
09TALLINN10 | TRAVEL & TOURISM: ESTONIA'S HIDDEN ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The travel and tourism industry in Estonia accounts for an estimated one-fifth of GDP, and is increasingly important as the economy moves away from its old manufacturing base. In-bound and out-bound tourism from Finland, Sweden, Russia and elsewhere is thriving, and the cruise s [...] | 2009-01-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN |
09TALLINN106 | ESTONIA TO CODEL BERKLEY: U.S. VALUES MAKE WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14-15 visit to Tallinn by the Congressional delegation led by Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) provided an occasion for a clear affirmation of the strong U.S.-Estonia relationship. Media coverage was widespread and positive. All Estonian interlocutors urged caut [...] | 2009-04-17 11:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP AMGT ASEC RU EN |
09TALLINN125 | SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will visit Washington and New York May 12-15. Estonia's longest- sitting Prime Minister is ardently pro-American, a leading advocate for Estonia's military engagements abroad and the face of Estonian fiscal restraint. In his meetings, the Prime Minist [...] | 2009-05-08 11:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON EN |
09TALLINN144 | IMF CALLS ESTONIAN ECONOMY 'RESILIENT' AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Ansip's May 21 dismissal of junior coalition members - including his Minister of Finance - demonstrate how contentious the recent debates over budget cuts have been. Estonia's first quarter GDP in 2009 fell 15 percent over the same period in 2008. The GOE needs to make pai [...] | 2009-05-22 14:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN |
09TALLINN17 | TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes one FY09 project for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund connected to the upcoming launch of the Commerce-State Post Partnership Program MOU for Fee Collection. Post requests funding to send our Economic/Commercial/EU LES for training in Foreign Commerci [...] | 2009-01-14 14:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN |
09TALLINN18 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA [...] (U) The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Estonia, keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) A.l. Openness to Foreign Investment Since joining the EU in 2004, the Estonian government has sought to maintain liberal policies in order to attract investments that could produce [...] | 2009-01-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB EINV OPIC |
09TALLINN187 | TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 3,090 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to send our Economic/Commercial Assistant to the Pow Wow trade fair and training in Miami on May 15-May 21. Post used 3,036.34 USD for the project. End Summary. 2. (U) Post initiated in 200 [...] | 2009-07-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP ABUD AFIN BTIO EINV EN |
09TALLINN245 | Estonia's Q2 GDP Falls 16.6 Percent, but Fall is Slowing [...] According to Statistics Estonia, Estonia's GDP fell 16.6 percent year-on-year in the second quarter in 2009. Most of the decrease can be explained by reduced manufacturing, construction, wholesale trade, and financial intermediation. The good news is, the drop in GDP seems to be slowing. GDP [...] | 2009-08-14 12:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EN |
09TALLINN252 | Estonia: Soy Issues for EU ACM Delivered [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 11:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EN |
09TALLINN259 | Estonian Economy Falling, Euro Adoption in Trouble [...] (C) Summary: On August 27, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) predicted the Estonian economy would contract by 14.5 percent in 2009, with positive growth only occurring in 2011. Unemployment will remain above ten percent for at least the next four years. In a meeting the same day with visiting Tre [...] | 2009-09-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ECIN EN |
09TALLINN263 | GOE SAYS ETS WILL NOT APPLY TO MILITARY FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 14:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV EUN EN |
09TALLINN305 | Relations with Russia, From Estonia's Russian East [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently visited Narva, in north-eastern Estonia, a city that sits (literally) on the EU's bridge to Russia. Narva is overwhelmingly ethnically and linguistically Russian, yet Emboff found that the city's ties to Russia are few and growing weaker. Students prefer t [...] | 2009-10-06 09:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EN |
09TALLINN313 | ESTONIA: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON OBJECTIONS TO EC/SWISS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EN KIPR |
09TALLINN323 | China Interested in Estonian Port [...] (SBU) Chinese Vice Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun visited Tallinn November 2 - 3. While in Estonia, they met PM Andrus Ansip, President Toomas Ilves, visited the Port of Muuga, attended a business forum, and Zhijun met with FM Urmas Paet. Dejiang and Ansip [...] | 2009-11-06 15:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PREL CH EN |
09TALLINN327 | Estonian Defense Budget: Preserving Deployments Amidst Cuts [...] SUMMARY. Estonia's 2010 defense budget falls just short of its NATO commitment to spend two percent on defense, coming in at 1.86 percent of GDP. While the budget has fallen in absolute terms, defense spending remains comparable to 2009 as a percentage of GDP. The budget preserves spending [...] | 2009-11-10 09:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS ECON EN |
09TALLINN35 | Estonian - Russian Relations (Part 1): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Estonia's economic ties with Russia are modest and relatively straightforward. Bilateral trade with Russia has held steady for several years at around eight percent of Estonia's total, with imports dominated by mineral fuels. Exports are spread across all sectors. [...] | 2009-02-05 13:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV RU EN |
09TALLINN350 | ESTONIA'S PROPOSED 2010 BUDGET SPURS LITTLE DEBATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Estonia's 2010 budget quietly sailed through the first reading in the parliament - a surprising development given the 14 percent drop in GDP this year and the contentious budget debates of previous years. This might be a calm before the storm as the opposition parties are start [...] | 2009-10-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN EINV EN |
09TALLINN357 | Estonia Scenesetter for DAS Quanrud [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for coming to Tallinn. Estonia is strongly supportive of USG policies, joining us in Afghanistan and in other missions abroad to buttress their own security, but also as a result of Estoniabs very real commitment to democracy. Fear of Russian aggression and/or manipul [...] | 2009-12-01 07:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EN |
09TALLINN361 | ESTONIA UPBEAT ON VISAGINAS NPP; PROSPECTS FOR A DOMESTIC [...] (C) In separate meetings with Econoff, GOE and Eesti Energia officials expressed their pleasure with the progress Lithuania has made recently on the Visaginas nuclear power plant (NPP) project and emphasized that Estonia was only at the earliest stages of developing its own, alternative, NPP. [...] | 2009-12-03 14:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL EINV LH EN |
09TALLINN371 | Estonia: DAS Quanrud Discusses Afghanistan, Russia, the [...] (C) Summary: GOE officials reaffirmed to visiting EUR DAS that Estonia will remain in Afghanistan as long as needed, and is looking for ways to increase its presence. Estonia will contribute an additional trainer to EUPOL and a counter-IED team in Helmand Province, and is considering other opt [...] | 2009-12-16 10:30:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MOPS EN |
09TALLINN381 | Parliamentary President on Afghan Commitment, Russian [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on President of the Parliament Ene Ergma on December 14, Ambassador applauded Estonia's contribution in Afghanistan, asked for her views on relations with Russia, and praised Estonia's remarkable economic resilience. Ergma stressed that she fully understand [...] | 2009-12-17 12:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EN |
09TALLINN384 | USG HELPS BALTIC STATES FIND THEIR WAY TO CLEAN AND GREEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post and the Department of Energy organized the Baltic Clean and Green Energy Conference October 14-15 in Tallinn. The conference brought together more than 150 high level policymakers, energy technology experts, and industry leaders from around the region. The discussions focu [...] | 2009-11-27 09:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PGOV EINV EN |
09TALLINN48 | U.S., BALTIC INDUSTRY MAY LOSE ESTONIAN IPR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Summary: New budget cuts at the Motion Picture Association (MPA) threaten roughly USD 40,000 in funding to Estonia's only anti-piracy NGO, the Estonian Organization for Copyright Protection (EOCP). Loss of this funding will [...] | 2009-02-23 13:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR ECON EN |
09TALLINN57 | Estonia Adapting as Economy Reels [...] (U) SUMMARY: While confidence in the government remains strong, recent economic data now show that Estonia?s economic slowdown has been more dramatic than anyone expected. The Government of Estonia (GOE) has responded quickly, cutting the FY2009 state budget by a further 6.7 percent on Februa [...] | 2009-03-06 07:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN |
09TALLINN78 | ESTONIA ON ECON CRISIS: TRUST THE FREE MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 24 meeting with Econoff, Ministry of Finance (MOF),Central Bank and MFA officials concurred with most reftel points on the financial crisis, but noted that they do not feel the EU needs to increase the size of its stimulus package. GOE officials question whether the IM [...] | 2009-03-26 12:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL EN |
09TALLINN79 | IPR SUCCESSES AND STRATEGIES IN ESTONIA [...] (U) Summary: Good Embassy partnerships with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),local NGOs, the business community and the Government of Estonia (GOE) will allow us to achieve our MSP goal to protect IPR and combat piracy in the digital environment. Inter-agency law enforcement tr [...] | 2009-03-26 13:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR ECON EN |
09TALLINN83 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ESTONIA [...] (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions contained in Reftel A, paragraph three: -- In 2008, Estonia received $4.15 million in combined IMET and FMF funding from the USG, and will receive funding under both programs again in 2009. -- In 2008 Transparency International (TI) ranked Esto [...] | 2009-03-30 13:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL EN |
09TASHKENT100 | UZBEKISTAN: NEW STUDY ON LABOR MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In December, the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) office in Tashkent published a new study on labor migration from Uzbekistan based on surveys conducted in 2006 and 2007. While the study does not reflect the impact of the current financial crisis upon labor migratio [...] | 2009-01-23 11:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON KIRF KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS KZ UZ |
09TASHKENT1029 | UZBEKISTAN: REMITTANCES 2009 -- DROP NOT AS BAD AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Remittances are an important source of external financing for the Uzbek economy, accounting for 10 percent or more of the national GDP. With the downturn in the world economy, many feared a dramatic drop in remittances to Uzbekistan followed by ballooning unemployment and poss [...] | 2009-06-19 10:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT103 | UZBEKISTAN ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of the continuing effort to establish a Northern Distribution Network (NDN) to support U.S. forces in Afghanistan, a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) delegation visited Tashkent on January 13-15 to look at opportunities for local procurement. Local procurement is something [...] | 2009-01-26 00:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT1049 | UZBEKISTAN: IMF STATEMENT BY DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN [...] (U) Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),issued the following statement in Tashkent on June 18 at the conclusion of his visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan: BEGIN IMF STATEMENT I am very satisfied with my first visit to the Republic of U [...] | 2009-06-22 07:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT1151 | UZBEKISTAN: S&T IN UZBEKISTAN AND PROGRESS ON A U.S.-UZBEK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement. Uzbek science officials expressed a strong desire to co [...] | 2009-07-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ |
09TASHKENT1181 | Uzbekistan: UNSCR 1874 Demarches Delivered [...] (SBU) On July 8, Poloff delivered reftel demarches on implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 to Nurillo Abdullaev of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk. Post will report any substantive response. NORLAND [...] | 2009-07-09 11:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC ECON PREL PGOV MTCRE EFIN KN UZ |
09TASHKENT1201 | Uzbekistan: U.S.-Uzbekistan Working Group Discusses [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group (JWG) met on June 24 for an update on the implementation of 38 projects funded by U.S. Food for Progress programs. Despite the apparent benefits that these jointly-agreed projects on irrigation, improving agricultural productivity, and enh [...] | 2009-07-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECIN SOCI PREL PGOV UZ |
09TASHKENT1245 | UZBEKISTAN: USCENTCOM ON THE EVE OF CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Major General (MG) Kenneth Dowd, CENTCOM's Director of Logistics, had productive meetings on transit and local sourcing opportunities during his recent visit to Uzbekistan from June 22 through 26. In meetings at the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relatio [...] | 2009-07-17 09:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL EIND MARR AF UZ |
09TASHKENT1255 | UZBEKISTAN: ADB SIGNS MOU ON AFGHAN RAILWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Hong Wang, the ADB's visiting Director for Transport and Communications, told us on July 16 that he expected to sign an MOU with the GOU to build a rail link from Hayraton to Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. He said construction would begin this October, and an ambitious timetabl [...] | 2009-07-20 10:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR ETRD ECON PREL AF UZ |
09TASHKENT1273 | Uzbekistan: Former K2 Employee Describes Conditions in [...] (C) During a personal trip to Karshi on July 18-19, Poloff met with Furkat Tulqin, who worked at the U.S.'s Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Airbase as a procurement officer and interpreter between 2003 and 2005. Tulqin said that some 2,000 Uzbek citizens-mainly from Kashkadarya Province but also from ot [...] | 2009-07-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MARR PREL PGOV UZ |
09TASHKENT128 | Uzbek Foreign Minister on Medvedev Visit [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov met with the Ambassador for over ninety minutes on January 29 for a wide ranging discussion that included Russian President Medvedev's visit to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, NDN, relations with Tajikistan and regional issues. Norov expressed satisfaction wi [...] | 2009-02-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ENRG ECON TI RS UZ |
09TASHKENT1315 | Uzbekistan: New MFA Americas Department Officials Proactive, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with us on July 22, new MFA Americas Department officials Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Nurillo Abdullaev discussed a wide range of issues and showed themselves to be highly proactive, cooperative, and interested in addressing problems in our bilateral relationship. Ibragi [...] | 2009-07-27 09:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPAO ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT132 | UZBEKISTAN EXCITED ABOUT S&T AGREEMENT, PRESENTS A DRAFT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dr. Shavkat Salikhov, Chairman of the Committee for Coordination of Science and Technology Development at the Cabinet of Ministers, told us in unequivocal terms on January 29 that Uzbekistan is very interested in negotiating a Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation agreement [...] | 2009-02-03 08:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ |
09TASHKENT1329 | UZBEK S&T: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable focuses on biotechnology and agricult [...] | 2009-07-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ |
09TASHKENT1383 | UZBEK S&T: PHYSICS, ENERGY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable -- one of a series on the state of Uz [...] | 2009-08-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ |
09TASHKENT1385 | UZBEK S&T: STATUS OF STCU AND ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable briefly comments on the status of the [...] | 2009-08-03 13:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ |
09TASHKENT1423 | Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits August 5, 2009 [...] (C) On July 29, Center for Strategic and International Studies representatives Andy Kuchins and Tom Sanderson met with us to give us a read-out of their meetings with various Government of Uzbekistan officials. Across the board, GOU officials appeared very enthusiastic about improving relation [...] | 2009-08-05 11:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC MOPS ECON PBTS PINR KJUS UZ |
09TASHKENT1441 | Uzbekistan: Boosting Economic Ties with Brazil [...] (S/NF) On July 28, an official in Uzbekistan's Oliy Majlis provided Embassy's FSN Political Assistant with a readout of President Karimov's May trip to Brazil. (Note: The Uzbekistan National News Agency Online reported on May 28 that both sides signed agreements on technical cooperation; on e [...] | 2009-08-14 04:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | EAGR ECON ECIN PREL PGOV UZ |
09TASHKENT1463 | UZBEKISTAN: MINISTER GANIEV TO ATTEND TIFA COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Post sent the proposed TIFA Council agenda (reftel) to the MFA by diplomatic note on July 30 with the request that it be forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade (MFERIT). The note further requested a meeting with MFERIT Minister Elyor Ganiev to disc [...] | 2009-08-27 12:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EINV ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT1493 | Tashkent Tidbits September 17, 2009 [...] (C) A Brazilian coach for Uzbekistan's premiere team, Bunyodkor, recently told PE Chief of an incident following a match against Bunyodkor's poor rival Pakhtakor (the cotton pickers)in which Bunyodkor lost 1-0 when most of its Brazilian star power got red cards in the first 10 minutes of play. [...] | 2009-09-17 11:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KCOR UZ |
09TASHKENT1513 | Afghan Transboundary Water Training - Include the Neighbors [...] (C) We were intrigued by reftel's proposal to initiate capacity building for Afghan officials to develop their ability to negotiate with neighbors, including Uzbekistan, on future trans-boundary water sharing arrangements. The cable quite rightly points out that this issue is a tough one for [...] | 2009-09-23 07:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EAID SENV ECON PREL UZ |
09TASHKENT1515 | Ambassador's Sept 23 Meeting with Uzbek FM Norov [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov expressed appreciation for the Eid message from the Secretary and said he looked forward to meetings on the margins of the UNGA next week. Commenting on the draft agenda for the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC),he [...] | 2009-09-23 12:32:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT1547 | BUSINESS AS USUAL AT UZBEK COTTON FAIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Fifth International Uzbek Cotton Fair took place in Tashkent on October 14-15, 2009. This event showcased Uzbekistan as a leading producer and exporter of quality cotton and highlighted recent efforts by the Government of Uzbekistan to strengthen its internal textile industry [...] | 2009-10-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT1551 | Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits - October 26, 2009 [...] (C) According to both EU Embassy diplomatic contacts in Tashkent and press reporting, the EU looks set to lift its arms embargo on Uzbekistan, the last of the Andijon-related sanctions that remains since Brussels lifted the visa and travel ban in 2008. Although there apparently is not unanimity [...] | 2009-10-27 06:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT1559 | UZBEKISTAN DELIEVERED NONPAPER ON US REPORTABLE FOOD [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Reportable Food Registry to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 28, 2009. Post will report any responses septel. NORLAND [...] | 2009-10-29 12:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT1567 | UZBEKISTAN'S COTTON SECTOR STILL A BASTION OF THE COMMAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) continues to control the "commanding heights" of the cotton sector, exercising strict control over all aspects of cotton production and sale, from setting planting and harvest quotas to negotiating all ginning and export contracts on behalf of f [...] | 2009-11-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PHUM UZ |
09TASHKENT1577 | UZBEK RAIL: RED HOT WHEELS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Railroad engineer Michael Klaus (protect) told us that Uzbekistan Railroads is having difficulty operating freight trains on its new Karshi-Termez line. Obsolete locomotives with inadequate brakes result in multiple delays and wheels that glow red hot by the time a train has comp [...] | 2009-11-12 04:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID ECIN ELTN PREL AF UZ |
