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, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 The recent diesel price increase has seen the prices of sand, an essential material in construction work, spike. Coupled with increased demand, the sand price has given rise to an increase in the prices of other construction materials, posing a dilemma for contractors, writes EDEN SAHLE, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER.http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300Competition is the name of the game in the battlefield of ideas in the era of globalisation. As ideas are transformed into products, the battle extends to the marketplace with each idea valued in monetary terms. As long as competition matters, institutions endure trading within it. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300Compassion might drive individuals to give alms to the needy, but less institutionalised aid thrives on it. Politics and economics remain the prime drivers of the “aid industry.” As diverse as the players are, so are the fans of the different schools of thought. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300A large portion of the Nile water is known to have problems with evaporation. For centuries, the water was used almost exclusively by Sudan and, largely, Egypt. Now that the arrangement is about to change, the countries’ efforts to save the water from evaporation might not have been worth their resources and time. However, while the allocation will change; it may not necessarily be bad for these two countries, argues Seifulaziz Milas (samilas02@yahoo.com), a private consultant on peace and security matters in the Horn of Africa who has worked with United Nations (UN) agencies in the past. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300The enforcement of the new proclamation that governs the registration licensing of businesses has started at the federal and regional levels at the beginning of February 2011. The proclamation’s provisions, under Article 6(6), require all persons licensed to do business, whether registered under previously existing laws or not, to be reregistered within 12 months from date the proclamation became effective. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300An “amora” makes a habit out of taking advantage of the culture whereby one Ethiopian invites others, often strangers in their vicinity in a restaurant, to share his food. These intruders shamelessly join in, and seem to especially thrive at weddings and funerals where they can eat and drink freely to their heart’s content. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300If the political establishment has not yet figured it out, too bad, say many in the gossip corridors. The public mood in Addis Abeba is very depressing, gossip observed. The blame lies partly with developments that are beyond the control of the Revolutionary Democrats, while in part they are victims of their own making, according to those in the gossip corridors. http://www.addisfortune.com/fine_line.htmMon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300Out and Abouthttp://www.addisfortune.com/Out_and_About.htmMon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300