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, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300 After years of failing to meet its own revenue targets drawing criticism from Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority has beaten its goal by 1.14pc for the latest quarter and expects to meet its goal for the whole year. The recent restructuring and tax collection efforts are finally baring fruit, reports HILINA ALEMU, FORTUNE STAFF WRTITER. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300The crashes Ethiopian Airlines has incurred includes: the 1988 crash that occurred shortly after taking off when a flock of birds flew into the plane’s engine, disabling it and killing 31 of the 104 people on board; the hijacked plane that crash-landed off the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean when it ran out of fuel in November 1996, killing 126 of the 175 people aboard; and the recent accident that occurred on December 25, 2010 when the plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea just off the cost of Lebanon, killing all 90 passengers on board. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300Ethiopia’s politics are expected to come to a boiling point in the next few months for the mere sake that we are going to hold national and regional elections. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300China's role in the economic life of developing countries, such as Ethiopia, has become a subject of intense interest to many scholars. China's indifference to values often upheld by the liberal West but compromised by governments in developing nations and its role in lubricating their economies regardless, causes fear, observes Getachew T. Alemu, who works at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED). He argues that Ethiopia, focusing on building its institutions, can still be on good terms with both the East and West. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300The 14th Annual African Union (AU) Summit has made its way to our fair city once again. This time it comes under the auspices of Information and Communication Technology in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300The disaster behind Copenhagen has raised more questions than answers. What were the leaders of the western developed world thinking and how could they have failed so thoroughly? Mark Lynas, a freelance writer working full-time on climate change, reveals a shocker. Operating behind the scenes, it seems China was working against every deal and every proposed number, frustrating the other leaders who had come hoping for an agreement. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300Girma Feyissa discusses housing issues in the city of Addis Abeba, even as he attends his brother’s housewarming party to bless the newly constructed home. The party, located in Gourd Shola, includes all the Ethiopian delicacies and traditional alcohols and was attended by a priest, which made for an interesting combination. Even so, a house is not a home until every centimetre has seen the personal touches of its occupants. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300National elections are only four months away from the electoral showdown. Voter registration appears to be going well, with the national electoral body claiming to have registered over 17 million voters up until last week; they have eight million voters, to keep in their books in order to match the number of voters registered during the unprecedented national elections in 2005. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0300