09TASHKENT1578 | UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON U.S.-UZBEK S&T AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena visited Uzbekistan in June to further negotiations on a proposed U.S.-Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) Cooperation Agreement (reftel). At the time of ESToff's departure, the S&T Agreement was going through the GOU's interagency approval process. 2. [...] | 2009-08-28 12:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ |
09TASHKENT158 | TASHKENT TIDBITS FEBRUARY 10, 2008 [...] (SBU) Post has updated its cost of living analysis for Uzbekistan through the end of 2008. At 21.6 percent, the cost of living grew more slowly in 2008 than in 2007, when it increased by 29.2 percent. The cost of foodstuffs increased by only 17.0 percent as contrasted with a 29.1 percent rise [...] | 2009-02-11 04:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ |
09TASHKENT1595 | UZBEKISTAN: SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 19 and 20, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol had a series of meetings on economic, trade, and energy issues in Tashkent. Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade and at the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce revolved prima [...] | 2009-11-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL BEXP UZ |
09TASHKENT1604 | UZBEKISTAN TURNS TO DEBIT CARDS IN INFLATION BATTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an effort to control inflation by limiting the amount of cash in circulation, the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) has begun to mandate the use of debit cards. However, Uzbekistan remains a cash economy and although the debit cards can be used for payment in a limited number of [...] | 2009-09-14 05:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT1621 | Uzbekistan: Suspending GSP Counterproductive [...] (C) Post understands that the inter-agency is preparing to discuss the issue of suspension of Uzbekistan's GSP benefits based on petitions related to child labor and intellectual property rights. A decision to suspend or revoke GSP for Uzbekistan would be counterproductive - it would do little [...] | 2009-12-09 11:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ELAB PHUM ECON SOCI KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT1637 | UZBEKISTAN: TASHKENT TIDBITS DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) Dilmurod Sayyid, who was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last June, was transferred December 15 from Navoi Prison to Sangorod, the Tashkent-based prison hospital. Embassy contact Abdurahmon Tashanov, who attended Sayyid's trial, told the Embassy that he was turned away from v [...] | 2009-12-18 12:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ |
09TASHKENT1816 | UZBEKISTAN TO AMEND IPR LAWS IN RESPONSE TO IIPA PETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 5 we met with GOU officials to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) points raised in the interim General System of Preferences (GSP) demarche (Ref A). Significantly, we learned that Uzbekistan is preparing to remove its reservations to Article 18 of the Berne [...] | 2009-10-16 05:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT1904 | UZBEKISTAN IN OR OUT OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN ENERGY GRID? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent weeks GOU officials have sent frightening signals to Uzbekistan's neighbors by saying that the country cannot guarantee reliable transit of power, wants payments for power overflows, and may even withdraw from the United Central Asia Power System (CAPS). Now nearly en [...] | 2009-10-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KPWR UZ |
09TASHKENT1926 | Uzbekistan: GOU Demonstrates its Commitment to Education [...] (U) SUMMARY. With over 60% of its population under the age of 25, Uzbekistan has made a significant commitment in the last few years to improve its education system and to transition from a Soviet-era model to one that is consistent with internationally accepted requirements. The Government of [...] | 2009-10-30 06:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI OEXC ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT193 | UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS SEEK TO BRIDGE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador recently met with activists from the independent Rapid Reaction human rights group (RRG),who described their plans for the upcoming year, including applying for official registration and setting up a "think-tank" with like-minded activists and defense attorneys to [...] | 2009-02-19 10:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT1960 | UZBEKISTAN: SMEs - ARE THEY ALL THEY'RE CRACKED UP TO BE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Small businesses play an important role in the economy of Uzbekistan, a country with the largest labor resources in Central Asia, but the degree to which small to medium enterprises (SMEs) drive the Uzbek economy is not clear. GOU officials repeatedly trumpet the growing role o [...] | 2009-11-04 06:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINT UZ |
09TASHKENT1966 | UZBEKISTAN: STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING THE USE OF CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This USAID-drafted cable examines strategies for addressing the problem of child labor in the cotton sector in Uzbekistan. (Please see Ref A for an analysis of the cotton sector overall and a specific look at this year's harvest.) Uzbekistan's cotton economy remains state-driven [...] | 2009-11-05 10:32:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM SOCI SENV UZ |
09TASHKENT197 | Uzbekistan Still Seems on Track with Money Laundering [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan is currently in the midst of a process to enact legislative changes that would bring its anti-money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime into compliance with international standards. The Uzbeks are likely on track to f [...] | 2009-02-19 12:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON KCRM PINR UZ |
09TASHKENT2006 | UZBEKISTAN: STCU RELUCTANTLY PROPOSES TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 3 e-mail, STCU Executive Director Andrew Hood informed us that the STCU Board of Governors meeting on November 19 in Kyiv is likely to decide to close the STCU Information Center in Tashkent. He said that no 2010 budget would be allocated for Uzbekistan and that S [...] | 2009-11-10 12:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TSPL UZ |
09TASHKENT2008 | UZBEKISTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUMMIT -- INITIAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent staff met on November 4 to discuss steps needed to implement reftel actions. USAID Country Director will chair Post's interagency working group on expanding economic opportunity and will coordinate activities associated with the Embassy-sponsored roundtable on entrepren [...] | 2009-11-10 12:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT209 | UZBEKISTAN: EYE ON 21ST CENTURY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Khakim Mukhitdinov, First Deputy General Director of the Information and Communication Agency of Uzbekistan, described for us the state of telecommunications in Uzbekistan, current projects, and future plans. According to him Uzbekistan is well connected to the world through fo [...] | 2009-02-24 08:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT SOCI KPRV UZ |
09TASHKENT2098 | UZBEKISTAN: AUTOMOTIVE POWERHOUSE OF CENTRAL ASIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. 2009 has proved to be one of the most difficult in the history of the U.S. auto industry, but in Uzbekistan business is booming as consumers rush to buy new vehicles and traffic has become noticeably heavier. GM-Uzbekistan announced a $124.5 million USD project to produce the n [...] | 2009-11-30 11:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EINV ELTN BEXP UZ |
09TASHKENT2168 | UZBEKISTAN: WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND HYDROLOGY WORKSHOP GIVES [...] (SBU). SUMMARY: On November 10-12 the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) hosted a Regional Workshop on Improving Weather, Climate, and Hydrological Service Delivery and Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters. The workshop's purpose was to discuss weather, climate, and hydrological service delivery [...] | 2009-12-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL SENV TSPL UZ |
09TASHKENT22 | UZBEKISTAN: TIP PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN CONTINUES; [...] (U) Summary: In the past few months, the government has continued a wide-ranging public awareness campaign on trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in the government-controlled mass media (ref A and B). Conducting a relatively non-extensive survey, poloff uncovered more than 70 separate TIP-related st [...] | 2009-01-07 12:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI KZ RS UZ |
09TASHKENT231 | Tashkent Tidbits - March 2, 2009 [...] (SBU) A successful ongoing INL-sponsored forensic laboratory improvement program implemented by DOJ-ICITAP suffered a mild setback when the Government of Uzbekistan delivered a diplomatic note on February 17 denying a proposal to send an Uzbek forensic scientist to the Harris County Medical Exa [...] | 2009-03-02 06:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ICRC KCOR ECON KCRM UZ |
09TASHKENT235 | UZBEKISTAN: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan made little noticeable progress in development and enforcement of IPR legislation in 2008. It is difficult for a consumer to find music, video, and software products that can with confidence be identified as licensed; pirated versions are still the norm. We are enc [...] | 2009-03-02 08:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT244 | UZBEKISTAN, OSCE, AND WATER: CONVERSATION WITH OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador, OSCE Conflict Center Director Herbert Salber said he saw a slight opening in Uzbekistan's willingness to accept third party assistance to solve increasing water tensions in Central Asia. Uzbek officials do not exhibit the same confidence when dis [...] | 2009-03-03 10:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON SENV PREL PGOV UZ |
09TASHKENT248 | How the Kagan Munitions Explosions Saved a Neighborhood and [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met informally in Tashkent with two English language professors from Bukhara State University on several social occasions between February 27 - March 1. Both are talented and highly motivated teachers who have a good pulse on community life from their vantage point in Bukh [...] | 2009-03-04 07:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON KCOR PINR UZ |
09TASHKENT249 | Activist: Andijon Province Has Become a Mini-Turkmenistan [...] (C) On March 3 well-known human rights activist and long-time Embassy contact Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov visited the Embassy and talked to poloff about current conditions in Andijon Province. He previously reported that, unusually, the province was being administered almost entirely by outsiders [...] | 2009-03-04 12:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON PREL UZ |
09TASHKENT252 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (UZBEKISTAN) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is submitting two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (reftel) in 2009-2010: one proposal for a specialist to study water management issues in Central Asia and the second for an NSF Fellow to assess science and technology capabilities in Uzbekistan in light of current neg [...] | 2009-03-06 06:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT |
09TASHKENT255 | A MICHIGAN BOOST TO FOOD SAFETY IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On February 12-26 the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Cochran Program sponsored a food safety training tour in the U.S. for Uzbek, Tajik, and Armenian specialists. The program took place primarily at Michigan State University and included both workshops and site visits. Part [...] | 2009-03-06 11:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR ECON SENV UZ |
09TASHKENT285 | UZBEKISTAN: THE IMPOSSIBLE IPR DREAM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 10 Ibragim Amanbaev, Acting Director of the Uzbek Copyright Agency, brought us up to date on the current status of IPR legislation and enforcement in Uzbekistan. The picture he painted was one of an underfunded, understaffed agency in which a total of four IPR inspec [...] | 2009-03-16 06:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT327 | UZBEKISTAN: EDUCATION MINISTRY ON ANTI-CHILD LABOR EFFORTS; [...] (U) Summary: During a meeting on February 23, Ministry of Public Education officials discussed their efforts to combat child labor during the cotton harvest season. They reported that Uzbekistan's transition from 9-year to 12-year mandatory free secondary education, a major reform, would be f [...] | 2009-03-19 13:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON ELAB KCRM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT331 | UZBEKISTAN'S SYSTEM OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AT A [...] (SBU) Summary: A contact recently provided a copy of a government document entitled "Index of the Ministry of Public Education for the 2007-2008 Academic Year," which provides a useful snapshot of the country's primary and secondary education system. The document shows that few students study [...] | 2009-03-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT343 | IOM Predicts Slim Pickings for Uzbek Migrants and Increase [...] (SBU) Summary: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Country Director Mahmoud Naderi told poloff on February 10 that he expects the going to get tougher for Uzbek labor migrants and that he foresees an increase in TIP cases as desperate would-be workers seek [...] | 2009-03-23 11:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIP ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM PINR KCOR RS KZ UZ |
09TASHKENT375 | Uzbekistan: Spring Road Woes Further Isolate Ferghana [...] (U) Summary: Poloff made an overland trip to the Ferghana Valley on March 20-22 and encountered poor road conditions on the only link between Tashkent Province and the three populous provinces on the other side of a high mountain range. The poor conditions may be a temporary result of heavy w [...] | 2009-03-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI MARR PINR UZ |
09TASHKENT41 | UZBEKISTAN: 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT ON GAS TO KYRGYZSTAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 31 Uzbekistan concluded agreements with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to supply natural gas at a price of $240 USD per thousand cubic meters in 2009. A feared New Years cutoff of Uzbek natural gas to its neighbors appears to have been averted. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-01-09 09:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ENRG EPET KPWR UZ |
09TASHKENT415 | UZBEKISTAN: UNIVERSITIES NOT MEETING DEMAND FOR HIGHER [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent Embassy-sponsored Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) alumni reunion, one alumnus, a lecturer at a private university, revealed that the growth of the higher education system in Uzbekistan is not keeping pace with demand. Uzbekistan also lags behind its Centra [...] | 2009-03-31 10:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC ECON KPAO PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT423 | Uzbekistan: MFA Discusses Regional Security, Economic Issues [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Department Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views of a wide range of regional security and economic issues in a recent meeting with us. His remarks tracked closely with comments we have recently heard from GOU officials--Uzbekistan re [...] | 2009-04-01 09:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ |
09TASHKENT425 | UZBEKISTAN: JFDP ALUMNA OPENS DOORS TO EMBASSY IN URGENCH [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10 and 11 Public Affairs Section (PAS) staff successfully held English language training workshops in Urgench and discussed several upcoming projects with the rector of Urgench State University (UrSU). The rector was surprisingly candid and open to future collaboratio [...] | 2009-04-01 09:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECON KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT441 | Uzbekistan: World Bank Official Discusses Economic [...] (C) Summary: In a March 24 meeting with us, a World Bank economist discussed Uzbekistan's economy and the effects of the global financial crisis on it. Despite the limited exposure of Uzbekistan's financial sector to global markets, the slow-down in construction abroad (particularly in Russia) [...] | 2009-04-03 10:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB EFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT443 | Uzbekistan: Report on Fiscal Transparency [...] (SBU) The following is Post's response to reftel. A. Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes. Multiple programs funded by U.S. agencies including USAID and State provide technical assistance, but not dir [...] | 2009-04-03 11:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL UZ |
09TASHKENT453 | UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS REPORTING UNRELIABLE CHILD LABOR DATA [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the independent Ezgulik human rights group released its report on child labor practices during the 2008 fall cotton harvest at a roundtable hosted by the British Embassy. While Ezgulik announced that nearly a million Uzbek children participated in the cotton harvest, [...] | 2009-04-06 12:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECON ELAB KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT46 | UZBEKISTAN: 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT ON GAS TO KYRGYZSTAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 31 Uzbekistan concluded agreements with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to supply natural gas at a price of $240 USD per thousand cubic meters in 2009. A feared New Years cutoff of Uzbek natural gas to its neighbors appears to have been averted. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-01-09 13:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ENRG EPET KPWR UZ |
09TASHKENT467 | Uzbekistan Parliament Passes Law Reestablishing an [...] (C) Summary: A Department of Justice (DOJ) expert traveled to Tashkent March 30 - April 2 to provide technical assistance to Uzbekistan regarding its draft anti-money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CTF) legislation. Surprisingly, the Uzbek Senate passed the legislatio [...] | 2009-04-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN KCRM ECON ECIN PINR UZ |
09TASHKENT483 | UZBEKISTAN: UNICEF SIGNS NEW AGREEMENT ON CHILD LABOR WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador met with a visiting UNICEF representative from Geneva, who reported that UNICEF would sign a new Annual Work Plan with the government that fleshes out several key points from the September 2008 National Action Plan (NAP) on the elimination of child lab [...] | 2009-04-10 09:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SOCI TX UZ |
09TASHKENT51 | UZBEKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN AGREE ON 2009 ELECTRICITY PRICE [...] (SBU) Afghan Charge d'Affairs Mohammad Essa Mesbah met with us on January 12 and gave us an upbeat assessment of Uzbek-Afghan talks on electricity pricing held last week between Afghan Minister of Economics Shams and Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. (Shams met separately to discuss technic [...] | 2009-01-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ENRG KPWR UZ AF |
09TASHKENT537 | UZBEKISTAN: AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [...] (U) In response to ref A, Post has neither observed nor received any information concerning discrimination against U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in airport construction projects funded by the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU). Post is not aware of any instances in which fair market oppor [...] | 2009-04-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL UZ |
09TASHKENT559 | TASHKENT TIDBITS APRIL 22, 2009 [...] (SBU) We attended a roundtable on transboundary water issues at the Oliy Majlis on March 4. The two hour session was chaired by Sadyk Safaev, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and former Ambassador to the U.S. The roundtable produced nothing new in terms of policy; all speakers [...] | 2009-04-22 10:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ |
09TASHKENT611 | UZBEKISTAN: SPECIAL 301 POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points on the 2009 Special 301 results for Uzbekistan to Umid Shadiev in the MFA's North American Department. Shadiev received the points without comment and said he would forward the information to the relevant departments in the GOU. 2. (SBU) On Tuesday, Apr [...] | 2009-04-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR UZ |
09TASHKENT615 | Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Asian Development Bank [...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on U.S. support for Asia with an Asian Development Bank (ADB) General Capital Increase to Uzbekistan's First Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Rustam Azimov. Azimov said that Uzbekistan will support the capital increase and that [...] | 2009-05-01 10:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB UZ |
09TASHKENT617 | Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Economic Cooperation [...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered talking points on the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Aripov and First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. Post delivered a diplomatic note with additional details to Uzbek [...] | 2009-05-01 10:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF UZ |
