Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 09BEIRUT516, LEBANON: ELECTRICITY FROM EGYPT EXPECTED TO RELIEVE POWER

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #09BEIRUT516.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BEIRUT516 2009-05-11 05:21 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Beirut
VZCZCXRO0777
RR RUEHAG RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDF RUEHDH RUEHIK RUEHKUK RUEHLZ RUEHROV
RUEHSR
DE RUEHLB #0516/01 1310521
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 110521Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4838
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BEIRUT 000516 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ELA AND EEB/IFD/ODF 
STATE PASS USTR FRANCESCKI 
STATE PASS USAID LAUDATO/NANDY/SCOTT 
TREASURY FOR PARODI/BLEIWEISS/AHERN 
USDOC FOR 4520/ITA/MAC/ONE 
NSC FOR SHAPIRO/MCDERMOTT 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIN EAIR EIND PGOV KFLU LE
SUBJECT: LEBANON: ELECTRICITY FROM EGYPT EXPECTED TO RELIEVE POWER 
SHORTAGES (ECONOMIC WEEK IN REVIEW, MAY 4 - 10, 2009) 
 
CONTENTS 
-------- 
 
-- LEBANON STARTS RECEIVING ELECTRICITY FROM EGYPT 
-- GOL CONTINUES TO IMPROVE SECURITY AT BEIRUT AIRPORT 
-- IMF, S&P DELEGATIONS TO VISIT BEIRUT NEXT WEEK 
-- BANKING DEPOSITS REACH $80.5 BILLION IN FIRST QUARTER 2009 
-- LEBANON IS MOST OPTIMISTIC COUNTRY IN THE REGION IN TERMS OF JOB 
PROSPECTS 
-- LEBANON FALLS IN QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY 
 
 
LEBANON STARTS RECEIVING 
ELECTRICITY FROM EGYPT 
-------------------- 
 
1. (U) On April 27, Lebanon started receiving 50 megawatts (MGW) 
electricity from Egypt as a start, following the signing of an 
agreement in February 2009 whereby Egypt would sell Lebanon between 
150 and 450 MGW electricity through the power grid passing through 
Jordan and Syria.  The additional electricity is expected to help 
reduce power shortages since Lebanon's national power utility 
Electricity du Liban (EDL) supplies 1500 MGW, while local demand is 
around 2300 MGW. 
 
GOL CONTINUES TO IMPROVE 
SECURITY AT BEIRUT AIRPORT 
-------------------- 
 
2. (SBU) On May 7, Civil Aviation Director General Hamdi Chaouk told 
us that x-rays, explosive detection machines, and high-tech 
equipment for passengers and baggage checks were installed at the 
Beirut International Airport (BIA) recently.  Three companies, 
including two U.S. firms Rapiscan and American Science and 
Engineering, won the ICAO-organized international tender, Chaouk 
said.  Total cost of this project is $16 million, entirely paid by 
the GOL.  This project is part of the government's efforts to 
improve security procedures at BIA. 
 
3. (U) Meanwhile, Byblos Bank research department reported that the 
Ministry of Public Works and Transportation signed a cooperation 
agreement with French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil 
Aviation Security (BEA) to help Lebanon implement better civil 
aviation safety norms.  BEA will help Lebanon maintain the safety of 
aircraft flying over Lebanon to the European Union as well as 
develop systems to maintain the public safety of civil aviation in 
Lebanon. 
 
IMF, S&P DELEGATIONS TO 
VISIT BEIRUT NEXT WEEK 
-------------------- 
 
4. (SBU) On May 6, Finance Ministry Senior Economic officer Zeina 
Kassem told us that an IMF mission is expected in Beirut May 13 for 
a one-week visit to follow-up on the Emergency Post-Conflict 
Assistance (EPCA II) program.  The mission will evaluate 
macro-economic indicators and monitor the GOL's fiscal performance. 
 
 
5. (SBU) Kassem also said that a delegation from international 
rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) will visit Beirut next week to 
evaluate macro-economic performance.  This is the first visit of an 
S&P delegation since 2005, Kassem noted, adding that other 
international rating agencies such as Moody's and Fitch visit 
Lebanon yearly to prepare sovereign rating reports.  S&P will meet 
with Central Bank Governor Salameh, Finance Minister Chatah, and 
commercial banks. 
 
BANKING DEPOSITS REACH $80.5 
BILLION IN FIRST QUARTER 2009 
------------------ 
 
6. (U) According to leading Bank Audi research department, Lebanese 
banking sector deposits rose by $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 
2009, reaching $80.5 billion at end-March 2009.  The resilience of 
the local banking sector has continued to attract deposits in spite 
of the global economic crisis.  Local financial experts have noted 
that given such an increase in banking deposits and the fall in the 
 
BEIRUT 00000516  002 OF 002 
 
 
dollarization of deposits, more bank lending should take place to 
stimulate growth and decrease bank exposure to foreign currency 
vulnerabilities. 
 
LEBANON IS MOST OPTIMISTIC COUNTRY 
IN THE REGION IN TERMS OF JOB PROSPECTS 
-------------------- 
 
7. (U) A survey by Middle East job website bayt.com conducted in 
March-April 2009 showed that Lebanon was the country most optimistic 
about work conditions in the MENA region in view of the global 
economic crisis.  42% of respondents in Lebanon are not worried 
about their current job situation, compared to 65% in the region. 
Lebanon also posted the lowest level of actual and expected job 
cuts, with 25% witnessing job cuts at their workplace and 24% 
expecting future job cuts, compared to 43% and 40% respectively in 
the region.  The situation seems to be different for Lebanese 
abroad, as some economists expect unemployment in Lebanon to rise in 
2009 with the return of Lebanese expatriates, mainly from the Gulf 
region, that may have lost their jobs as a result of the global 
financial crisis. 
 
LEBANON FALLS IN 
QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY 
-------------------- 
 
8. (U) In Mercer Human Resource Consulting annual Worldwide Quality 
of Living Survey, Lebanon ranked 175 out of 215 countries worldwide, 
and 14 out of 18 MENA surveyed countries.  In comparison, Lebanon 
ranked 171 worldwide and 13 within the region in 2008.  Overall 
security was noted as a continued concern for Lebanon.  The survey 
evaluates cities based on political, economic, and socio-cultural 
factors, as well as environment, housing, entertainment, health 
care, education, transportation, and other public services. 
 
SISON