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, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300 Ever since prices hit 16 Br per kilogramme to 18 Br per kilogramme in February, 2010, many measures have been taken by the government to control the supply and price of sugar. This latest effort involves using EtFruit and MWITE as distributors, though some are sceptical of the effectiveness of this plan, reports WUDINEH ZENEBE, SPECIAL TO FORTUNE. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300The electoral campaign appears to be in full swing, although the excitement is yet to reach many voters. To its credit, the now weekly debates among the contesting parties, broadcast after they are recorded inside the studio of the national TV, have begun to spur voters’ interest, albeit limitedly. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300I read the opinion column by B. Kassa Wubie headlined, “Win-lose Politics Leaves No Room for ‘Third Way’ ” [Volume 10 Number 516, March 21, 2010]. I appreciate the writer’s effort to convey his message in a seemingly civil manner. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300There is a share floating and buying hysteria in the market now. Over 23 companies are offering the public shares, promising a fat rate of return on investment. But the devil is in the details, says Alemseged Assefa, former vice governor of the central bank and now director general of the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC). Although unable to understand why every share offered to the public is fixed at a 1,000 Br par value, he, nonetheless, advises buyers to look into the ratio of price against earnings. Alemseged explains how. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300Enough cannot be said about the fickle nature of human beings and the almost animal like aggression that they display towards one another. We are the breed of animals that destroys its own kind, kills more than it can eat, wastes more than it creates, starves its children, and sometimes does nothing to protect the herd that we run with. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria has been met with great success. If its model is expanded to cover other Millennium Development Goals, basic health care can be extended to the entire world population. However, this would require additional funding from the levels of the current programme. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300A funeral provides a backdrop to look into the life of Ethiopia’s retirees and senior citizens. Their lives often depend on meagre pensions, while others live with their children. Some of them have valuable skills and loyalty to their old employers, which are not being utilised as they are in other countries. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300There is an evident windfall in the Sheikh's camp, gossip observed. Acquisitions and buyouts of properties in the capital have become rampant, as are cases of hyperactivity, launching projects on the slump for years or finalising those under slow progress. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0300