09TASHKENT669 | Uzbekistan: TRANSCOM Delegation Discusses Transit with GOU [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, a delegation led by Transportation Command Commander General Duncan McNabb met with First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and with railway officials in Termez to discuss issues related to the transit of goods across Uzbekistan's borders to Afghanistan. Azimov conveyed t [...] | 2009-05-07 08:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS PINR PTER EINV ECON ETRD AF |
09TASHKENT67 | Financial Crisis: Uzbekistan in the Tail of the Storm [...] (SBU) Summary: Although spared from the initial fall out of the global financial crisis by its isolation, Uzbekistan could face growing economic difficulties in the second half of 2009. Uzbekistan is vulnerable on three fronts: 1) reduced remittances and increased unemployment among the ranks o [...] | 2009-01-15 12:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT705 | UZBEKISTAN: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK'S STOCK RISES WITH [...] (C) Summary: On May 3 Deputy Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tashkent office, Kiyoshy Tamaguchi, told poloff that ADB recently completed a favorable assessment of Uzbekistan for its 2009-2010 cycle, which cleared the way for a substantial increase in loans from USD 170 million to [...] | 2009-05-11 12:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT711 | Uzbekistan Confirms Participation in Economic Cooperation [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 06:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL PGOV AF UZ |
09TASHKENT73 | UZBEKISTAN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] Summary: Per reftel request, post is providing the following update on child labor in Uzbekistan. In 2008, the Government of Uzbekistan undertook legal reforms to combat the use of child labor. In January 2008, Uzbekistan adopted a new law on children's rights which clarified protections for [...] | 2009-01-16 10:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI |
09TASHKENT771 | UZBEKISTAN: GOU TO DAUSTR LILIENFELD: ROSES FOR A TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (DAUSTR) Claudio Lilienfeld visited Tashkent on April 28-29 to discuss U.S.-Uzbek trade relations and the future of the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). In meetings with GOU officials, the business commun [...] | 2009-05-14 13:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL UZ |
09TASHKENT825 | Asian Development Bank Eager to Move on Afghan Rail Line to [...] (SBU) On the margins of a May 22 economic conference in Tashkent devoted to President Karimov's approach to the global economic crisis, attended by numerous representatives of international financial institutions, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Director General for Central and West Asia, Ju [...] | 2009-05-27 12:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV PHUM ELTN UZ |
09TASHKENT83 | UZBEKISTAN: COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] Per ref A, Embassy Tashkent appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. We recognize that child labor continues to be [...] | 2009-01-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT831 | UZBEKISTAN: POST STRONGLY SUPPORTS UNICEF DRAFT COUNTRY [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, the Ambassador met with UNICEF Country Representative Mahboob Shareef, who reviewed elements of the draft 2010 - 2015 country program for Uzbekistan and (protect) quietly encouraged the U.S. to vote in favor of the document at the upcoming June 10 board meeting. Sharee [...] | 2009-05-28 06:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KOCI ELAB UN SOCI ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT855 | Uzbekistan: Kosovo's World Bank Membership Demarche [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 11:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV PGOV UZ |
09TASHKENT919 | Uzbekistan Gives Mixed Review of SCO Activities [...] (C) Summary: During a discussion of Uzbekistan's views of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on June 3, a representative of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that President Karimov will attend the SCO heads of state summit in Yekaterinburg June 15-16, immediately after [...] | 2009-06-05 12:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC ECIN PGOV ECON PINS PTER UZ |
09TASHKENT921 | UZBEKISTAN: DESPITE CLAIMS, ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS HOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. First quarter macroeconomic results show that the real sectors of the Uzbek economy are already facing serious problems created by the downturn in the world economy. Despite GOU claims to the contrary, analysis of official statistics indicates that total exports in the first [...] | 2009-06-05 13:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI UZ |
09TBILISI1001 | GEORGIA TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL NO VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) In response to the request contained ref A and Department concerns that a quorum will not be reached in the vote for Kosovo membership in the World Bank (WB),Post asked the Georgian Government to submit an official vote. Initially the GoG said it would abstain in the votes for Kosovo me [...] | 2009-06-01 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL |
09TBILISI1034 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA MOVES IN ON ABKHAZ ECONOMY \ [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent moves suggest an \ increasing Russian interest in exploiting economic \ opportunities in Abkhazia. The Georgian Law on Occupied \ Territories stipulates that all business in Abkhazia be \ conducted pursuant to existing Georgian regulations (reftel),\ but Russian en [...] | 2009-06-05 09:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PREL KBTS RS TU GG |
09TBILISI1108 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 09:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GG |
09TBILISI1233 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ITSO ARBITRATION [...] (SBU) On 02 July 2009, Post provided reftel points to Georgian MFA officials including Khatuna Salukvadze, Director of the Department of the Americas. Poloff reinforced reftel points with MFA officials and requested consideration of the request in the near term. MFA promised to pass the info [...] | 2009-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN KTIA PREL TSPA GG |
09TBILISI131 | GEORGIA: GAS RETURNS TO SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (SBU) Itera-Georgia confirmed on Saturday, January 24 that it received approval from the Russian Government (reftel) to import gas from GazProm to sell to South Ossetia. Itera-Georgia repressurized the line and began supplying natural gas to South Ossetia early on January 24. This resumes [...] | 2009-01-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1588 | GEORGIA: MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SACKED [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nika Gilauri fired Minister of Economic Development Lasha Zhvania on August 21, ostensibly for poor performance. Zhvania held a near simultaneous press conference in which he announced he was resigning from the Ministry due in part to interference by others in th [...] | 2009-08-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI169 | GEORGIA: THE ECONOMY IS SAAKASHVILI'S TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) Summary. Although in better financial shape than some of its neighbors, Georgia is starting to suffer from the overall international economic malaise. Georgia's banking sector remains sound due to high liquidity and conservative lending policies, but experts worry that a likely devaluat [...] | 2009-01-30 14:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI170 | GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS, FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) After a prolonged illness over the past few months, including extensive treatment in Europe, Prime Minister Mgaloblishvili submitted his resignation to the President on January 30. Although only 35 years old, Mgaloblishvili is suffering from kidney disease and as reported reftel, is visi [...] | 2009-01-30 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1733 | GEORGIA: LABOR CODE UNDER REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Irakli Petriashvili, President of the Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC),met with Econoff to discuss ongoing talks between the GOG, GTUC, and employer association representatives regarding the ongoing review of Georgia's labor code. Petriashvili sad that his initiativ [...] | 2009-09-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV GG |
09TBILISI1797 | GEORGIA: ABKHAZ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FLIRTS WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. BRIEF REGISTRATION FOR THE CCIA 2. (SBU) The World Chambers Federation (WCF),part of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC),accepted the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Abkhazia (CCIA) as a member on September 8. This [...] | 2009-10-05 13:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC PREL GG |
09TBILISI18 | GEORGIA: ATTEMPTS TO REPRESSURIZE GAS PIPELINE TO [...] (C) Summary: Despite continued lack of access to sections of the natural gas pipeline running from Agara to Tskhinvali and on to Java, on December 31 the Georgian Oil and Gas Company (GOGC) pressurized the line to determine if gas could be restored to Tskhinvali. Unfortunately, during the r [...] | 2009-01-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1840 | GEORGIA: BIG SELL ON ECONOMIC REFORM UNDERMINED BY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI1854 | GEORGIA: MFA PROPOSALS FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria outlined to the Charge Georgian plans for upcoming Strategic Partnership Commission Working Group meetings in Tbilisi. In addition to discussing dates, he suggested possible participation and broad strokes for agenda items. Each of the four working [...] | 2009-10-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL |
09TBILISI1920 | GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT SUBMITS NOTIONAL BUDGET TO [...] (C) The Government's notional draft of the 2010 budget submitted to Parliament shows the economic difficulties facing the country and contains cuts across the board (except in key social spending areas). While the draft meets the Government's technical and legal requirements, it does not prov [...] | 2009-10-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI1998 | GEORGIA: DESERVING OF A SECOND MCC COMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary Since its Millennium Challenge compact came into effect in April 2006, Georgia has consistently performed well in implementation and has strived to maintain and improve upon MCC indicators. Georgia's strong performance in implementing the current compact underscores that the M [...] | 2009-11-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI2171 | GEORGIA: 2010 BUDGET - CUTS CONTINUE [...] (U) Summary: The Parliament of Georgia approved the 2010 state budget on December 4, setting estimated revenues at GEL 5.17 billion (USD 3.1 billion, 1 USD = 1.68 GEL),a 20 percent decrease from 2009, and estimated expenditures at GEL 5.46 billion (USD 3.25 billion),a 21 percent decrease f [...] | 2009-12-09 14:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI2254 | GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS UGULAVA AS FRONT RUNNER [...] (C) Summary/Comment: A recent International Republican Institute (IRI) poll of Tbilisi residents showed likely United National Movement (UNM) candidate and current mayor Gigi Ugulava with a significant lead on the field of probable Tbilisi mayoral candidates in upcoming local elections sche [...] | 2009-12-21 11:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON GG |
09TBILISI241 | Georgia: Poti Seaport Management Positive About the [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE-based Rakeen Group Managing Director of Poti Seaport Rony Saab briefed the DCM January 28 about the Group's vision for the port's development and received an update on the free industrial zone project. Saab sees huge potential in the seaport's development, particularly as [...] | 2009-02-06 08:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV GG |
09TBILISI356 | GEORGIA: BUDGET OUTLOOK GRIM [...] (C) Summary: Georgia faces a grim budgetary picture in 2009, according to Deputy Minister of Finance Dimitri Gvindadze. In a meeting with USAID Mission Director and Econoff, Gvindadze inquired about the possibility of additional direct budget support, a long-term currency swap, and possibl [...] | 2009-02-23 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI376 | GEORGIA: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 24 February to Levan Nizharadze, Head of the Americas Division, Department of Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nizharadze had no substantive response, but promised to convey the points to appropriate Georgian authorities for review. Poloff will [...] | 2009-02-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO GG |
09TBILISI379 | GEORGIA: PENDING CHANGE AT NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGIA [...] (C) Embassy Summary/Comment: Acting head of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG),David Amaglobeli told us that he will be replaced by the current head of the Financial Sector Authority, Giorgi Kadagidze. Amaglobeli believes the decision is in connection with his view that the National Bank o [...] | 2009-02-25 14:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI522 | GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS THE ECONOMY IS PRIMARY [...] (C) Summary: The much anticipated poll from the USAID funded International Republican Institute (IRI) presented to the Ambassador on March 18, showed polling numbers for President Saakashvili and the United National Movement (UNM) have dropped somewhat from their post-war high in September [...] | 2009-03-19 15:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI529 | GEORGIA: GOG TAKES OVER KAZTRANSGAZ, OVERWHELMING [...] (C) Summary. On March 16, the Georgian National Electricity Regulatory Commission (GNERC) announced it had appointed a &special administrator8 to manage KazTransGaz-Tbilisi, the Kazakhstani company that owns the Tbilisi natural gas distribution system. KazTransGaz is owned by the Kazakhstani [...] | 2009-03-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI57 | GEORGIA SIGNS MOU ON ENGURI WITH RUSSIAN FIRM RAO [...] (C) SUMMARY: First Deputy Minister of Energy Marika Valishvili confirmed that the Georgian Ministry of Energy and Russian electricity trader InterRAO signed on December 31 a ten-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on joint management of the Enguri Hydropower Plant, located on both sides o [...] | 2009-01-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI640 | GEORGIA IMPROVES ITS SCORES IN FORBES RATING [...] Summary: Despite the August war with Russia and the global credit Crisis, Georgia's ranking in Forbes' annual rating of the best countries in which to do business improved from 68 in 2008 to 64 in 2009, out of 127 countries ranked. The ranking makes Georgia one of the leaders in the region an [...] | 2009-03-31 05:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV GG |
09TBILISI645 | Highlighting World TB day in Georgia [...] Summary: The Ambassador and Embassy officials joined the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) of Georgia to acknowledge World TB day at the recently opened National Center of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Tbilisi on March 24. At the event, the Ambassador congratulated those working in th [...] | 2009-04-01 06:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV GG |
09TBILISI656 | GEORGIA: PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S NEW HEALTH INSURANCE [...] Summary/Comment: On March 1, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's new government initiative to provide inexpensive health insurance to a wider circle of the population was officially launched. Registration for the program will remain open until July  [...] | 2009-04-02 07:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV GG |
09TBILISI683 | GEORGIAN BUSINESS WORRIES ABOUT APRIL 9 INSTABILITY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Business leaders, both international and Georgian, are increasingly nervous about the upcoming April 9 protest. Nearly to a one, they highlight that opposition leaders, in their single-mindedness to oust Saakashvili, are slowly destroying the economy and Georgia's a [...] | 2009-04-07 14:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI723 | GEORGIA: FOREIGN MINISTRY TO FILE A BRIEF WITH ICJ [...] (SBU) Georgian MFA Legal Department Director Irakli Giviashvili called in the DCM April 13 to inform us that Georgia planned to submit a brief to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguig against the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. Giviashvili said First Deputy Minis [...] | 2009-04-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON EFIN GG PREL ICJ |
09TBILISI750 | GEORGIA: ECONOMY 2003 TO 2008 - A CASE STUDY OF [...] (C) Summary and comment. Although often overshadowed by political crisis and conflict over the separatist territories, the Georgian economy has been reformed and developed since the 2003 Rose Revolution. While the August 2008 war with Russia and the ongoing financial crisis continue to pres [...] | 2009-04-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI752 | GEORGIA REVERSES DECISION TO FILE ICJ CASE AGAINST [...] (SBU) Following up the discussion on 14 April between the Secretary and Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze in Washington, the Ambassador was informed on 16 April by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov of Georgia's decision not to submit a brief to the International Court of Jus [...] | 2009-04-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON EFIN PREL ICJ GG |
09TBILISI838 | GEORGIA WILL ABSTAIN IN VOTE ON KOSOVO'S IMF AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 12:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
09TBILISI849 | GEORGIAN PM SAYS TURKMEN INTERESTED IN WESTERN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL RU AZ GG |
09TBILISI90 | GEORGIA: PRIME MINISTER ILL, AND RUMORED TO BE [...] (C) Summary: After undergoing several weeks of medical treatment in Germany, Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili returned to Tbilisi following the Georgian Orthodox Christmas holiday. Throughout his absence, rumors circulated in the capitol, despite denials by President Saakashvili, that Mg [...] | 2009-01-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON GG |
09TBILISI907 | GEORGIAN ECONOMY WORSENS, BUDGET CRISIS POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Buffeted by the global economic crisis and domestic political instability, the Georgian economy is in decline. The economy constricted 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, and initial April numbers are not promising. Remittances from abroad, especially Russia, have decline [...] | 2009-05-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI97 | GEORGIA: MINISTER OF ENERGY ON ENGURI AO DEAL, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Energy Alexander Khetaguri provided the Ambassador with more details and his private thoughts on the recent deal to enter into a joint management agreement for the Enguri power facility with Russian firm InterRAO-UES (ref A). Despite the negative press the Minister [...] | 2009-01-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TEGUCIGALPA1002 | CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (OCTOBER 5-6) [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy welcomes the October 5-6 visit of Codel Ros-Lehtinen to Honduras. Honduras, a close ally of the United States, is currently in the throes of a severe political crisis. Honduran society is severely polarized and reconciliation of the Honduran people will be essential fo [...] | 2009-10-02 15:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC |
09TEGUCIGALPA1012 | TFHO1: PORTS RECOVERING FROM DISRUPTION FOLLOWING [...] (U) Summary: Though the abrupt return of deposed President Manuel Zelaya briefly complicated the import, export and distribution of goods, business conditions have stabilized. The 48-hour curfew that began on September 21 severely disrupted operations, but one U.S. cargo company reported th [...] | 2009-10-05 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PGOV PINS KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1043 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS PROMPTS PLANT'S CLOSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Judco Manufacturing Inc., a U.S.-based automotive industry supplier, is in the process of closing its manufacturing facility in San Pedro Sula as a direct result of the political crisis. The company located its plant in Honduras in 2005 for reasons including the country's poli [...] | 2009-10-13 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BBSR BEXP EINV ETRD KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1052 | DROUGHT DAMAGING BUT (SO FAR) NOT DIRE [...] (U) Summary: Drought conditions brought on by El Nino are affecting large areas of Honduras, damaging crops and putting the food security of 16,000 families at risk. Agriculture officials indicate that they have enough grain reserves to supply the country's needs through early 2010. However, [...] | 2009-10-16 18:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SENV EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1053 | TFHO1: PRIORITY ECONOMIC TASKS FOR UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the negotiations now underway between representatives of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the Micheletti regime lead to a political settlement, a new unity cabinet will be appointed to lead the government through the November elections until a new administration takes over [...] | 2009-10-16 18:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1058 | TFH01: BUSINESS LEADERS LUKEWARM ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: At an October 17 meeting, leading members of the business community told the Ambassador and OAS Ambassador John Biehl that they had reservations about a proposed political accord that was agreed upon by representatives of both President Zelaya and the de facto regime before bei [...] | 2009-10-20 00:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM PREL PHUM HO OAS |
