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, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0300 The opening of the fourth parliament last week was unexpectedly exciting with some ministries seeing major restructuring while others faced only minor adjustments, writes ZEKARIAS HADDUSH, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0300Whoever felt that the new Parliament was going to be dull at the announcement of the May 2010 election results in which the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) won almost all the seats in the Parliament in a landslide victory, was clearly proven wrong, at least for the first week. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0300Global capital is on the move. As ultralow interest rates in industrial countries send capital around the world in search of higher yields, a number of central banks in emerging markets are intervening heavily, buying the foreign capital inflows and re-exporting them in order to keep their currencies from appreciating. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0300While the devaluation of the Birr in itself is not likely to solve the country’s economic problems, inflation will play an instrumental role in its success over the next few years and should, as far as possible, be contained, writes Tigabu Molla Meresa, a student at the University of Oslo, Norway. He can be reached at mollameressa2005@yahoo.com. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0300Time is gold, the saying goes. It is hardly possible to argue against it. Time is, in fact, worth more to those who make use of it to accomplish something worthwhile. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0300Dragged out road works and the resulting traffic congestion are causing dreadful delays for residents of the capital, wasting time, which is money. In addition, taxi drivers do whatever they can to optimise their profits, further holding up the people who depend on them for transportation. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0300It is interesting to note that the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)ites are tight-lipped this time around. Last week, they were plotting behind closed doors on how to position members of their new cabinet. When they are disclosed to Parliament early this week, the team could be considered “a dream team.” It will be this team that will be burdened with the task of accomplishing all the ambitious public work plans their party has pledged in its Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP). http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0300