http://www.addisfortune.com/index.htm Addisfortune is the Largest English Weekly in Ethiopia. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300 The federal government hopes to see state banks obtain a role in the newly developed PASDEP. However, dwindled mobilisation of savings by state banks, coupled with sharply spiked loan commitments by these banks, presented a very grim outlook of their ability to contribute positively to the programme.http://www.addisfortune.com/addisfortunenews .htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (ERTA) requested an additional budget of 280 million Br from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) for ongoing projects including the digitisation of television broadcasts. The budget directorate of the ministry was evaluating the request and approved 200 million Br late last week. http://www.addisfortune.com/ETV Settles for Extra.htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300The three-day long third All African Leather Fair (AALF), organised by the Ethiopian Leather Industries Association (ELIA), ended with a note of satisfaction on Friday, January 22, 2010. Exhibitors numbered 196 from 42 countries bringing six more participants from five more countries to the exhibition at the Millennium Hall, exceeding the second fair same time last year. http://www.addisfortune.com/Leather Fair Draws Int’l Community .htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Addis Abeba City Administration has finally decided to lease land through negotiation, an approach that had been stalled for months, pending the ratification by the cabinet of the land lease directive that was drafted by the Land Development and Construction Permit Authority. http://www.addisfortune.com/City Agrees to Limited Land Leasing by Negotiation .htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300Two former management graduates of Addis Abeba University have assumed key positions in the newly elected leadership of the metropolitan chamber of commerce. http://www.addisfortune.com/AAU Management Alumni Ascend to Chamber’s Leadership.htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300The MIDROC group of companies continues to grow as one more is established, under Derba MIDROC Cement Factory, within four months of the establishment of a packaging manufacturing factory and the recently announced transport company for which 1,000 trucks have been ordered from Volvo. http://www.addisfortune.com/MIDROC Adds Lime, Plastic Bag Businesses .htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) is to discuss, this week, the poor export performance of the past six months, which is down to 59.6pc of the plan. http://www.addisfortune.com/Trade and Industry Misses Export Targets.htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300Heineken Holding, which claims to sell its famous beer in 170 countries, renewed its contract with its former distributor, Solomon Kidane, and signed another contract with Kangaroo Plast Group Plc, on January 22, 2010, to handle 75pc of the distribution, according to a representative of the latter. http://www.addisfortune.com/Heineken Beer sees Double for its Distribution.htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300The joint investment of Hiber Sugar S.C. and the Brazilian company, BDFC, which says it is registering HBC Sugar Factory as its trade name this week, is preparing to hire a consultant to produce a feasibility study which will be acceptable to local and international lenders. http://www.addisfortune.com/Hibir Sugar to issue Bid for Consultancy.htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300JB World Solar System Plc is to power street lights around Meskel Square using solar panels as a demonstration to win a contract from the Addis Abeba City Roads Authority (AACRA) to transform all street lights in the city into solar; an agreement was reached with AACRA for the trial phase on January 11, 2010. http://www.addisfortune.com/Solar Street Lights in Meskel Sq. May Light Way Ahead .htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300All the Brief News Articles from various papershttp://www.addisfortune.com/newsinbrief.htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300Get all the Previous Volums of the News paperhttp://www.addisfortune.com/Addis_ Fortune Archive.htmMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0300