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, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300 For the first time in the history of the EPRDF, a generation of young men and women who know nothing firsthand of Ethiopian politics other than that of the current government will be eligible to vote. Neither, the young voters nor the candidates seem to fully appreciate the impact this generation could have on politics, writes BRUH YIHUNBELAY, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300In many ways the Revolutionary Democrats are more than a political grouping. Yes, they have transformed the Ethiopian political landscape over the past 19 years, bringing it to a point of no return. But they are as much a force of transformation in society as they are in politics, whether or not one likes their philosophies. This may only be seen from a perspective free of partisan inclinations. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300Just last week, the chairman of a report by the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering and others said, “We should ask whether it is right to import green beans or even roses from a water stressed region like Kenya, for example.” http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300Following the introduction of value-added tax (VAT) in December 2005, revenues of the Federal Government have shown a significant swell. Nonetheless, the way in which the system is being implemented has become a subject of debate in Parliament and a campaign platform for opposition parties, such as Lidetu Ayalew’s Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP). Eyob Tesfaye (PhD), a macroeconomic analyst and former chief of agency for state owned financial enterprises, argues that the EDP is unrealistic in proposing to cut the 15pc levy in half. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300One of the most interest parts of having one’s personal email account published in a public paper is the sort of feedback and sometimes even madness that comes as a result of the digital postal world. Though, over the course of the years, this writer has received some insightful, righteous, indignant, angry, and sometimes insulting emails, she has not very often considered using them as source material. http://www.addisfortune.com/lifematters.htmMon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300Cash transactions in Ethiopia’s economy constitute the bulk of spending. This is simply because the payment system of the country is not developed, and modern payment instruments such as debit and credit cards are not widely used in daily transactions. This, of course, is a phenomenon in an economy where the banking sector is not well developed and banks offer limited and traditional banking services. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300The new roads in the capital have more of an emphasis on swift vehicle transportation, unlike the old roads, which are more like wide walking paths. While they serve to beautify the seat of the African Union, they also seem to be ushering in an era of “closed living” where people rush from place to place without much human interaction. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300Never mind that national elections may get rigged, manipulated, or are always within the possibility of having irregularities, only to use the terminology of what seems to now be the industry of election observation. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0300