II.  LEADING TRADE PROSPECTS FOR U.S. BUSINESS

.  Oil and gasfield machinery
.  Computers and software
.  Telecommunications equipment and services
.  Automotive parts and accessories
.  Construction equipment
.  Dairy products
.  Wheat
.  Wine and spirits

   OBSTACLES:

.  Over-all poor and further deteriorating economic conditions
.  Lack of transparency in applicable procedures and regulations
.  Inadequate legal protection, enforcement of contractual rights
   and civil remedies for the recovery of losses and property
.  Corruption in government functions at federal, state and local
   levels
.  White collar corruption
.  Wide-scale business fraud
.  Tradition of heavy government role in trade and agriculture
.  Insufficient and unreliable market data
.  Import Bans
.  Safety and security deficiencies
.  Increasing narcotics trafficking
.  Non-tariff barriers
.  Poor infrastructure support services
.  Lack of adequate financial services for small and medium size
   businesses
.  Insufficient or unavailable foreign exchange to pay for
   imports
.  High costs of doing business
.  Continued decline in consumer and end-user purchasing power
.  Necessary reforms unlikely in foreseeable future
.  Well established foreign competition