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, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300 After the government’s announcement of its next five-year Growth and Transformation Plan, the media is abuzz with economists’ fervour over the merits of the plan’s lofty goals. Among the targets is a doubling of Ethiopia’s economy within five years, which can only be achieved with about 15pc growth every year, writes HAILU TEKLEHAIMANOT, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER.http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300A government with a vision – a vision that can uplift and motivate others to join in the quest to achieve it – is a government that serves its citizenry well. But visions for the sake of being visionary and those that are not well-heeled in reality, no matter what they envision, would, in the end, have the exact opposite effect on the citizenry that they intend. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Over the last decade, Addis Abeba has improved beyond recognition, with a developed road network, more efficient garbage disposal and urban cleaning systems, better connectivity (although there is still a long way to go), more modern buildings, and improved services in terms of hotels, shops, and restaurants. Only in one respect has no progress been made - noise pollution. Rather, it has gone backwards, the problem has become worse. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300One of the notable features of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's administration is its alleged conviction that long-term planning could lead the country to prosperity. This is a quality that we should duly recognise and give credit to the government for, writes TESFAYE KIDAN (PhD) , an independent consultant. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300The arguments go back and forth as the debate of Access’s guarantees are met with hope, scepticism, and anticipation. Tsehai Alemu (PhD), a professor of Economics, wonders whether the pessimist opinions, of those who have made their reservations public, stem from the failure of other firms to deliver. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Following one of the worst road accidents in the city last weekend, many people are wondering what could have been done to prevent the loss of so many lives. The death of bystanders, particularly vendors, who were caught in the truck’s path of destruction, should have been prevented.http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300It appears that the time has come to cement friendships and form new alliances; thus, investments, in time and resources, are needed to be made with strategic considerations of who would be staying, who will be getting off the power wagon, and who will be coming in. The trouble is that it is too early to determine that, hence business leaders in town are desperate to get information leaked out from the otherwise tight-lipped governing party machinery. http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300