09TEGUCIGALPA1081 | TFH01: INVESTMENT FOUNDATION LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Foundation for Investment and Development of Exports (FIDE),Honduras's leading business foundation, is grappling with the challenge of how to market Honduras to investors in light of the ongoing political crisis. FIDE's Executive President, Vilma Sierra de Fonseca, told the [...] | 2009-10-23 22:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1139 | TFH01: FINANCIAL INVESTIGATORS DISCUSS DISMISSALS [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, two former senior government financial investigators have approached us separately to tell us that they had been dismissed by the de facto regime. Both of them attributed their dismissal at least in part to the regime's lack of interest in investigating financ [...] | 2009-11-12 18:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ELAB EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1147 | TFHO1: EXPANDING ELECTRICAL ENERGY ALTERNATIVES [...] (U) Summary: The National Electrical Energy Company of Honduras has re-issued a request for proposals for 250 megawatts of renewable energy in a way that will allow small to medium-sized producers to compete with larger companies. Many small producers indicate they are ready to submit propo [...] | 2009-11-13 00:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EAID ECON ENRG ETRD SENV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1155 | TFH01: INVESTMENT MANAGER SAYS HONDURAS IS [...] (C) Summary: A representative of the British investment management company Ashmore Investment Management Ltd. told the Economic Counselor that his company is considering issuing the de facto regime a $100 million bridge loan, which would be tied to the issuance of a USD 500 million dollar-d [...] | 2009-11-14 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID HO UK |
09TEGUCIGALPA1166 | HONDURAS-EL SALVADOR TRADE BARRIER DISPUTE LEADS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Honduran agricultural association is planning to hold a demonstration aimed at disrupting traffic through the Honduras-El Salvador border crossing point at El Amatillo on November 17. The association, the National Federation of Farmers and Ranchers of Honduras (FENAGH),is [...] | 2009-11-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP |
09TEGUCIGALPA1167 | TFHO1: MAQUILA MANAGER ON MEDIOCRE MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Don Allen, the manager of American sewing contracting company Pinehurst Manufacturing, told EMBOFF that plant orders had decreased by approximately 40 percent in the first quarter of 2009, a result of the global economic downturn. Orders began rebounding in May, but the recover [...] | 2009-11-17 16:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV KTEX KDEM BBSR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1183 | TFHO1: PDAS KELLY PRESSES BUSINESS LEADERS TO URGE [...] (C) Summary: During a November 18 meeting, business leaders Amilcar Bulnes and Norman Garcia told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly and the Ambassador that they had attended a meetings the week before at which leading Hondurans had urged de fact [...] | 2009-11-19 21:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1199 | TFHO1: BORDER BLOCKADE PROMPTS HONDURAS AND EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A blockade at a Honduras-El Salvador border point on November 17, organized by a Honduran farmers' association to protest El Salvadoran restrictions on food imports (reftel),significantly disrupted cross-border traffic. In response, Honduran and El Salvadoran officials met t [...] | 2009-11-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP |
09TEGUCIGALPA1206 | TFHO1: POSITIONS OF MULTILATERALS ON REENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Following the signing of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord on October 30, the U.S. Treasury Resident Advisor met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank representatives to learn their perspectives on reengagement with a possible government of national unity [...] | 2009-11-26 00:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1209 | TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE [...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...] | 2009-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1211 | AGREEMENT REACHED IN FRUIT OF THE LOOM LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary. An agreement was signed on November 14 between Fruit of the Loom's Russell Corporation (FOTL/RC) and the SITRAJERZEESH union (SU) over the January closure of the Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) factory in Choloma, Department of Cortes. The agreement includes the rehiring of displaced [...] | 2009-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB ETRD ECON BBSR EIND KDEM KTEX HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1236 | TFHO1: DONORS PRAISE ELECTIONS AND DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Participants in a November 30 meeting of the G-16 donor group were uniformly impressed by how well the November 29 elections had gone. In a briefing to the group, a representative of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said that he had monitored every election since 1993 an [...] | 2009-12-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL ECON PGOV PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1249 | TFHO1: WATER RATIONING IN TEGUCIGALPA [...] (U) Summary: Local water authorities in Tegucigalpa predict shortages during the dry season of this drought year, and have begun rationing city water services. The manager of the water company hopes that the combination of rationing and drilling new wells will enable the city to continue prov [...] | 2009-12-03 23:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON SENV PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1254 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC CVIS EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1266 | ROCKY PATEL DISCUSSES THE HONDURAN CIGAR INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: American cigar manufacturer Rocky Patel discussed the Honduran business environment for cigar manufacturers at his El Paraiso factory on December 1. According to Patel, sales of his cigars are up about 15% this year despite an industry-wide drop in sales of about 22% for the y [...] | 2009-12-08 20:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BBSR ECON EIND ETRD KIPR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1285 | TFHO1: CHEVRON SENDS MIXED MESSAGES ON LEAVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador and economic officers, Chevron representatives expressed concern about continuing financial losses tied to the GOH's application of an unfavorable formula for the pricing of finished oil products. The Chevron representatives said that the compa [...] | 2009-12-14 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1287 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] (SBU) Summary. EconCouns and EconOffs met with local representatives from Continental, American and Delta Airlines to gauge the overall health of the airline industry in light of the international economic downturn and the Honduran political crisis. Representatives of all three airlines said [...] | 2009-12-14 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EAID EFIN EINV ETRD CASC CVIS PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA1300 | BUS OWNERS STRIKE OVER SUBSIDIES [...] (U) Summary: After a bus strike that slowed traffic in Tegucigalpa on December 14, the de facto government and Congress agreed to the bus owners' demand for payment of $3.7 million in subsidies promised by the Zelaya administration but not included in the budget. Petroleum transport workers [...] | 2009-12-16 22:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1321 | LOBO ECONOMIC ADVISOR SEEKS INFORMAL TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Maria Elena Mondragon, an economic advisor on President-elect Pepe Lobo's transition team, told the Economic Counselor on December 17 that the new government will urgently need international assistance, including budget support and technical advice. She said that informal talks [...] | 2009-12-23 17:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL HO IMF |
09TEGUCIGALPA1333 | ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY DOGS HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Uncertainty at home and abroad dogged the Honduran economy throughout 2009. With two-thirds of its exports destined for the U.S., the country was hard hit by the U.S. recession. On top of the crumbling international situation, President Jose Manual "Mel" Zelaya created a clima [...] | 2009-12-29 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1336 | PARTIAL CHANGE TO FUEL PRICING FORMULA [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime has updated the pricing formula for gasoline, removing a restriction that pegged the price of premium gas to the price of regular. This is seen as a partial victory by fuel importers, but as a potential burden by consumers. Since this modification does not [...] | 2009-12-30 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA158 | CONTENTIOUS CLOSING OF JERZEES DE HONDURAS MAQUILA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jerzees de Honduras (JDH),a textile factory located north of San Pedro Sula in Choloma closed in January following a labor dispute. The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has determined that while plant management did violate the workers, freedom of association, the decision to close [...] | 2009-03-10 20:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON |
09TEGUCIGALPA180 | COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE RECEIVED WITH HIGHEST [...] (U) Summary: President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe's arrived in Honduras amongst great fanfare with his plane being escorted to the landing strip in San Pedro Sula by Honduras' squadron of F-5s. He was honored by the Mayor with the keys to the city and received the highest possible decorations b [...] | 2009-03-17 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD CO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA181 | Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Shannon's Visit to [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome you to Tegucigalpa. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to hold substantive discussions with President Zelaya, senior GOH officials, as well as with the two leading presidential candidates. The political situation continues to be stable as we move for [...] | 2009-03-17 01:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON SOCI OVIP HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA224 | AMBASSADOR TOURS SAN PEDRO SULA, PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY [...] Summary: The Ambassador visited the commercial city of San Pedro Sula to deliver a keynote address at a renewable energy conference. In his speech he described Post's Renewable Energy Strategy (reftel) and affirmed shared goals in this sector. In meetings with the business communities of Sa [...] | 2009-03-31 16:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KTEX PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA270 | WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MARCH 19 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon visited Honduras on March 19. He met with Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, Foreign Minister Patricia "Paty" Rodas, and the two major-party presidential candidates. President Zelaya praised U.S [...] | 2009-04-15 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA332 | UPDATE ON JERZEEZ DE HONDURAS LABOR VIOLATION CASE [...] (U) Summary: Fruit of the Loom,s (FOTL) Russell Corporation (RC) and various U.S.-based NGOs, the Honduran General Workers Confederation (CGT) and former Russell workers from its now closed Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) plant continue to disagree over the sincerity and significance of the measure [...] | 2009-05-08 00:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON |
09TEGUCIGALPA34 | REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Reftel requested commentary on how the international financial crisis is playing out in Honduras. Detailed reporting on the subject appears in refs B through I. Following responses are keyed to questions posed in reftel. End Summary. ----------------------------------------- [...] | 2009-01-16 18:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA345 | AMERICAN APPAREL BRANDS SEEK DIALOGUE ON HONDURAN [...] (U) Summary: Embassy hosted a meeting of U.S. brand name apparel manufacturers April 28 in San Pedro Sula to discuss the global financial crisis, their short-term and long-term Honduran operational plans, and responsible management of plant closings. The group unanimously expressed interest i [...] | 2009-05-12 23:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON |
09TEGUCIGALPA35 | HONDURAN ECONOMY SLOWS IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary: The international economic difficulties have impacted on Honduras in the way of slower growth, although the country still managed GDP growth of 4 percent in 2008. Looking to 2009, we expect the U.S. recession to hurt Honduras, export performance of apparel, and traditional produc [...] | 2009-01-16 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA379 | YOUR TRIP TO SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, FOR THE OAS [...] (C) Summary: We warmly welcome you to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro is the business capital of the country, but not the seat of government, so both the Government of Honduras and the U.S. Embassy will be working out of temporary facilities there. Your visit provides an excellent opport [...] | 2009-05-22 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EAID KCRM KCOR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA513 | IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 20:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA516 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: DEALING WITH MICHLETTI REGIME IN [...] (C) Summary: Per reftels, President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti was sworn in yesterday at 14:15 local as President of Honduras. By 17:00, the Embassy had already been invited to the Congress to a celebration of the new Administration. The Embassy refused the invitation and immediately [...] | 2009-06-30 01:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS EFIN SNAR ECON EAID MARR PBTS |
09TEGUCIGALPA542 | HONDURAN ECONOMY LIKELY TO LIMP THROUGH 2009 [...] (C) Summary: Unless the current political turmoil leads to prolonged civil unrest, Honduras should be able to avoid a major economic crisis for the balance of 2009. However, recent policies, together with an unfavorable external environment, are severely constraining the options of whoever wi [...] | 2009-07-07 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA565 | AMCHAM VIEWS ON HONDURAN COUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, the Ambassador, Consul General, and the Econ section met with the executive directors of the Honduran AmCham to convey the USG position in the wake of the coup. The Ambassador condemned the coup, informed them that the U.S. only recognized President Zelaya as the legi [...] | 2009-07-08 23:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV BBSR EINV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA586 | HONDURAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS ON COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The vast majority of the Honduran business community both publicly and privately supports the removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from office June 28. Major business organizations have published full-page ads over the past week supporting the coup and recognizing the legiti [...] | 2009-07-13 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON EINV EAID ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA620 | TFH01: DELIVERY OF MILLENIUM CHALLENGE LETTER [...] (U) A copy of the Millenium Challenge letter informing the Honduran Goverment of their right to suspend or terminate all funding due to the current political situation was delivered to the office of the General Director for MCA in Honduras Martin Ochoa and to the Foreign Ministry on July 17, 20 [...] | 2009-07-18 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EAID ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA621 | TFH01: IMPACT OF COUP AND AID CUT-OFF ON HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: The expected reduction in international aid as a result of the June 28 coup will cause hardship for the de facto regime, but the Honduran economy should still be able to avoid collapse this year, barring an unexpected shock, such as a trade embargo or natural disaster. The econom [...] | 2009-07-18 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA697 | TFH01: DE FACTO REGIME PREPARES 2009 HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 Honduran Budget was introduced and approved by the de facto regime July 2009. The Honduran fiscal year is from January to December, and the exiled government had yet to submit its 2009 budget (which was due to Congress on September 15, 2008). Central government reven [...] | 2009-08-04 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BBSR EAID ECON EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA741 | TFH01: STATUS OF USG ASSISTANCE TO HONDURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the events of June 28 the United States Government has halted communications with high-level GOH officials and has been steadily suspending programs with the GOH in compliance with USG policy guidance. The following is a summary of the current status of actions taken b [...] | 2009-08-13 18:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR ETRD MASS OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL |
09TEGUCIGALPA745 | TFH01: HONDURAN TOURISM SUFFERS POST-COUP BLUES [...] (U) Summary: Tourism, the third largest revenue source in Honduras, is significantly down since June 28, having borne the brunt of the economic impact of the coup d'etat. Hotels report higher vacancy rates and airlines have noticed a significant drop in bookings, which have led them to cancel [...] | 2009-08-13 21:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR EAIR ECON ETRD HO KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA880 | TFHO1: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK FACES PRESSURE TO [...] (U) Summary: The board of governors of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will deliberate on September 18 on whether to formally suspend lending to Honduran entities, which it placed on hold following the coup. In response to the pause in lending, the de facto Hondur [...] | 2009-09-02 23:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA883 | TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME TOUTS IMF ACT AS SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Honduran de facto regime is trumpeting the IMF,s inclusion of Honduras in the worldwide increase in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) for members as a sign of international recognition for the regime. Honduras received an allotment of SDR 96 million (approximat [...] | 2009-09-03 20:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AMB CONS DAO DCM AID FCS PAS POL ORA |
09TEGUCIGALPA892 | PRO-COUP BUSINESSMAN CLAIMS LECH WALESA PLANS VISIT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Prominent businessman Adolfo (Fito) Facusse, who opposes the return of President Zelaya, told EconCouns on September 3 that he and others were involved in planning for a visit to Honduras by former Polish president Lech Wales [...] | 2009-09-04 22:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL HO PL |
