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, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300 One of Ethiopia’s longest serving ministers for Finance, Sufian Ahmed, has a daunting task of defending the  bill of  the federal government’s budget for the coming Ethiopian fiscal year. After winning the blessing of the Council of Ministers, which met two weeks ago and passed the bill unanimously, the proposed budget was tabled for the outgoing Parliament to endorse it, next week. Consistent with the growth trend seen since 2006/07, the budget for the coming fiscal year shows a growth of 18pc, when compared to the budget proposed for the now concluding budget year. In fact, the Federal Government’s budget has been growing by an average of 20pc over the past five years. Nonetheless, the proposed budget, up for a Parliamentary nod and now in the hands of the Budget and Finance Affairs Standing Committee, comprises an alarming increase of the deficit, which represents a 21.3pc increase from 2009/10. http://www.addisfortune.com/addisfortunenews.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Prime Miniser Meles Zenawi has appointed Justice Menberetsehay Tadesse as director general of the Justice and Legal System Research Institute, the same day his resignation as vice-president of the Federal Supreme Court became effective, June 8, 2010. The new position comes with a ministerial portfolio. http://www.addisfortune.com/Federal Supreme Court VP Switches Posts.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Parliament approved two loans for road construction projects, amounting to over 150 million dollars during its 30th session. http://www.addisfortune.com/Parliament Approves $150m in Loans for Roads.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300The outstanding rent arrears that the Agency for Government Houses (AGH) accumulated reached 112 million Br on May 8, 2010, and a significant proportion is owed by embassies and international organisations. http://www.addisfortune.com/Housing Agency in Arrears at 112m Br.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300A new hotel classification system that could see hotels gain or lose stars has been drafted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT); hotels that beat the criteria for the Five Star level could find themselves in a new category called Five Star Deluxe. http://www.addisfortune.com/Stars May Not Align for New Hotel Rankings.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) lost a damage claim of 1.4 million Br against Asheker General Trading & Transport Plc after the court ruled that the ERA knew of the damage before Asheker was involved. http://www.addisfortune.com/ERA Meets Roadblock in 1.4m Br Liability Case.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300The price of cement has decreased over the past week of June by about 15pc, after weeks of high prices since the power rationing related to the tunnel problem at Gilgel Gibe II began in January 2010.http://www.addisfortune.com/Cement Sales Soar as Prices Slump.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Third Specialised International Fair on Agriculture and Food which started on June 10 at the Addis Abeba Exhibition Centre showcased some innovative and potentially effective solutions for the sector. http://www.addisfortune.com/Food Agri Fair Triples Intl Participation.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Addis Abeba is to start addressing pending housing title deed issues for houses that were legally acquired before 1996 but were never supported by ownership documents. http://www.addisfortune.com/Addis Abeba to Aid Deedless Homeowners.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300An updated Exporters’ Guide to replace the previous edition which came out a decade ago was presented to stakeholders on Friday, June 11, 2010 at Hilton Hotel during a meeting of the Ethiopia Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association (ECCSA). http://www.addisfortune.com/Chamber Unveils Fresh Exporters’ Guide.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Ethiopian Transport Authority (ETA) has selected 11 companies to conduct its annual vehicle inspections by automatically using a machine as opposed to the manual inspections it used to do previously. http://www.addisfortune.com/Automated Vehicle Inspections to be Conducted by 11 Firms.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300All the Brief News Articles from various papershttp://www.addisfortune.com/newsinbrief.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300Get all the Previous Volums of the News paperhttp://www.addisfortune.com/Addis_ Fortune Archive.htmMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0300