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, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Consumers across the capital are struggling to be served beer and soft drinks in restaurants and bars; owners say the price cap imposed in December 2010 has rendered the drinks unprofitable, but a supply shortage of beer is compounding the problem, writes EDEN SAHLE, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300To their credit, the Revolutionary Democrats have become good students of policy-induced growth in the various segments of the economy. Their flagship policy success is the flower farm industry. In spite of its various pitfalls, it has been proven to be a worthwhile effort as steered by Girma Birru, former minister of Trade and Industry (MoTI), now special envoy to the US.http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300India’s great moral leader, Mohandas Gandhi, famously said that there is enough on earth for everybody’s needs, but not enough for everybody’s greed. Gandhi’s insight is being put to the test as never before. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300Since informed public opinion is the most potent of all restraints upon government abuses, the suppression or abridgment of free speech by such draconian measures as murder, imprisonment, and harassment cannot be regarded other than with grave concern, writes Hashim A. Ahmed (hashimahmed11@gmail.com), a macro-economic analyst for the Ethiopian government. The views expressed here are his own and do not represent those of the Ethiopian government or affiliated institutions. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300The Ethiopian government has designed a five-year plan it has dubbed the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), with which it wants to realise its vision of building an economic community with a modern and productive agricultural sector using enhanced technology, and an industrial sector taking a leading role in the economy. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300While the prices of some vegetables and fruits recently saw a rapid increase, their consumption has accelerated too, possibly as a result of the escalation of the prices of meat, eggs, and chicken. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300Belatedly, the EPRDFites have come to learn how important it is not to leave behind those technocrats and political operatives who have served them loyally for decades. Not many in society are opposed to the idea, for it may give a sense of security to those in government positions not too high up to not fear being broke.http://www.MyWebSite.com/item.htmlMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300Out and Abouthttp://www.addisfortune.com/Out_and_About.htmMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0300