09TEGUCIGALPA903 | TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME'S POSITION ON PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: On August 28, the Ministry of Finance of the de facto regime published an advertisement in the major dailies describing the current conditions of public finances in the country and actions the de facto regime is taking to manage public finance during the rest of the year. The an [...] | 2009-09-09 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BBSR ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA908 | TFHO1: IMF REPRESENTATIVE OUTLINES PLAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 9 meeting with EconCouns, International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Mario Garza said that the IMF is conducting a vote of its members on what government to recognize in Honduras. The vote count will probably take place on September 18. If there is no quorum [...] | 2009-09-10 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IMF HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA924 | BUSINESS COMMUNITY LEADERS SAY DE FACTO OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: At a September 14 meeting with three business community leaders, the Ambassador urged them to continue to press all concerned parties to support the San Jose Accords. Amilcar Bulnes, who heads a leading Honduran business association, said that he and his colleagues had unsuccess [...] | 2009-09-17 21:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA930 | TFHO1: RURAL REGION SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE [...] (U) Summary: During a September 2 visit to two towns in the southeastern province of El Paraiso, embassy officers found that political tension, police actions, and consumer uncertainty following the June 28 coup have caused short-term damage to the local economy. El Paraiso is a primarily a [...] | 2009-09-17 23:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD HO KDEM PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA954 | TFHO1:AMCHAM BOARD SAYS POLITICAL CRISIS IS [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Honduran American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Honduras) said that the political crisis is seriously affecting their businesses and the economy as a whole, at a September 17 meeting with Embassy economic officers. One company has barred American employees from trav [...] | 2009-09-23 00:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR CASC CVIS EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA956 | TFHO1: CURFEWS GROUNDING AIR TRAFFIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Central American Air Navigation Services Corporation COCESNA) confirmed that Air Traffic Control (ATC) services have been unaffected by the curfew and continue with no interruptions to ATC services, including services provided to flights between the U.S. and Latin America that fly [...] | 2009-09-24 01:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PGOV CASC KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA957 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #60 09/23/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Post continues to pursue confirmation from security forces on behalf of the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires that he will be permitted to re-enter his embassy if he leaves. While individual field commanders for the armed forces and police state they will allow safe passage when informed, they [...] | 2009-09-24 01:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC EAIR ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA975 | TFHO1: STOCKS OF STAPLES STILL SUFFICIENT [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime temporarily suspended the nationwide curfew during the day on Wednesday, September 23 to allow Hondurans to stock up on food, fuel and cash; the curfew was lifted for most of the day on September 24. On September 23, thousands of people rushed to stores, bank [...] | 2009-09-25 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD EAGR ELTN PINS PGOV SOCI KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA978 | TFHO1: HONDURAS STILL HAS MONEY IN THE BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the post-coup period, some worried if Honduras had sufficient foreign exchange (FX) reserves to finance trade while maintaining its fixed exchange rate. The two major contributors to Honduran FX reserves are Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances. Although during t [...] | 2009-09-26 00:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD KDEM BBSR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA996 | TFHO1: COMPANIES COMPLAIN CURFEWS CRUSH COMMERCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The business community has urged de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti to consider the negative impacts of curfews to business and provide exemptions for maquillas and commerce, according to Honduran Private Enterprise Council (COHEP) representatives. A recent decree limi [...] | 2009-09-30 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BBSR EIND EINV ELTN ETRD EWWT PGOV PINS |
09TELAVIV1034 | NETANYAHU'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS SPARK POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's cabinet on May 3 approved the 2009-2010 budget framework that seeks to shrink Israel's annual budget deficit in part through cuts in expected expenditures. Details on those cuts were released later in the week, sparking the first major politi [...] | 2009-05-08 16:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1082 | NAZARETH AND THE POPE: A MODEL FOR ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: In preparation for the Pope's visit on May 14th, the municipality of Nazareth, in conjunction with the Government of Israel (GOI),undertook a massive construction and infrastructure renovation initiative with a budget of almost 25 million NIS ($6 million USD). City officials want t [...] | 2009-05-15 08:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI ELAB IS VT |
09TELAVIV1099 | UNION CHIEF UP, BUDGET CHIEF OUT, AS CABINET BUSTS BUDGET [...] (SBU) On May 13, about fifteen minutes after the cabinet voted 26-4 in favor of the proposed 2009-2010 budget, Ministry of Finance Budget Director Ram Belinkov resigned, citing what he felt was inappropriate handling of the budget process. Belinkov strongly objected to the profound and highly [...] | 2009-05-15 18:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV1126 | BOI GOVERNOR FISCHER DISCUSSES UTILITY OF JEDG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 12:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1191 | WATER: GOI FEARS LACK OF PWA MAINTENANCE WILL [...] (SBU) Keying on the April 2009 World Bank Assessment of Restrictions on Palestinian Water Sector Development and in anticipation that water issues may be raised at the June 8-9 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting, Lt. Col. Uri Singer, COGAT Deputy Foreign Relations Head called in EconCouns [...] | 2009-06-03 08:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1218 | IDF WEST BANK COMMANDER SHAMNI BRIEFS THE [...] (C) Summary. Major General Gaddi Shamni, the commander of the IDF's Western Command, briefed the Ambassador June 4 on what he termed the development of relations of cooperation and mutual trust between his coammnd and the PA Security Forces at all levels over the past year. Shamni described [...] | 2009-06-05 12:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1221 | TRILATERAL WATER WORKING GROUP MEETING, APRIL 21, [...] (C) Summary. With the U.S. as chair, the Trilateral Water Working Group (TWWG) met in Tel Aviv April 21, to facilitate technical discussions on current Israeli and Palestinian water issues. This was the first meeting held since June 2008. The discussion revolved around the general lack [...] | 2009-06-05 13:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1299 | SPECIAL TREATMENT IS NOT ENOUGH: THE GOI [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOI disputes World Bank assertions--widely picked up by U.S. analysts--that the North Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (NGWWTP) project is at a standstill because the GOI had not approved entry of necessary equipment and materials into Gaza, noting that all approvals were iss [...] | 2009-06-16 12:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1329 | EMBASSY VIEWS ON 2009 JEDG [...] (C) The June 29 Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting presents the opportunity to discuss the eventual severance of the JEDG from its connection to the 2003 Loan Guarantee Agreement (LGA),and its continuance as an annual bilateral economic consultation between the two countries. Thi [...] | 2009-06-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1340 | LIBERMAN'S VISIT TO MOSCOW AND MINSK PART OF GOI [...] (S) Summary. The MFA's readout on Foreign Minister Liberman's June 2-3 visit to Moscow closely tracked with Embassy Moscow reftel, but with some interesting differences of nuance: the Israelis stated that Liberman's outreach to the Russians represents a new foreign policy priority for Israe [...] | 2009-06-19 14:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON MASS RU IR IS |
09TELAVIV1355 | ISRAELI HEAD OF CIVIL ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting in Bet El, Head of the Civil Administration in Hebron, Brigadier General Yoav "Poli" Mordechai (please protect),told U. S. Security Coordinator (USSC) Chief of Operations and Plans, Colonel Stephen Moniz, that improved security coordination with the Palestinia [...] | 2009-06-24 13:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG MCAP PGOV PREL ECON IS |
09TELAVIV1521 | ISRAEL CONFIDENT OF 2010 OECD ACCESSION BUT TAKING [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with Foreign Affairs, Finance and Environment officials, GOI interlocutors expressed confidence that Israel is well on track for accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by April 2010. MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Aff [...] | 2009-07-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON IS |
09TELAVIV156 | IPR/ISRAEL: OCR DOES NOT RESULT IN AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: The Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) for Israel, which could have resulted in significant progress on improving Israeli intellectual property (IP) regime in the area of research-based pharmaceuticals, has not yielded an agreement despite strong efforts by the USG to reach one. [...] | 2009-01-20 13:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR IS |
09TELAVIV1615 | 2009-2010 GOI BUDGET APPROVED [...] (U) Three and a half months after being introduced, the 2009-2010 GOI budget was approved by a majority of 58 Members of Knesset (MK)--versus 36 MKs against--in final readings in the Knesset on July 15. The budget framework includes deficit ceilings of six percent of GDP in 2009 and 5.5 per [...] | 2009-07-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1863 | GOI OUTLINES POSSIBLE U.S. GESTURES TO IRAN [...] (S) On August 17th, Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI) gathered a round-table of in-house experts to discuss possible gestures to Iran that the U.S. and international community could utilize during negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the resumption of relations. The panel consisted o [...] | 2009-08-25 06:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON PREL IR IS |
09TELAVIV1886 | ISRAEL HIKES INTEREST RATE TO HEAD OFF INFLATION [...] (SBU) Amid intense Israeli and international speculation, the Bank of Israel (BoI) became the first central bank to raise interest rates since initial signs of a global recovery. The August 24 hike of 0.25 percent brings the BoI's benchmark rate to 0.75 percent, up from 0.50 percent where it [...] | 2009-08-28 09:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1948 | ISRAEL'S FISCAL OUTLOOK [...] (C/NF) Summary: Israel is likely to meet the 2009 fiscal conditions for U.S. loan guarantees signed at the last Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting on June 29, but it is less certain that Israel will meet the 2010 expenditure conditions for FY2011 loan guarantees. The country face [...] | 2009-09-04 08:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV1950 | GOI CONSIDERS SEPTEMBER 2 JEC MEETING CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The September 2 Israeli-Palestinian Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting marks the first ministerial-level meeting between the Netanyahu government and the PA and the first time in recent memory that the JEC has been chaired at the ministerial level. Vice PM and Minister for Re [...] | 2009-09-04 08:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KPAL KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV1951 | THE WAY FORWARD ON FISCAL ISSUES FROM THE 2009 JEDG [...] (C/NF) Summary: The United States pressed Israel at the 2009 JEDG to consider creating a budget "watchdog" group and institute a new, more effective fiscal rule. In follow-up meetings with Treasury and Emboffs, all three major economic actors in Israel's government agreed with the necessity o [...] | 2009-09-04 09:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV2166 | GOI HARDENS LINE ON PA WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) MFA's Middle East Economic Bureau Director Yael Ravia called EconCouns late Wednesday evening to inform Embassy of the hardened GOI position on a potential Palestinian Authority request for permanent WTO observer status. Ravia said the current GOI position, which she confirmed had been [...] | 2009-10-01 14:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG ETRD ECON PREL IS |
09TELAVIV2333 | NSC APPLAUDS U.S. SUPPORT IN TERRORISM [...] (SBU) The Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs (the Security Cabinet) designated 50 Al Qaida and Taliban-affiliated groups as terrorist organizations during a discussion of "Global Jihad" on 20 October. These designations come as a result of reporting, monitoring and enforcemen [...] | 2009-10-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ECON IS |
09TELAVIV2364 | COGAT REVIEWS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY. In response to an October 21 comment made during the JPMG that Israel should expand access to Gaza, Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Amos Gilad asked that visiting NEA/IPA Director Thomas Goldberger meet with COGAT Head of Foreign Relations Lt. Col [...] | 2009-10-27 11:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV2380 | ISRAEL SUPPORTIVE OF FOOD SECURIY PROPOSAL; SEEKS FURTHER [...] SUMMARY: Israel plans to support the joint USG-U proposal on food security at the FAO Summit Nov. 16-18 in Rome. While delivering the reftel demarche, Econoff also solicited GoI's thinking on cooperative efforts with USAID in third countries. End summary. 2. Econoff delivered reftel's l [...] | 2009-10-29 10:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EID IS |
09TELAVIV2445 | ISRAELI ARABS: PARTNER OR POWDER-KEG? [...] (C) The Israeli Arab community plays a role in domestic stability and Israeli engagement with the Palestinians and Arab world. However, as it continues to lag behind the majority Jewish population in most social, political, and economic indicators, leaders of the community sense a growing dis [...] | 2009-11-06 12:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL IS |
09TELAVIV2504 | NEW DG AT MINISTRY OF FINANCE SEEKS COOPERATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Cunningham met with Haim Shani, the new Director General of the Ministry of Finance on November 13. Shani, who took charge on November 1, shared some of his priorities as DG. He also provided a few details of his vision of the joint high-tech dialogue he hopes to [...] | 2009-11-18 14:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV2559 | PRELUDE TO 2009 JEDG MID-TERM REVIEW [...] (SBU) Ahead of the December Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) mid-term review, Econoff met with contacts at the Bank of Israel and the Ministry of Finance to assess progress on several of the key issues raised in the June 2009 JEDG meeting in Washington. While strong consensus remains [...] | 2009-11-27 13:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV2561 | INTEREST RATE HIKE AND THIRD QUARTER DATA EVIDENCE [...] Summary: On November 23, the Bank of Israel (BoI) announced a 0.25 percent increase in interest rates, bring the BoI rate to 1 percent in a move intended to return inflation to well within the target range yet low enough to support the continuing economic recovery. Preliminary third quarter [...] | 2009-11-27 15:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV2687 | VARIETY OF IMPORTS INTO GAZA INCREASED [...] (U) The Office of the Quartet Representative's (OQR's) Private Sector Development Specialist reported December 8 that the variety of goods entering Gaza has increased significantly during the last two months, though the overall quantity has remained steady, at about 100-130 double truckloads p [...] | 2009-12-11 07:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV27 | ISRAEL TO USE U.S. LOAN GUARANTEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IS |
09TELAVIV2701 | Global Context Section of the QDDR - ISRAEL [...] Embassy Tel Aviv offers the following responses to queries posed in ref A regarding the trends in Israel that will most likely affect the conduct of diplomacy and the execution of development programs over the next ten to twenty years. The challenges that Israel will face diplomatically will [...] | 2009-12-11 13:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI IS |
09TELAVIV2808 | TREASURY ACTING A/S BAUKOL'S MEETING WITH BOI [...] (U) Summary: Visiting Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Treasury Department, Andy Baukol, met with Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fisher December 15, following the Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) Mid-Term Review. Fischer addressed the BoI's efforts to assis [...] | 2009-12-24 08:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IS KWBG EFIN |
09TELAVIV2809 | DEPUTY PM SILVAN SHALOM MEETS TREASURY ACTING A/S [...] (U) Summary: Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Andy Baukol met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom in his Knesset office on December 14 to discuss GoI efforts to assist the development and growth of the Palestinian econom [...] | 2009-12-24 09:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON KWBG |
09TELAVIV2849 | RESULTS OF RECENT ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN TOURISM [...] (SBU) Rafi Ben-Hur, Senior Deputy Director-General at the Ministry of Tourism, briefed Econoff on the recent Israeli-Palestinian Joint Tourism Committee (JTC) meeting and on plans for coordinated Israeli-Palestinian tourism initiatives. Ben-Hur stressed the importance of joint efforts to mark [...] | 2009-12-31 09:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV346 | NETANYAHU'S CAMPAIGN MOVES FROM THE CENTER TO THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu told a standing-room audience at the Institute for Policy and Strategy's ninth annual Herzliya Conference that he would pursue solutions to three challenges as Prime Minister: Defense, Peace, and the Economy. Netanyahu, appearing confident [...] | 2009-02-09 11:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM ECON IS |
09TELAVIV350 | GOI ESTABLISHES COMMISION ON ILLEGAL BEDOUIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 16:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI PREL EFIN ELAB EIND IS |
09TELAVIV453 | ISRAEL: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW 2009: POST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From April 2008 - January 2009, Israel underwent an Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) to address its deficiencies in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection (see reftels). While several GOI officials made a good-faith effort to implement an agreed-upon action plan, the net resul [...] | 2009-02-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR IS |
09TELAVIV485 | GOI PLANS FOR DEALING WITH FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] Yadin Entebbe, the head of the Capital Markets Division at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) says that Israel has not yet borne the full brunt of the worldwide economic crisis. The GOI has come out with a three-pronged plan to deal with the crisis -- providing loan guarantees to banks to make cap [...] | 2009-03-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV IS |
09TELAVIV509 | EGYPT/ISRAEL: READOUT OF 16TH QUARTERLY MEETING OF [...] Egypt and Israel met on two separate occasions for the 16th quarterly Joint Committee meeting of the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) - February 19 and 26 in Jerusalem. The first meeting on February 19 was suspended by the Egyptians, who indicated at the time that their action was in response [...] | 2009-03-03 12:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL EG IS |
09TELAVIV540 | DEPUTY BOI GOVERNOR SAYS ISRAEL POISED FOR STRONG RECOVERY [...] Professor Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel and Professor of Economics at Tel Aviv University says that for Israel, the economic crisis is entirely imported. As a consequence, Israel's emergence from its economic downturn will happen only when the U.S. economy turns around s [...] | 2009-03-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV653 | Israel's Technology Sector: The Future at Risk [...] (U) Israel's economy was fundamentally altered by the rise of a robust high-technology innovation sector over the past twenty years. The key factors contributing to its formation were strong national intellectual capital resources, state-supported innovation programs in the defense and non-def [...] | 2009-03-19 13:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL EINV ECON ENRG PINR IS |
09TELAVIV662 | AGENDA FOR NETANYAHU'S FIRST 100 DAYS AND FIRST [...] (C) Summary. In a March 11 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, PM-designate Bibi Netanyahu's transition team laid out their agenda for the first one hundred days of the new government, which Netanyahu is expected to announce March 18. The top item on their agenda is passing a budget, [...] | 2009-03-20 11:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV725 | BOI PROPOSED SPENDING INCREASE TO COMBAT RECESSION [...] The Bank of Israel (BOI) presented a plan of modest spending increases to combat Israel's economic downturn. The cost is about NIS 4.4 billion (USD 1.1 billion),designed to offer incentives for the labor market, for infrastructure investment and for exporters. Implementation would raise the [...] | 2009-03-27 13:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV766 | MFA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TURKISH INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Acting Director General Yossi Gal briefed the Ambassador March 31 on Gal's visit to Turkey. Gal, who had returned from Turkey March 30, explained that a strong thread of U.S.-related material ran through his discussions. The visit was to follow up on FM Livni's meeting with [...] | 2009-04-01 12:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TU IR SY IZ KWBG IS |
09TELAVIV800 | YUVAL STEINITZ NAMED FINANCE MINISTER [...] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Dr. Yuval Steinitz from the Likud Party to the post of Minister of Finance. Steinitz is a widely-published philosopher and thinker, with the reputation of being able to digest and make sense of complex issues. He is reportedly a fiscal conservative [...] | 2009-04-03 08:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS |
09TELAVIV969 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S IMF AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL IS |
09TELAVIV984 | Israeli High-Tech Surviving the Global Downturn [...] (SBU) Despite fears that the global economic recession would severely impact Israel's high-technology sector, industry analysts and participants are pleased with the resilience it has shown. Though potentially vulnerable on several fronts, both the production and R&D facets of the sector are su [...] | 2009-05-04 13:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL EINV ECON ENRG PINR IS |
