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Viewing cable 07COLOMBO1406, REQUEST FOR TIFA WITH MALDIVES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07COLOMBO1406 2007-10-11 09:04 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Colombo
VZCZCXYZ0003
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHLM #1406/01 2840904
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 110904Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6968
INFO RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC
UNCLAS COLOMBO 001406 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT PLS PASS TO USTR 
DEPT FOR SCA AND EEB 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD ECON ECIN EINV KISL CE
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR TIFA WITH MALDIVES 
 
REF: A. 1. COLOMBO 289 
 
     B. 2. BLAKE-HARTWICK-GABOR EMAILS (AUG/SEPT 07) 
 
1. (U) This is an action request for USTR.  Please see para 
two. 
 
2.  (SBU) Summary and action request:  Post recommends, and 
seeks USTR guidance on, the start of Trade and Investment 
Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks with the Government of the 
Republic of Maldives (GoRM).  Post supports the negotiation 
of a TIFA to enhance current trade and investment between the 
U.S. and Maldives, to explore new initiatives to increase 
trade in products and services, to have a forum to discuss 
implementation of WTO commitments, and to serve as a 
positive, bilateral engagement forum with this pro-Western, 
100% Islamic country.  End summary and action request. 
 
 
Good for Trade and Investment 
------------------------------ 
 
3.  (SBU)  Although U.S. trade and investment in Maldives is 
small when compared with the remainder of South Asia, it 
continues to grow.  U.S. exports have increased 18% to date 
this year and are expected to reach USD 20 million (out of a 
total of USD 800 million of imports) by year's end. 
Well-known U.S. brands Hilton, IBM, and Coca-Cola, among 
others, operate in the local market.  Maldivian laws and 
attitudes on investment by foreign entities are favorable, 
including:  no income, corporate, or property taxes 
(companies pay royalties -- at most -- of 15% of net profits 
or 3% gross turnover); right to 100% foreign ownership; 
exemption of import duties on raw materials; legally-backed 
investment guarantee; freedom to repatriate profits and 
capital proceeds; long-term lease of land for large scale 
projects; freedom to use foreign managerial, technical and 
unskilled workers; and overseas arbitration of disputes. 
Nevertheless, trade and investment lags when compared with 
European and regional players. 
 
4.  (SBU) Despite a positive investment climate, U.S. 
engagement in various sectors, such as insurance and banks, 
ports and aviation, and telecommunications, as well as 
regulatory areas such as IPR, the environment, and labor, 
would lead to a more favorable atmosphere for U.S. companies 
operating or hoping to operate in Maldives. 
 
5.  (SBU) Maldives joined the WTO in 1995.  However, it 
continues to work towards fulfillment of its WTO membership 
commitments.  A TIFA would serve as a forum to discuss 
Maldives implementation of WTO commitments and foster faster 
implementation of these commitments.  For example, increased 
U.S. engagement within the TIFA context would likely 
encourage Maldives to finalize its WTO IPR commitments in 
advance of the 2013 deadline. 
 
 
Not Just for TIFA's Sake 
------------------------- 
 
5.  (SBU) A TIFA would also add value as a basis for positive 
bilateral engagement with the GORM to build on the goodwill 
engendered by U.S. assistance for tsunami reconstruction.  As 
highlighted in ref a, Maldives is a moderate, pro-American 
Islamic country that is responsive to U.S. advice and 
supportive of U.S. diplomatic and military objectives.  It is 
currently as a crossroads as it determines the future and 
pace of its pro-Western evolution towards democracy.  As the 
September 29, 2007 first-ever terrorist bombing in Maldives 
demonstrates, if this process stalls or fails, Islamic 
extremism will be the likely beneficiary.  A TIFA forum will 
not only help U.S. companies interested in taking advantage 
of investment opportunities and increasing trade 
opportunities, but will also serve as a forum to demonstrate 
positive U.S. engagement with senior government leaders. 
 
 
6.  (SBU) Comment:  Post maintains good relations with senior 
Maldivian officials, but our bilateral relationship 
nevertheless suffers from a lack of daily on-the-ground 
presence.  Officials are generally positive about trade and 
investment with U.S. companies, and welcome the opportunity 
to discuss both public and private-sector opportunities with 
investors.  Based on our interactions with senior Maldivian 
officials, post believes Maldives would welcome the 
opportunity to sit down with senior Washington officials 
regularly via the TIFA format to discuss the entire range of 
trade, investment, and economic issues that concern our two 
 
countries.  End Comment. 
BLAKE