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, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300 For the last few months, Internet connectitiy has been very poor. The fixed line broadband and CDMA users have both been having trouble getting the bandwidth they paid for, causing many owners of Internet Cafés a loss of revenue, writes HAILU TEKLEHAIMANOT and ADERAJEW ASFAW, FORTUNE STAFF WRITERS.http://www.addisfortune.com/addisfortunenews.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) ordered commercial banks to implement a new directive that sets a timeframe for shareholders to reduce or relinquish shares they hold in excess of five per cent in a bank, within three years. http://www.addisfortune.com/Nat’l Bank Sets Deadline for Share Phase Out.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Land allocation authorities at the Addis Abeba City Administration have launched a campaign to reclaim several plots across the city from developers who have failed to start projects according to the lease deal, Fortune learned. http://www.addisfortune.com/City Reclaims Over 1m sqm Plots from 34 Developers.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Federal High Court sentenced a United States (US) national to 14 months in prison for attempting to smuggle 100,000 Br in local currency out of the country, affirming the decision of the lower court.http://www.addisfortune.com/US Citizen Gets 14 Months for Attempted Smuggling.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Gebrekidan Beyene, a.k.a. Morocco, was sentenced to 21 years of imprisonment and fined 211,200 Br for tax evasion, illegal banking, and money laundering on August 20, 2010; prosecutors of Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA) say they will appeal. http://www.addisfortune.com/Gebrekidan’s Sentencing  Severity Falls between Ayele’s and Kebede’s.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300The Privatisation and Public Enterprises Supervising Agency (PPESA) sold 18 government owned enterprises in 2009/10, improving on its performance from the previous year by 46pc. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agency Increases Privatisation by 46%.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300The stakeholders debate on the draft bill for the licensing of multimodal transport operators (MTOs) on August 17, 2010, was dominated by differences of opinion on the capital requirement and the preservation of the business for local business people. http://www.addisfortune.com/Private Sector Contends Requirements of Bill on Multimodal Transport Operators .htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Three districts are to clear 60ht of land in Addis Abeba for the Land Development and Urban Renewal Project (LDURP), starting in the 2010/11 fiscal year. http://www.addisfortune.com/Three More Districts Allocate 60ht for City Development .htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Abay Bank has joined Dashen and Zemen banks in choosing Oracle to provide its core banking solution system. http://www.addisfortune.com/Abay Bank Announces Oracle Core Banking Vendor.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300In a rare alignment fasts among local religions, food prices for vegetables and fish, due to the Felseta Fast of Orthodox Christians, as well as fruit and meat, due to Ramadan, the month-long fast of Muslims, have risen significantly. With the rainy season also causing shipment delays and the Ethiopian New Year fast approaching, regular prices may not be resurrected anytime soon, writes EDEN SAHLE, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER. http://www.addisfortune.com/Overlapping Christian Muslim Fasts Push Food Prices Heavenward.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Despite all the cable laying going on around the capital, connection speeds for many uses remain far from satisfactory, especially in certain areas and at certain times of day. Hailu Teklehaimanot, Fortune Staff Writer, sat down ........ http://www.addisfortune.com/Interview-Unraveling ZTEs Network.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300All the Brief News Articles from various papershttp://www.addisfortune.com/newsinbrief.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300Get all the Previous Volums of the News paperhttp://www.addisfortune.com/Addis_ Fortune Archive.htmMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0300