09THEHAGUE116 | NETHERLANDS: PREPARATION FOR EU AND G20 SUMMITS [...] Summary: Dutch MFA officials noted that the financial crisis will feature prominently in the February meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) and will be the central focus of the March 16-17 GAERC. The EU will use both meetings to prepare for the European Coun [...] | 2009-02-23 16:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE132 | FOREIGN TAKEOVERS OF DUTCH ENERGY COMPANIES [...] SUMMARY: Following the Essent takeover by Germany's RWE on January 22, Nuon announced February 23 that it had agreed to a takeover bid by Sweden's Vattenfall. Two other large Dutch energy companies have been linked in the media to takeover discussions. In addition to competition issues, Esse [...] | 2009-02-25 15:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE153 | NETHERLANDS - CABLE 1 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF [...] Summary: This is the first of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. At the G20 summit, the Dutch are likely to recommend using a slightly expanded, more representative G20 format to strengthen the [...] | 2009-03-04 16:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE154 | NETHERLANDS - CABLE 2 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF [...] This is the second of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. -------------------------------- III. THE BROADER ECONOMIC CRISIS -------------------------------- 2. Response H: The global econom [...] | 2009-03-04 16:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE177 | DUTCH VIEWS ON INCLUSION OF INTERNATIONAL AVIATION IN THE [...] (U) Summary: The GONL supports the EU's decision to include international aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2012. At the same time, the GONL would like to see the issue concurrently being addressed on a global scale, largely through the International Civil Aviation Organizati [...] | 2009-03-12 15:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL |
09THEHAGUE193 | NETHERLANDS: COMPANIES SUFFER FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, [...] SUMMARY: The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Analysis (CPB) released its updated forecast March 17 for a Dutch economy in "deep recession." GDP is predicted to decline 3.5 percent in 2009. Businesses across a number of sectors report they are facing decreasing revenue, fewer orders, and lower [...] | 2009-03-20 13:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE197 | NETHERLANDS: UPDATE ON KEY AVIATION ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government and KLM are both keen to learn the details of the new U.S. Administration's aviation policy, especially as it relates to the Second Stage of the U.S.-EU Air Transport Negotiations. The aviation tax, implemented in July 2008, continues to cause controversy and [...] | 2009-03-23 11:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL |
09THEHAGUE198 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITION ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 12:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON EAID ADB NL |
09THEHAGUE199 | NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: MINISTER KOENDERS ATTENDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 13:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PK EAID ECON EFIN NL |
09THEHAGUE204 | NETHERLANDS: COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING EASTERN AND CENTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) supported the increase of EU's Balance of Payments facility to assist Central and Eastern European economies hit hard by the economic crisis. The GONL also favors doubling the size of IMF's New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) and is willing [...] | 2009-03-25 15:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE206 | NETHERLANDS: ING SEEKS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN U.S. [...] This is an action request for State and Treasury; see paragraph 9. 2. Summary: The head of ING's insurance operations in the United States said the significant presence of U.S. mortgage-backed securities on ING's books necessitated a Dutch government bailout and layoffs. Although ING's ba [...] | 2009-03-26 13:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE221 | NETHERLANDS: MODEST THIRD STIMULUS AND SAVINGS PACKAGE [...] SUMMARY: On March 25, the government presented another stimulus and savings package to stimulate employment and sustainable economic growth in the short term, while ensuring stable government finances in the medium and long term. The latest stimulus measures total 6.5 billion euro. Together w [...] | 2009-04-01 14:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE240 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MARCH 31, 2009 CONVERSATION [...] (U) March 31, 2009; 3:30 p.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Central Asia David Sedney Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary Piper Campbell Daniel King (Embassy Notetaker) China V/FM Dawei Wu [...] | 2009-04-14 08:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP ECON EMIN CH AF PK |
09THEHAGUE254 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MARCH 31, 2009 CONVERSATION [...] (U) March 31, 2009; 5:000 p.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew Jim Bever, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID Piper Campbell, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary Eric Falls (Embassy Notetaker) Egypt Ms. Wafaa Bassim, Ambassa [...] | 2009-04-20 07:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP ECON EAID EG AF SU NL |
09THEHAGUE310 | NETHERLANDS: DRIVING ON WITH NEW PAY-PER-KILOMETER ROAD [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government has delayed the first stage of its proposed road pricing system until 2012 at the earliest. This new system would replace fixed automobile taxes with a pay-per-kilometer system. Despite the delay, Parliament still looks poised to pass the new system into l [...] | 2009-05-20 13:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL |
09THEHAGUE313 | NETHERLANDS: REASSESSMENT OF DUTCH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite the economic crisis, the Netherlands continues to comply with the UN recommendation of spending 0.7 percent of GDP on official development assistance (ODA) with an additional 0.1 percent for other overseas projects. Faced with sharp criticism of Dutch aid policy's effectiv [...] | 2009-05-26 07:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EAID NL |
09THEHAGUE333 | NETHERLANDS PRESSING FOR INVITATION TO PITTSBURGH [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende is already pressing for confirmation that the Netherlands will be invited to the September 2009 G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. The Dutch know their perseverance paid off with invitations to [...] | 2009-06-05 11:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE370 | NETHERANDS: ENERGY MARKET LIBERALIZATION USHERS IN FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Netherlands' top two electricity and gas utilities have fallen into foreign hands. German energy giant RWE has acquired Essent (30 percent share of Dutch utility market) for EUR 9.3 billion (USD 13.1 billion); Swedish state-controlled firm Vattenfall has acquired Nuon (34 per [...] | 2009-06-26 07:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE376 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: MFA REPORTING FROM TEHRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iranian and EU governments have exchanged protests, including a second formal protest by the Dutch MFA to the Iranian Charge d'Affaires in The Hague. Tehran is looking for splits in the EU position. The Dutch proposed and expect an EU meeting on June 26 to maintain unity. Si [...] | 2009-06-26 15:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IR NL |
09THEHAGUE387 | NETHERLANDS/BIOTECH: DUTCH PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22 and 23, Embassy officers met with representatives of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality and the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning to discuss the Dut [...] | 2009-07-02 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE395 | NETHERLANDS: OVERVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 14 [...] (C) Your July 14 meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Pieter Balkenende provides an opportunity for us to urge the Dutch to continue as part of NATO in Afghanistan and to enlist PM Balkenende in solving Guantanamo issues. For his part, Balkenende will seek to continue the Dutch role in the G20 and [...] | 2009-07-06 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL OVIP ECON EFIN PINR MOPS NL |
09THEHAGUE399 | NETHERLANDS: LEAD TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S JULY 14 [...] (C) As indicated in our overview cable, Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende hopes to limit discussion to four major topics during his meeting with the President: Afghanistan/Pakistan; the economic crisis/G20; Middle East Peace Process/Iran; and climate change. He will also mention the New York 400 cele [...] | 2009-07-06 15:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ECON EFIN MOPS OVIP PINR PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE475 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch overseas development assistance (ODA) budget is facing cutbacks as a result of the economic crisis. The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) therefore plans to reduce its 2009 ODA to Kenya and Ethiopia. Because the GONL considers Somalia to be a priority country wit [...] | 2009-08-07 12:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON NL |
09THEHAGUE476 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: MFA REPORTING FROM TEHRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch describe a "cleansing" in Iran, with massive arrests of civil society networks. Vocal protests continue in Tehran. At the inaugural activities, the Dutch opted to send their DCM to the procedure in the Iranian parliament, and no representative to the ceremony at which [...] | 2009-08-07 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IR NL |
09THEHAGUE519 | NETHERLANDS: SOY ISSUE VEXES GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands is fully aware of recent findings of unapproved biotech corn dust in U.S. soy product shipments (ref A). The Agriculture Minister intends to raise the issue at the September 7 EU Ag Council meeting. The Dutch food/feed industry is a large consumer of soy product [...] | 2009-09-01 09:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO NL |
09THEHAGUE565 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF G20 SUMMIT [...] Summary: At the Pittsburgh G20 summit, the Dutch will: - highlight their new Banking Code (which includes a cap on bank directors' bonuses of one year's salary) as an example of improved corporate governance and risk management; - strongly support the German Charter for Sustainable Economi [...] | 2009-09-17 17:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE569 | NETHERLANDS' 2010 BUDGET: SPEND NOW, TOUGH CHOICES LATER [...] Summary: The Dutch government presented its 2010 budget to parliament on September 15. There were no surprises - the government agreed in March to maintain current spending levels in the 2010 budget in an effort to stimulate economic recovery. The government used the occasion to caution that [...] | 2009-09-21 08:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE598 | NETHERLANDS: COURT ORDERS TOP BITTORRENT SITE MININOVA TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Dutch court has delivered another blow to BitTorrent web-sites operating in the Netherlands. The decision requires Mininova, reportedly the world's top BitTorrent site, to remove links to copyright material or face stiff fines. Dutch anti-piracy watchdog BREIN, which initiate [...] | 2009-10-05 07:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECON KIPR NL |
09THEHAGUE60 | NETHERLANDS: ING'S FINANCIAL WOES DEEPEN [...] Summary: ING, the largest Dutch financial services and insurance provider, announced January 26 that it will cut 7,000 jobs and replace Chief Executive Officer Michel Tilmant after reporting a second consecutive quarterly loss. ING also will accept additional support from the Government of th [...] | 2009-01-26 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE619 | NETHERLANDS TO VOTE YES ON BIOTECH MAIZE APPLICATIONS AT [...] Emboffs delivered Ref A points to Bart van den Assum, Coordinator for Biotechnology at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality, and Frans Koster, Policy Officer at the Dutch Product Board for Margarine, Fats, and Oils. According to these contacts, Dutch Minister of Agriculture Ge [...] | 2009-10-19 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL TBIO NL |
09THEHAGUE62 | NETHERLANDS: SECOND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE CRITICIZED AS [...] SUMMARY: Just as the European Commission released its forecast that Dutch GDP would shrink by 2 percent in 2009 (more than the EU average),the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced on January 16 a second package of measures to strengthen Dutch credit markets and the larger economy. [...] | 2009-01-27 12:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE642 | NETHERLANDS: COMMISSION MAINTAINS PRESSURE ON ABN [...] (SBU) Summary: Under pressure from the European Commission, the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced a deal October 20 in which ABN Amro will sell several business units to Deutsche Bank in order to allow its merger with Fortis to go through. However, the GONL and Commission remain [...] | 2009-10-26 13:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE729 | NETHERLANDS: NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] Post is pleased to submit 10 nominees to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington in early 2010 (see paragraph 3). This initiative complements a wide range of activities already underway at this Mission to promote diversity and outreach to the Netherlands' large Muslim [...] | 2009-12-04 17:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI NL |
09THEHAGUE75 | NETHERLANDS: MIXED REACTION TO USG RETALIATION IN WTO BEEF [...] SUMMARY: Government of the Netherlands (GONL) officials cautioned that some EU Member States may push for more protectionist measures in response to the USTR's decision to increase tariffs (reftel),rather than finalizing the U.S.-EU "negotiated solution." The GONL will push the Commission and [...] | 2009-02-03 10:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON EUN NL |
09THEHAGUE78 | NETHERLANDS: RENEWING OUR STRATEGIC ALLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Through high level visitors and expanded Mission outreach in 2009, we have perhaps the opportunity of a generation to re-invigorate our strategic partnership with the Dutch. End summary. 2. (SBU) The Need: The Dutch are one of our closest allies in Europe; we work together o [...] | 2009-02-03 14:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON NL |
09THEHAGUE86 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are promoting human rights and business in Iraq. The Dutch MFA has been affected by the parliamentary discussion of the Netherlands' response to the Iraq war. End summary. 2. (C) On February 3, Herman Quarles van Ufford, Director of the MFA's Gulf State Division, dis [...] | 2009-02-09 10:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PHUM NL IR |
09THEHAGUE91 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH ASSESSMENT FROM TEHRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: A senior Dutch official posted to Tehran emphasized that the regime is still seeking nuclear weapons, is increasing oppression, and is facing pressure due to a sagging economy. The diplomat offered suggestions for U.S. diplomacy and intelligence work, and he described the diffic [...] | 2009-02-11 14:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL ECON PARM KNNP PINR IR NL |
09THESSALONIKI1 | NOTHERN NOTES DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Riots sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old schoolboy in Athens damaged over 100 downtown Thessaloniki businesses, including a about 20 banks. Ref A.) Some businesses, including a Starbucks, a Benetton and several banks, were completely destroyed. Anarchists and other an [...] | 2009-01-08 10:44:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINT PGOV PREL PTER SMIG SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI12 | THESSALONIKI: INVITATION TO TRANSBORDER COOPERATION [...] ConGen Thessaloniki is pleased to announce a training seminar for southeast European police officers and prosecutors on "Trans-border Law Enforcement Cooperation to Combat Cyber Crime" in the northern Greek border city of Drama on June 1-4, 2009. ConGen Thessaloniki is organizing the seminar [...] | 2009-03-16 19:56:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI16 | THESSALONIKI: NORTHERN NOTES - MARCH 2009 [...] (U) On March 9, the President of the Exporters Association of Northern Greece Vassilis Thomaidis stated that local businesses have implemented reduced work hours in order to avoid substantial lay-offs. On March 17, Alumil S.A. President Giorgos Milonas announced that employees in his company [...] | 2009-04-04 13:37:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU MK |
09THESSALONIKI17 | THESSALONIKI: PROPOSAL FOR BALKAN - EASTERN MED [...] SUMMARY: The Thessaloniki-based Balkan Environment Center would like to initiate cooperation on water management and renewable energy with the northern Israel-based Galilee Society, beginning with a video-teleconference discussion with scientists from both organizations on Earth Day, April 22. [...] | 2009-04-08 20:31:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV PGOV PREL IS GR |
09THESSALONIKI27 | NORTHERN NOTES - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) On April 1, the Thessaloniki Port Authority announced the cancellation of an earlier tender for the privatization of the port's Cargo Station. The decision followed weeks of deliberations on how to proceed, after the winning bidder Hutchison Whampoa withdrew its bid which was valued [...] | 2009-05-08 07:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI29 | NORTHERN NOTES MAY 2009 [...] (U) On May 05, local media reported that the port of Thessaloniki's international role is gradually diminishing. Media stated that in the first quarter of 2009, only 8% of the containers handled by the Cargo Station were in transit for other countries, compared to 19% the year before. How [...] | 2009-06-10 20:41:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI30 | THESSALONIKI: STRENGTHENING BALKAN COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's fourth annual regional seminar on Trans-border Law Enforcement Cooperation, which focused this year on Cyber crime, confirmed strong regional interest in tackling Balkan transnational crime. Police and prosecutors from Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Gre [...] | 2009-06-30 15:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI31 | NORTHERN NOTES [...] (SBU)In the June Euro-parliament elections, the governing center-right New Democracy party suffered its biggest losses ever in the traditional stronghold of northern Greece, declining by more than 10% since the last Euro-elections of 2004. Commentators attributed the result to rising popularit [...] | 2009-07-02 12:42:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI33 | THESSALONIKI: HOW NORTHERN GREECE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BALKAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Location, history, infrastructure, economy and multi-ethnic character make northern Greece a natural engine and source of ideas for Balkan stability and prosperity. Unfortunately, inertia, corruption and lack of leadership have sometimes made Greek Macedonia seem like mo [...] | 2009-07-27 14:20:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI34 | NORTHERN NOTES - JULY 2009 [...] (SBU) On July 29, local media reported the arrest of a Greek Muslim on charges of espionage for Turkey. The arrested man, who comes from Thrace, was allegedly approached by two Turkish people who were unknown to him and asked to photograph Greek military installations alongside a series of [...] | 2009-08-05 06:02:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI4 | NORTHERN NOTES - JANUARY 2009 [...] Since January 20, farmers around Greece have kept national roads blocked in protest against the low prices they receive for their produce and their high production costs. In Northern Greece, farmers have also blocked the borders with Bulgaria and Turkey. Their actions infuriated truck dr [...] | 2009-02-05 13:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EIND ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR |
09THESSALONIKI40 | GREECE: THESSALONIKI TRADE FAIR DEMONSTRATIONS WELL MANAGED [...] (SBU) Details on demonstrations occurring around the opening of the 74th annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, historically known for anti-government mass protests, follow below. In general, the Fair was considered one of the most peaceful in recent memory, with violent demonstrations [...] | 2009-10-09 14:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV ECON GR |
09THESSALONIKI41 | NORTHERN NOTES - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) The following summary of last month's major developments in Northern Greece contains items on the following topics: Political: o Muslim Election Campaign Dynamics in Thrace o Poll Data on Importance of Macedonia Name Issue o Eastern Macedonia and Thrace SecGen Hosts Ifta [...] | 2009-10-15 09:19:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG SNAR ECON KCRM GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI47 | NORTHERN NOTES OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) Winner of this month's Greek national election PASOK (Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement) made substantial gains in traditionally conservative Northern Greece, too. In Thrace, the two current Muslim MPs were re-elected with PASOK, while the decision by the far-right LAOS leader Georgios K [...] | 2009-11-06 16:13:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI57 | NORTHERN NOTES -- NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) The following summary of last month's major developments in Northern Greece contains items on the following topics: Political: o Local Reactions to New Opposition Leader Samaras o Papandreou Hosts Trilateral Environmental Meeting o Rainbow Party Opens Second Office o [...] | 2009-12-29 15:28:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER SMIG SNAR ECON KCRM GR TU |
