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| Identifier: | 05DAMASCUS6439 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05DAMASCUS6439 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Damascus |
| Created: | 2005-12-12 11:38:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | EAID ECON EFIN EINV SY |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 02 OF 02 DAMASCUS 006439 SIPDIS SIPDIS NEA/ELA NSC FOR ABRAMS/DORAN TREASURY FOR GLASER/LEBENSON EB/ESC/TFS FOR SALOOM E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/11/2015 TAGS: EAID, ECON, EFIN, EINV, SY SUBJECT: THE SARG PRESENTS ITS DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO THE DONOR COMMUNITY *********************** * Missing Section 001 * *********************** DAMASCUS 00006439 002 OF 002 the control of the government bureaucracy. 6. (C) Comment. Though the SARG,s initiative to consult with the donor community is a positive step, the plan itself lacks detail and it remains doubtful that the reformers have a real mandate. Unfortunately, the SARG is still unable to discuss publicly its largest economic challenges ) subsidies that consume nearly 50 percent of its published budget, and privatization of the cash hemorrhaging state-owned enterprises. Ultimately, the SARG will have to face the reality that Husrieh alluded to ) implementing its development plan would cause its corrupt classes to lose their stranglehold on economic activity, formalize economic decision-making, and remove the security services from their current role of implementing the anonymous economic policy vetoes of regime insiders. The reformers have yet to prevail in a confrontation with either group. SECHE
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