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, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300 The Addis Abeba City Council meet for its annual meeting on February 15 and 16, 2010. It hammered out its agenda ranging from the Consumer Associations Union, real estate, the budget, and the beautification of the city’s environs reports WUDINEH ZENEBE, SPECIAL TO FORTUNE. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300When Girma Wake, the seasoned chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines, called a press conference on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, he had nothing of significance to say in terms of shedding any light on the ongoing investigation of the ET409 accident. Perhaps, that was deliberate. He might have wanted to pre-empt what looked like rushed conclusions increasingly coming from the authorities in Beirut, who were keen to shift the blame to “human error.” http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300Yes, agriculture accounts for nearly half of Ethiopia’s GDP and provides employment for nearly 85pc of the population. Just about every foreign currency the country earns comes from agricultural commodities; and the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MoARD) asserts an 11pc growth in the sector during the past five years. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300Whether or not there is a structured market regulated by law and enforced, a primary market for shares is flourishing in Addis Abeba. Over 23 companies have currently made initial public offerings of their stock, fighting to get a slice of the public's money. The state has not been enthusiastic in helping this market emerge and blossom. Abbas Mohammed, a private legal consultant, sees the emergence of a form of stock exchange in Ethiopia inevitable, and offers here his expertise on which way to go. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300I firmly believe that people or things do not fundamentally change. I do believe there is room for improvement, for wisdom and perhaps even for putting a new face forward; but, the basic value system and central foundational core of a thing remains the same for as long as it is in existence. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300While Ethiopia has missed the industrial and green revolutions it appears to be setting itself up for failure in the today's revolutions of ICT and education. Unless the telecom sector is liberalised in a meaningful way and competition encouraged, Insists Getachew T.Alemu Ethiopia will have two more black marks in the history books. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300As Demissie Damte, Ethiopia’s iconic sportscaster, battles diabetes for the right to see and thereby continue in his labour of love, Girma Feyissa recalls his beginnings in Dire Dawa and his most famous moments. His predecessors in the sportscaster arena are also recognized. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300The campaign trail has begun, albeit slowly and unexcitingly to the tastes of those at the gossip corridors. Nevertheless, Addis Abebans are having a hilarious take on the campaigns by different parties broadcast on the national TV, every night. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300