09THESSALONIKI9 | NORTHERN NOTES - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) In Komotini, a Muslim woman challenged successfully a decision by the local mufti to give custody of two of her four children to her husband, reportedly an alcoholic suffering from psychological problems. On February 18, the Greek first instance Court of Rhodopi gave the woman custody [...] | 2009-03-05 15:35:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SOCI GR TU |
09TIJUANA33 | STILL PURSUING THE AMERICAN DREAM: AN UPDATE ON TIJUANA'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 00:31:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI SMIG ECON |
09TIJUANA774 | SILICON VALLEY (SOUTH) [...] Mexico has had only moderate success in attracting high-tech industries. Guadalajara, in south-central Mexico, claims to be the "Mexican Silicon Valley", being a leading producer of software and electronic and digital components. Some states have attracted aerospace companies. However, mos [...] | 2009-07-29 22:07:00 | Consulate Tijuana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EIND ETRD MX |
09TIRANA153 | ALBANIA: FINANCIAL CRISIS REACHES ALBANIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The global financial crisis is finally starting to affect Albania. Albanians have been withdrawing their deposits from banks, affecting banks' ability to buy domestic treasury bonds to help finance the deficit. The Ministry of Finance has gone to commercial banks seeking 300 m [...] | 2009-03-06 14:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA16 | ALBANIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE RUSSIAN GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albania is somewhat insulated from the immediate effects of the Russian-Ukrainian gas spat since Albania imports no natural gas. However, rising fuel and energy costs in the region, primarily for electricity, could create problems for an economy largely untouched by the global [...] | 2009-01-12 11:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA185 | ALBANIA: BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? [...] (C) As predicted reftel, the global financial crisis is having a growing effect on Albania. The GOA, unable to finance its 2009 budget deficit by selling domestic bonds or organizing a Eurobond issue, was forced in January to seek 250 million euro through commercial financing. (Note: Since [...] | 2009-03-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA217 | ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE [...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...] | 2009-04-08 08:07:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA243 | BECHTEL TO GOA: DON'T OPEN THE DURRES-KUKES ROAD IN JUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: (Note: Please close-hold names and references to Bechtel executives. End note.) Mike Adams, President of Bechtel Civil, and Synon Tara, President of Bechtel's partner Anka in the Durres-Kukes road construction project, called on Prime Minister Berisha on April 16 to tell him [...] | 2009-04-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA245 | RE: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] Enclosed are Embassy Tirana's responses to reftel. - Yes the central government receives U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds. - Yes the host country's budget is publicly available. - Yes incomes and expenditures are included in the publicly available budget. - Post believ [...] | 2009-04-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL AL |
09TIRANA248 | ALBANIA WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA259 | SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT ALBANIA'S FOURTH CELLULAR LICENSE [...] (SBU) Parliament on April 23 passed a law awarding Albania's fourth cellular license to the PTK consortium, consisting of Kosovo Post and Telecommunications and a group of Albanian businesses. The law bypassed Albania's tendering procedures and followed a decision by the Telecommunications Reg [...] | 2009-04-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV AL |
09TIRANA275 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS JONES' BILATERAL MEETINGS [...] (U) Note. This scenesetter deals with your bilateral meetings with Albanian officials while in Tirana and does not discuss your meetings with third-country foreign ministers or with the Adriatic Charter conference, which we understand will be handled by other posts and by EUR/SCE. End Note. [...] | 2009-05-05 05:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL |
09TIRANA279 | ALBANIA MOVES CLOSER TO FINANCING ITS DEFICIT [...] (SBU) After two months of difficult negotiations, the GOA on May 5 signed a loan agreement with Alpha Bank and Deutsche Bank to syndicate a 250 million euro loan to finance a large part of its 2009 budget deficit (reftel). The agreement, required by Albanian law, spells out interest rates and [...] | 2009-05-06 13:47:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA342 | How to Finance an "Election Year" Budget [...] A recent IMF report underlines that Albania and Cyprus are expected to be the only countries in Europe that will show positive economic growth for the current year. Despite downgrading Albania's 2009 GDP growth rate to 0.4 percent from 3.5 percent in early January, the IMF still considers the [...] | 2009-06-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA346 | ALBANIA COULD LOSE OVERFLIGHT FEES [...] (SBU) According to General Electric, a Belgian court has awarded GE some portion of overflight fees Eurocontrol pays to Albania for providing air traffic control for high altitude flights crossing Albanian airspace. Albania receives roughly USD 20 million per year in overflight fees. 2. (S [...] | 2009-06-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAIR PGOV AL |
09TIRANA37 | ALBANIA'S BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Post is pleased to forward Embassy Tirana's proposals for FY09 BFIF funding as requested reftel. 2. Proposal 1: Promotion of the IBP Franchising Show, Washington DC. a) Albanians are very entrepreneurial people as witnessed by the large number of small shops and service businesses thro [...] | 2009-01-20 06:31:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO EINV ECON AL |
09TIRANA408 | ALBANIA'S REMITTANCES [...] (SBU) Albania's economy and its domestic population of about 3.2 million rely on remittances from roughly one million Albanians working abroad. Although remittances have fallen from an estimated 947 million euro in 2007 to 800 million euro in 2008, there are signs the decline is abating and re [...] | 2009-06-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV ELAB AL |
09TIRANA409 | ALBANIA'S CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC BUDGET PICTURE [...] (SBU) While both government revenues and remittances from Albanians working abroad continue to drop, there are signs the rate of decline is slowing. According to the Central Bank, tax and customs revenues for the first five months of 2009 were at 94 percent of plan. However, revenue collectio [...] | 2009-06-23 11:59:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA452 | ALBANIA WALKS A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE [...] (SBU) According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, little has changed since reftel report on Albania's difficulties in securing a commercial loan to finance its USD 420 million budget deficit. The original plan was to finance about USD 100 million by selling domestic bonds and USD 320 mill [...] | 2009-07-08 06:01:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA483 | DELIVERY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 08:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP AL |
09TIRANA52 | ALBANIA'S INSURANCE PRIVATIZATION MAY HIT A SNAG [...] (C) Dallas-based American Reserve Life Insurance Company (ARLI) is negotiating with the Ministry of Finance to conclude its purchase of state-owned insurance company INSIG. ARLI won the tender for 61% of INSIG On December 9 (reftel). EBRD, which owns 19% of INSIG's shares, was not initially [...] | 2009-01-27 06:19:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KCRM PREL AL |
09TIRANA57 | Albanian Electricity Situation - Finally Improving [...] (U) Steady rains over the last few months, with more in the forecast, have allowed Albanian citizens and policy makers to breathe a sigh of relief. Memories of electricity blackouts are growing dimmer as reservoirs fill to capacity. For the first time in several years, Albania, almost complet [...] | 2009-01-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD ECON AL |
09TIRANA585 | ECONOMY STILL GROWING, BUT CAUTION IS KEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against all odds, the consensus view among economists is that the Albanian economy will post positive growth for 2009. Although the GOA's projection of 4.8 percent growth for 2009 is almost certainly too high, Ministry of Finance economists privately say that the economy will n [...] | 2009-08-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AL |
09TIRANA719 | Albanian Railways: Going Nowhere Slowly [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sali Berisha's recent statements on the need for a rail connection between Albania and Kosovo as well as Minister of Economy Dritan Prifti's comments to PolOff in support of the privatization of Albania's railroads seem to demonstrate a renewed interest in the coun [...] | 2009-11-06 05:43:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL EINV AL |
09TIRANA722 | CHINESE VISIT ALBANIA [...] (C) On October 29-31, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang visited Tirana and met with Prime Minister Sali Berisha, President Bamir Topi, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ilir Meta, Speaker of Parliament Jozefina Topalli, and participated in economic related events. According to Armand [...] | 2009-11-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH AL |
09TIRANA730 | Embassy Concerns Over Albania's Consideration for MCC [...] (SBU) The November 9 release of the FY2010 Scorecard marked an important milestone for Albania, technically qualifying it as eligible for consideration for Compact Status. Most notable is the fact that for the first time, Albania scored slightly above the median in terms of "Control of Corrup [...] | 2009-11-13 05:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC AL |
09TIRANA74 | GOA CONSIDERING REGIONAL ANTI-TIP FORUM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with Ilir Melo, Chief of the Americas Desk at the MFA, Melo said the GOA is considering initiating a regional platform to address TIP as part of an effort to increase Albania's leadership in the region. Melo said that with Kosovo's independence achieved, t [...] | 2009-02-03 12:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PREL PGOV KWMN ECON AL |
09TIRANA742 | Albania: Weak Lek Makes Headlines [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent period of high volatility of the Albanian lek versus the euro has made headlines and shaken market confidence. The contributing factors are short-term and more psychological and speculative such as reactions to the Prime Minister's comments on adopting the euro. Long [...] | 2009-11-18 09:48:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ZL AL |
09TIRANA813 | The GOA's Overly Optimistic 2010 Budget [...] (SBU)Summary: Last month, Parliament approved the 2010 budget. The budget anticipates a growth rate of 6.5 percent (vs 2009 revised budget),revenue growth of 11 percent, a budget deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP and inflation stable at three percent. Even though Albania is one of the few countri [...] | 2009-12-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA814 | IS CHILD LABOR DECREASING? [...] (SBU) Summary: NGO and GOA officials covering child labor have indicated that child labor in the formal economy may be decreasing slightly, but any decreases are likely offset by increases in child labor in the informal economy. Economics and greater awareness seem to explain the potential de [...] | 2009-12-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON PREL SCUL SMIG AL |
09TIRANA92 | BERISHA FAMILY LINKED WITH WORLD BANK CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In late-January 2009 the Albanian parliament and press began accusing the Government of Albania (GOA),and specifically Prime Minister Sali Berisha's son-in-law, Jamarber Malltezi, of misusing World Bank (WB) project funds for personal interest. The WB halted the project and i [...] | 2009-02-10 15:21:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV PGOV AL |
09TOKYO100 | TREASURY VISIT ASSESSES SEVERITY OF JAPAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan's economic recession may turn out to be longer and deeper than the U.S. downturn, Japanese government, academic, and private sector economic and financial experts told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner. The Japan-based economic analysts explained t [...] | 2009-01-16 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO1005 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1013 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 00:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1025 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 12:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1035 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1036 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1047 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 00:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1059 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO106 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1061 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1069 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1076 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1080 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 22:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1081 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1084 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1090 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 05:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1091 | JAPAN POST: NEW PRODUCTS NECESSARY FOR IPO, SAYS [...] (C) For the initial public offerings of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance to be successful, the postal financial entities should be permitted to issue new products, Postal Services Privatization Committee (PSPC) Chairman Naoki Tanaka told emboffs May 13. Tanaka said he understands some [...] | 2009-05-14 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1093 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 07:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1097 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/09 [...] Aiming at a fraternal society based on the independence and dignity of individuals; compiling budgets under the leadership of lawmakers; reforming the civil servant system, including a total ban on amakudari (the practice of senior bureaucrats landing postretirement jobs at entities related to [...] | 2009-05-15 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1106 | OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS INDICT JAPAN POST CEO [...] (U) Twelve Diet members from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),the People's New Party (PNP),and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) submitted a third-party criminal indictment of Japan Post Holdings CEO Yoshifumi Nishikawa to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office May 15, a [...] | 2009-05-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1108 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-17 22:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1109 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 01:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO111 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1120 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1126 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1133 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1141 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 00:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1151 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 22:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1154 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1158 | GOJ REPORTS UAE PREFERENCES FOR NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C//NF) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division Deputy Director Junichi Yokota commented on the UAE's selection of three international consortia to bid on its upcoming nuclear plant tender during a May 18 meeting with Emboffs (to be reported sept [...] | 2009-05-21 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG TRGY NRR PUNE KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE JA |
09TOKYO1160 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1165 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 00:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1170 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1177 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 00:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO118 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1184 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 07:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1190 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 00:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1192 | JAPAN OPPOSES PGA DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR UN [...] (SBU) Japan "totally agrees" with the U.S. opposition to the draft outcome document the President of the General Assembly (PGA) distributed in preparation for the U.N. Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Internation [...] | 2009-05-27 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN UNGA JA |
09TOKYO1198 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 07:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1199 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1204 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1207 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1214 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO122 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1224 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/09 [...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's weekend schedule (Nikkei) North Korea problem: 4. U.S. high-level delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg starts 4-nation tour of Japan, ROK, China and Russia, focusing on North Korea issues (Yomiuri) 5. Large U.S. delegat [...] | 2009-06-01 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1228 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1230 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/02/09 [...] He said: "Let us take on the big challenge posed by various issues with Democratic governments both in Japan and the United States," calling for strengthening bilateral relations while also indicating a strong motivation toward a change of government. On the North Korea issue, Hatoyama pointe [...] | 2009-06-02 04:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1234 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/09 [...] While they were unable to narrow their gaps on such key issues as the consumption tax hike and global warming prevention measures, this meeting gave hints to each side's thinking on the next House of Representatives election. The first policy consultation between the DPJ and Nippon Keidanren [...] | 2009-06-02 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1239 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO124 | PM ASO URGES PRESIDENT LEE TO ACCELERATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Aso strongly urged South Korean President Lee to accelerate consultations on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) during their January 12 summit, according to MOFA Economic Partnership Director Shinichi Hosono. Aso made the push because current working-level tal [...] | 2009-01-21 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL JA |
09TOKYO1245 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1250 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 00:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1252 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1255 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 00:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1261 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary - Meeting June 2 with Deputy Secretary Steinberg, members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Board of Governors discussed the possible economic policies of a DPJ-led government, Japan's economic situation, including how the current global recession has affected J [...] | 2009-06-05 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1262 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship remains the core to an approach on several regional and global issues, including security, engagement with China, and redesigning the East Asian architecture, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vice-Foreign Minister Mit [...] | 2009-06-05 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON JA |
09TOKYO1270 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-07 22:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1274 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1279 | SECOND JAPAN-CHINA ECONOMIC DIALOGUE -- LONG ON [...] (C) Summary: After an 18 month hiatus, Japan and China held the second High Level Economic Dialogue June 7 in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Hirofume Nakasone and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, issued 11 documents highlighting cooperation in areas including promoting a global eco [...] | 2009-06-08 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL CH JA |
