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 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300 It was after a long time that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi made himself available to the media, especially the local one, when about a month ago, the Government Communication Affairs Office organized the first of the likely to become regular press briefings by the chief ideologue of the Revolutionary Democrats. Last Monday was his second session with the media since the office under the leadership of Bereket Simon took matters related to government communication into its own hands. http://www.addisfortune.com/Interview-Sequel to Meles Unravels All.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300The top management team of the Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is a few weeks away from awarding one of its largest IT procurement contracts to one of the global giants in the industry, reliable sources disclosed. Heavyweights in the industry, the German SAP and the American Oracle, are head-to-head in their offers to bag this contract, projected to cost close to 10 million dollars, in what many in the industry say would be a landmark deal for the winner. http://www.addisfortune.com/Ethiopian Closing-In to Award over 100m Br IT Contract.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300Two of the 12 businesspeople, charged for their alleged role in a financial fraud federal prosecutors claim has damaged Nile Insurance S.C., wrote a long letter to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Deputy Prime Minister Addisu Legesse seeking an executive intervention. http://www.addisfortune.com/Businessmen Appeal for Executive Justice .htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) will undergo a major organizational transformation, which will split its operational activities and a regulatory roles, sources disclosed. The idea of breaking up the authority into two first surfaced about five years ago, although it is only this year that the authorities pushed hard on the issue, according to these sources. http://www.addisfortune.com/ERA Set for Split into Two.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) has imported a sixth transformer to be installed at the new power sub station, Lot-2, under construction in Sululta area, officials of the corporation disclosed. http://www.addisfortune.com/EEPCo Imports Sixth Transformer to Supply Metropolis, Sululta.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300The objective of the directive is to ensure that auditors know the peculiarities of the operations in the new commodity exchange system, and thas the financial documents traders provide are indisputable, Addisalem Balema (PhD), director general of the authority, said last Tuesday, April 14, 2009, while opening a consultative workshop on the directive. The authority also hopes that the directive would help ensure that auditors provide financial statements that are customized to the peculiarities of the commodity exchange. http://www.addisfortune.com/Auditors Wary of Draft Directive.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300Encountering an Ethiopian farmer from the rural parts like Dembetcha Woreda of the Amhara Regional State who speaks fairly good English and adamantly promotes the causes of the environment is indeed a rarity. http://www.addisfortune.com/Environment Forum Launches African Climate Appeal.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300Two of the more than 15 businesspeople in spare parts and jewellery trade accused of violating the Value Added Tax (VAT) Law by the Federal Revenue and Customs Authority (RCuA) prosecutors are undergoing medical treatment at two separate private clinics in Addis Abeba, sources disclosed. http://www.addisfortune.com/Two VAT Violation Suspects Hospitalised.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300With little room for a survey to determine its actual status, the real estate sector seems to be saturated. The trend in the sector is that of a decline; it has gone down from 2,423 projects in 2006/07 to 1,772 in 2007/08, and this year only 932 projects have been registered in nine months. http://www.addisfortune.com/Investment Maintains Upward Trend despite Global Downturn.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300Ethiopia is an investment-friendly country with a stable-macro-economic environment. Its monetary policies have played a significant role in creating an enabling climate to addressing the needs of the public, assisting the economic activities and attracting investors. Ethiopia has been taking apt measures to improving the investment policy of the country with the aim to promoting sustainable economic development. http://www.Addismillennium.comSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300From the sun-scorched reaches of the Danakil Depression to the shimmering string of beautiful Rift Valley lakes, Ethiopia is a land of wonder and enchantment. Ethiopia is a tourist paradise reflects the diverse faces of the country’s cultures, landscapes, and wildlife. Ethiopia is the epitome of the entire sub-Sahara ecosystem where rare indigenous animals roam free, birdlife abounds and colorful wild flowers and native plants carpet the land. http://www.Addismillennium.com/aboutethiopia.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300All the Brief News Articles from various papershttp://www.addisfortune.com/newsinbrief.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300Get all the Previous Volums of the News paperhttp://www.addisfortune.com/Addis_ Fortune Archive.htmSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0300