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, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300 The National Palace was alight on Friday evening, November 27, 2009 with the anticipation of a hereto unexpected event. A celebration was in order, deemed President Girma Wolde Giorgis, for the historical signing of the electoral code of conduct by the ruling and the opposing parties. However, all was not merrymaking as WUDINEH ZENEBE, SPECIAL TO FORTUNE, gives an account of the attendees, the event, and the hard hitting issues on the back burner along with the fare. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300Being the custodian of the Ethiopian state must be an undertaking that shows no gratitude in return. In many ways, it puts those at the helm of power in a position of “Damned if you do; damned if you do not.” http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300The economic and financial crisis has been a telling moment for the economics profession, for it has put many long-standing ideas to the test. If science is defined by its ability to forecast the future, the failure of much of the economics profession to see the crisis coming should be a cause of great concern. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300Ethiopia's economic landscape is characterized by a lack of competition, which allows many firms to survive despite their low productivity, observed Ken Ohashi, World Bank's Country Director for Ethiopia and Sudan. He advises policymakers at the federal government to take a series of measures including introducing an industrial policy regime to promote a much wider range of industries, as opposed to a few selected ones. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300I had a situation this week, where I ended up spending the day and breaking bread (having a meal with) with a nice gentleman that had been sent to fix the water pipes at my house. I had a lovely time with the man - he was a retiree that was doing consulting work in his free time; his company was pleasant and he had many anecdotes that he had acquired in his many years of life that managed to fill the time for both of us. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300With the recently held Fourth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and China's 10 billion dollar pledge for Africa, the pundits and the media are questioning the relationship. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300From organised large-scale slaughtering to shoddy, unclean backyard butcheries, society’s obsession with rare meat fuels and drives the meat market. Taking up where the preceding article left off with detailed accounts of large-scale certified slaughterhouses, this feature touches on some distasteful backyard butchering. Meat-lovers of Addis Abeba have tastes as varied as the servings themselves. From the tougher portions to the tender morsels, self-acclaimed connoisseurs of rare meat claim one type to be superior to the other as the meat market is made evident in all its glory and at times in all its gory details. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300Finally! A bill that has been languishing in the legislative machinery for almost a decade has passed a landmark phase. The Council of Ministers passed a bill, last week, which would force any federal and regional official worthy of a title to disclose and register assets in their name and the names of their immediate family, including wives and children under the age of 18. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300