09TOKYO128 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 04:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1281 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1284 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1289 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1294 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 00:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO13 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1302 | OKINAWA PRIVIDES LEADERSHIP ON INFORMATION AND [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Contains Proprietary Information. 2. (U) Summary: Okinawa's information technology (IT) sector is breaking some new ground and represents a key sector in the Prefecture's economy, as shown in emboff's recent visit. Prefectural officials reported on successe [...] | 2009-06-10 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECON EINV TINT JA |
09TOKYO1304 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 22:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1306 | JAPAN'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GIVES MORE TO S&T [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOJ's FY09 supplemental budget includes an additional JPY 1.35 trillion ($13.5 billion) for science and technology. The majority of these funds will go to the Ministries of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and He [...] | 2009-06-10 22:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TBIO TRGY TNGD TSPA EAGR ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1311 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 00:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1317 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 07:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1319 | Japan Announces Midterm Greenhouse Gas Target [...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of internal GOJ discussion and input from various study groups, Prime Minister Aso announced June 10 that Japan will aim to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Looked at from a 1990 base year, the figures would equal an e [...] | 2009-06-11 21:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG ECON JA |
09TOKYO1324 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 00:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1328 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1329 | INTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER RESIGNS OVER POSTAL ROW [...] (C) Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kunio Hatoyama resigned June 12 after learning PM Aso would reappoint Yoshifumi Nishikawa as Japan Post Holdings (JPH) CEO despite Hatoyama's objections. Hatoyama has been a public critic of Nishikawa and JPH's attempt to sell off assets unr [...] | 2009-06-12 07:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1341 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1345 | NIKKEI BREAKS 10,000 SUGGESTING THE ECONOMY HAS [...] (SBU) Summary: A spate of relatively positive economic news, both international and domestic, pushed the Nikkei 225 to close over the psychologically important 10,000 level on June 12. Some politicians and pundits argue the economy has "hit bottom" and will recover, albeit slowly, over the nex [...] | 2009-06-15 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL JA |
09TOKYO1347 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 21:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1349 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO135 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1353 | FCC COMMISSIONER ADELSTEIN DISCUSSES BROADBAND, DIGITAL TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's focus since 2000 on infrastructure expansion as a national priority has yielded good results, with nearly all Japanese households now having access to broadband Internet, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Vice Minister Akira Terasaki told FCC Commissi [...] | 2009-06-16 04:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1357 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 21:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1361 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 02:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1367 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 21:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1368 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1375 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1378 | APEC FOOD SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) will not send officials to participate in the August 1-2 APEC Food Safety Risk Assessment Workshop in Singapore, according to MOFA Senior Coordinator for APEC Taisuk [...] | 2009-06-19 00:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON APECO |
09TOKYO1379 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1381 | CIVAIR: VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON JA |
09TOKYO139 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1//09 [...] Overcome the financial crisis (78.7 PERCENT ) 2. Favorable impact on the Japanese economy (48.0 PERCENT ) 3. Environmental policy (37.3 PERCENT ) 4. North Korea problem (34.0 PERCENT ) 4. Middle East stabilization (22.7 PERCENT ) These issues should be undertaken by the Japanese governme [...] | 2009-01-23 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1395 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1397 | DIET APPROVES BILL AMENDING COPYRIGHT LAW [...] Japan's Diet approved legislation amending the Copyright Law June 12. The revised law goes into effect January 1, 2010 and addresses piracy issues and the use of digital content as well as facilitates information access for the handicapped. Illegal downloading ------------------- 2. T [...] | 2009-06-19 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1400 | SETTING NEW FISCAL CONSOLIDATION TARGETS [...] (SBU) The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) has released its draft basic policy framework for 2009. Known as the honebuto ("big-boned" or "robust"),the policy framework is meant to place this year's policy priorities in a medium-term context. The 2009 honebuto makes clear that the [...] | 2009-06-22 00:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1401 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1405 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 21:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1406 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 00:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1415 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1420 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 00:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1424 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1427 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 00:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1436 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 07:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1441 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 00:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1445 | POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BLAIR ENGAGES JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing declining mail volume and decreased revenues, Japan Post Service needs to consider new ways to generate income, Japanese government officials told U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Dan Blair in meetings in Tokyo June 10-12. As it proceeds with the privatization [...] | 2009-06-26 02:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINT PGOV ECON BEXP JA |
09TOKYO145 | NON-PAPER DELIVERED ON EU COUNCIL'S DRAFT "CODE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL ECON KTIA JA |
09TOKYO1454 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 06:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1456 | U.S. AUTOMAKERS NOTE CHALLENGES IN JAPAN [...] Summary: Members of the American Chamber of Commerce of Japan's Automotive Committee, representing GM, Ford, and Chrysler, told the country team during the monthly meeting with the ACCJ Board of Governors that they face several non-tariff imports of U.S. manufactured vehicles. Particular probl [...] | 2009-06-28 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1458 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1463 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1467 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1474 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1485 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 00:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO149 | FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH: PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post seeks approximately $13,600 in program funding for a U.S. speaker to participate in the "BioJapan2009" Trade Show October 15-17, 2009. This annual business-to-business event is expected to draw about 24,000 participants and includes "food security and biotechnology" as [...] | 2009-01-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JA |
09TOKYO15 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO150 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1502 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/01/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 21:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1505 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1518 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1524 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 00:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1532 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1539 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 00:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1543 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1548 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1558 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/08/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 21:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO156 | JAPAN RELEASES GLOOMY DECEMBER TRADE DATA [...] (U) Summary: Japan's trade surplus dropped 80 percent in 2008, according to trade data released January 22 by the Ministry of Finance. Both exports and imports fell sharply late in the year, with December exports down by 35 percent, year-on-year, and imports down by 21.5 percent. Japan ran a [...] | 2009-01-23 09:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON JA |
09TOKYO1567 | ITSO DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TOKYO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 06:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON INTELSAT KTIA JA |
09TOKYO1572 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 02:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1578 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/09 [...] Return of facilities and sites south of Kadena Air Base (KAB),other issues The road map for the implementation of U.S. Forces Japan realignment agreed upon by Japan and the U.S. is rated highly for contributing to the reduction of the burden imposed by the bases on Okinawa. Special consider [...] | 2009-07-12 21:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1581 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1586 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1589 | U.S.-JAPAN WORKSHOP PROMOTES COLLABORATION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Tokyo, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and others hosted a workshop July 8 to promote better U.S.-Japan collaboration in cancer clinical trials. Nearly one hundred participants from academia, industry, government, and the media discussed how to strengthen capaciti [...] | 2009-07-13 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PGOV SOCI CASC JA |
09TOKYO1594 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1599 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 22:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1601 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 00:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO161 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/26/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1614 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/15/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 21:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1620 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/16/09 [...] The authorized number of special advisors is up to three. However, Hamada will only appoint Morimoto. The special advisor attends meetings of a defense council (chaired by the defense minister) to be established anew as a non-permanent staff serving the minister to ensure political leadershi [...] | 2009-07-16 05:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1625 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 21:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1629 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 03:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1632 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 21:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1638 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1649 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 21:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1651 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 00:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1659 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 07:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1664 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 00:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1671 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/23/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1673 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 00:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1677 | GREENPEACE'S WHALE BACON THEFT [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: While investigating allegations that Japan's "scientific whaling" was a cover for commercial whaling activities Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki seized a box of whalemeat (labeled as "cardboard") on May 15, 2008, held a press conference to release their findi [...] | 2009-07-24 05:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ECON EFIS PGOV PHSA PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1689 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-26 21:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1693 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 00:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1701 | SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO JAPAN: 24 POINTS FOR [...] (U) At its 60th session the UN Commission on Human Rights appointed for a three year term a Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons especially women and children. This Special Rapporteur is charged with taking action on violations committed against trafficked persons, as well as submittin [...] | 2009-07-27 04:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTIP PHUM JA |
09TOKYO1710 | JAPAN INCREASES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR DROUGHT-AFFLICTED [...] USAID Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General Akira Yamada urging Japan to consider increased emergency and humanitarian assistance for Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Fully aware and concerned about drought conditions and food emergencies in the Horn of A [...] | 2009-07-27 22:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID JA AFR |
09TOKYO1711 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 00:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1714 | JAPAN RE=ORGANIZES FOREIGN AID POLICY BUREAU [...] Summary: USAID Counselor paid introductory courtesy calls the week of July 20 on the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's (MOFA) International Cooperation Bureau, including Masato Kitera, Director General for International Cooperation, Akira Yamada, and newly-arrived Kazuo Sunaga, [...] | 2009-07-28 04:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1722 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1725 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 00:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1729 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1730 | APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL KURT TONG'S MEETINGS ON APEC AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting U.S. Senior Official for APEC Kurt Tong emphasized the need to focus on discrete outcomes rather than process in U.S.-Japan economic relations, as well as in setting the agenda for consecutive APEC host years, during meetings with senior GOJ officials and U.S and Japanese [...] | 2009-07-29 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV PREL APECO JA |
09TOKYO1733 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO174 | LAYOFFS GENERATE HEADLINES, LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Company layoffs in Japan have become a staple of recent daily newspaper and television reporting despite relatively low unemployment numbers, especially in comparison with other parts of the world. Expectations the markets will continue to deteriorate, a perception vulnerable groups bear [...] | 2009-01-26 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1744 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 21:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1745 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1753 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1757 | DPJ FISCAL POLICY -- AMBITIOUS SPENDING, UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The release of the Democratic Party of Japan's "manifesto" (platform) and accompanying policy index have given a better sense of the party's fiscal priorities as well as its specific spending and financing plans. As reported (reftel),the DPJ's proposed fiscal policy contains [...] | 2009-08-02 22:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
09TOKYO1759 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 00:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1769 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1774 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 00:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1786 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/04/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1788 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 00:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1792 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/05/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 21:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1793 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 00:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1799 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 21:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1800 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1813 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 21:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1815 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 02:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1819 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO182 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 01:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1825 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 00:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1832 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 21:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1834 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 00:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1839 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/12/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 06:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1843 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 00:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1847 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 07:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO185 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1851 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO187 | METI LOOKING TO CONTINUE FORMAL BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: METI wants to continue a bilateral economic dialogue similar to the Economic Partnership for Growth (EPG) with the U.S., according to METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Hiroyuki Ishige. He envisions the new partnership having three pillars -- (a) macro-economy and trad [...] | 2009-01-27 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SENV PREL JA |
09TOKYO1880 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1886 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (1) 08/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO189 | DFM OTABE MULLS USG ASSISTANCE TO AUTOMAKERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN WTRO JA |
09TOKYO1893 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 21:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1897 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1906 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/18/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1910 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 00:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1917 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 06:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1921 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 00:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1926 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1929 | JAPAN AF-PAK ASSISTANCE AND THE ELECTION(S) [...] Summary: (C) On the eve of Afghanistan elections, Government of Japan (GOJ) Special Representative for Afghanistan-Pakistan Motohide Yoshikawa re-iterated to AID Counselor the country's highest priority commitment to the region, echoing verbatim the USG's interests in a "secure, credible, an [...] | 2009-08-20 22:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AID JA PGOV PREL PK |
09TOKYO1931 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 00:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1938 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 06:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1944 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 00:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
09TOKYO1953 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 21:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |