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Viewing cable 06LAPAZ1199, BUSINESSMEN QUESTION GOB'S ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06LAPAZ1199 2006-05-05 12:05 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy La Paz
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 051205Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY LA PAZ
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9096
INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION 5819
RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 3116
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 6978
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 4224
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 1517
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA 1494
RUEHME/AMEMBASSY MEXICO 1697
RUEHMN/AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO 3763
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO 4157
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 8703
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS LA PAZ 001199 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/AND LPETRONI 
USTR FOR BHARMAN 
COMMERCE FOR JANGLIN 
TREASURY FOR SGOOCH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
SUBJECT: BUSINESSMEN QUESTION GOB'S ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES 
 
REF: A. LA PAZ 1172 
 
     B. LA PAZ 1100 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: The GOB's lack of clearly defined economic 
objectives is increasingly frustrating La Paz businessmen, 
who say government officials' erratic behavior has weakened 
Bolivia's investment climate.  Leading manufacturers recently 
told EconOff that the GOB's failure to negotiate a free trade 
agreement with the United States would harm many exporters, 
and a prominent business chamber representative said many of 
his constituents had given up trying to shape government 
economic policies after GOB decisions to abandon traditional 
free trade pacts and nationalize the hydrocarbons sector. 
These moves, together with the prospect of additional 
nationalizations and the threat of broad government 
intervention in the economy, have deepened the business 
community's pessimism and prompted many to wonder how best to 
protect their interests.  End summary. 
 
2. (SBU) The GOB's lack of clearly defined economic 
objectives is increasingly frustrating La Paz businessmen, 
who say government officials' erratic behavior has weakened 
Bolivia's investment climate and undermined opportunities for 
economic growth.  The GOB has repeatedly delayed the 
announcement of its long-awaited economic development plan, 
and officials' contradictory statements have complicated the 
country's economic uncertainty.  Businessmen complain that 
officials say one thing privately and another publicly, 
frequently doing the opposite of what they promise. 
President Morales' early interest in negotiating a free trade 
agreement, businessmen observed, has vanished, replaced by a 
thorough rejection of traditional models of international 
trade and by a poorly defined proposal for a series of 
Peoples' Trade Agreements with countries determined to move 
away from "neoliberal" economic policies (reftels). 
 
3. (SBU) Leading manufacturers recently told EconOff that the 
GOB's failure to negotiate a free trade agreement with the 
United States would harm many exporters and make it virtually 
impossible to compete in U.S. markets.  George Satt, 
President of United Furniture Industries, Bolivia's leading 
producer of furniture and wood products, said the company's 
exports would eventually face four percent tariffs - up from 
zero under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication 
Act (ATPDEA) - and would lose market share to cheaper 
Vietnamese and Chinese goods.  Despite his grim outlook, 
however, Satt may be better off than another leading 
exporter.  Marcos Iberkleid, President of Ametex, Bolivia's 
leading apparel manufacturer and largest private employer, 
told EconOff his exports to Ralph Lauren and other U.S. 
clients would face 16 to 20 percent tariffs and said buyers' 
reluctance to sign contracts for 2007 has forced him to 
consider shutting down after ATPDEA's year-end expiration. 
 
4. (SBU) Concerns about GOB trade policies were echoed by 
Roberto Mustafa, President of the Private Businessmen's 
Confederation, who told EconOff May 3 that many of his 
constituents had given up trying to shape government economic 
policies after GOB decisions to abandon traditional free 
trade pacts and nationalize the hydrocarbons sector. 
Businessmen have been frustrated not only by the GOB's 
failure to protect export markets, but also by officials' 
interference in the private sector.  President Morales' 
stated respect for private enterprise and for domestic and 
foreign investors, Mustafa explained, has been followed by 
nationalization, attempts to undermine employers' ability to 
freely hire and fire workers, and threats to alter various 
industries' tax structures.  According to Mustafa, neither 
Morales nor his key advisors, including Minister of Planning 
Carlos Villegas, can be trusted to honor their promises. 
 
5. (SBU) Comment: The recent nationalization of the 
hydrocarbons sector, the promise of similar moves in other 
industries, and the threat of broad government intervention 
in the economy have deepened the business community's 
pessimism and prompted many to wonder how best to protect 
their interests.  Many have decided that remaining quiet is 
the best way to avoid attracting attention to their 
operations.  Increasingly, leading manufacturers are shaking 
their heads at Morales' antics, baffled by actions that seem 
to place greater value on short-term political gain than on 
long-term economic growth.  Unsure how to respond, 
businessmen appear unconvinced that even a united front will 
shape the GOB's objectives, whatever these might be.  End 
comment. 
GREENLEE