http://www.addisfortune.com/index.htm Get the Latest Business News from Ethiopia- The Largest English Weekly in the Nation! http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300 Adding insult to injury, power shedding has claimed another victim. The supply of beer has become sparse across brands and regions in Ethiopia. Breweries have tried a number of strategies including generators, which have failed them, and running their plant between midnight and six in the morning, to address the problem. The rainy season has finally begun and people are hoping increased water supply in Ethiopia’s hydroelectric dams will mean a reduction in power outages. However as MERGA YONAS, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER, and ABINET ASEFA, SPECIAL TO FORTUNE write, Ethiopia is facing a beer scarcity. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300The dearth of parking space has, for long, been a serious problem in Addis Abeba. Buildings are mostly constructed without considering parking space. If they do construct a parking facility, it is often insufficient. The parking area is frequently not proportional to the number of cars the regular users and visitors to the building bring. The buildings that have parking garages seem to have constructed them with less interest using stingy and meagre resources. This had led to extremely poor quality - as reflected in the absence of ventilation and lighting systems, standard signs and appropriate exit and entrance points. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300The financial market crisis, sparked mainly by the unbridled greed and irresponsibility of certain actors in the world's number one economy, has resulted in the undoing of financial institutions and the erosion of public confidence in the financial system across the globe. In the meantime, rising energy and falling commodity prices have begun to visibly hamper growth; as well as create significant inflationary pressure, raising the cost of living. This aggravates poverty, particularly in non-oil producing developing economies. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300Members of Parliament are about to vote on a bill sent by the administration thought to be an instrument in fighting acts of terrorism. This bill first surfaced in pubic discourse back in January 2009, following newspaper reports. Many would argue that it is natural for a country that has been a victim of several terrorist acts, the recent being a minibus explosion on Menelik II Avenue, near the foreign office, to introduce a stringent anti-terrorism proclamation. The bill now before Parliament has however raised alarm among citizens and human rights organizations. Yohannes Woldegebriel, director under the Arbitration Institute of the Addis Abeba Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association (AACCSA), criticizes the bill's impact on rent and lease transactions. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300After suffering the loss of her father and supporting friends who have experienced other traffic accidents, Sallam Yitbareck calls on Ethiopians to join the fight for safer transportation. She hopes the public will take ownership of this issue by doing everything in their power to alleviate a problem which has become increasingly deadly. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300A new epidemic has hit our city with full force; it has been plaguing us and making our day to day lives miserable for quite some time now. I thought, maybe, it was time to talk about the elephant in the room. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300In the West these next two months means fun in the sun for school aged children. Ethiopian youth have their vacation this time as well but instead of the hottest time of the year it is the wettest. Why is this so? And what do students plan to do with their free time? http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300The government is in a witch hunt for loan sharks. Several suspects were behind bars for a few weeks, while some still remain under custody with law enforcement agents of the Revenues & Customs Authority, in a facility near the Ethiopia Hotel. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0300