http://www.addisfortune.com/index.htm Addisfortune is the Largest English Weekly in Ethiopia.In this RSS Feed You Will find the top Stories of the week. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Eyessuswork Zafu (left), president of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA), looks on as Egyptian interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf (right) talks to Hailemariam Desalegn, deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), at a meeting between businesses from the two countries which was held at the Hilton Addis on Friday, May 13, 2011. http://www.addisfortune.com/addisfortunenews.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Ethiopian Airlines (ET) announced this week that it is selling off five Fokker 50 and three of its decommissioned Boeing 757-200ER aircraft in a bid to expand the carrier’s revenues base as well as adhere to the stringent guidelines set by European regulators. http://www.addisfortune.com/ET Selling Eight Aircrafts amid Stringent EU Regulations.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 A senior official of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is pleased with the belated but recent efforts of Ethiopia to join the global agency whose job is to police international trade. http://www.addisfortune.com/WTO Pleased with Ethiopias -Renewed-Accession Commitment.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Ethiopia may be touted at international conferences on development agendas as one of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world, but it is also one of the top 10 out of the 45 least developed countries (LDCs) where foreign currency flows out in an illicit manner, worse than countries such as Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea, a new study found. http://www.addisfortune.com/Over $8bn Flee Ethiopia in Two Decades .htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 The Ministry of Mines (MoM) is constructing a 200 million Br digital national data repository (NDR) on a 18,000sqm plot to store data collected by different international oil companies during exploration. http://www.addisfortune.com/Ministry Putting up 200m Br Data Repository.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Derba Midroc Cement Factory announced that it is coming closer to starting cement production with its revised production launch date slated for the end of June 2011. http://www.addisfortune.com/Derba Midroc Wants 50MW for Factory.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 The United States (US) State Department apologised on Friday, May 13, 2011, for a computer error that had led thousands of people across the globe to believe they had been selected as finalists in the 2012 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery. http://www.addisfortune.com/US State Department Error Causes DV Confusion.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Only 13pc of the assessed students obtained professional standard certification from the Addis Abeba City Administration’s Occupation Competency Assessment and Certification Centre (OCACC) this year. The certificate, official proof of a person’s competence, is aimed at controlling the quality of education provided at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges. http://www.addisfortune.com/Certification Centre Passes 10pc.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 The first leather shoe factory in Gelan Town is waiting to be provided with electricity to begin manufacturing shoes exclusively for export. http://www.addisfortune.com/Gelan Export Leather Shoes Factory Readying for Operation.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 The Addis Abeba Environmental Protection Authority (AAEPA) has closed and issued warnings of closure to eight factories, hospitals, and government offices found contravening environmental safety regulations over the past nine months. http://www.addisfortune.com/Environmental Protection Auth. Closes, Warns Eight.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Buried deep in the nuances of diplomats as well as jargons and acronyms formulated by United Nations (UN) technocrats that are often confusing to people outside of their circles lies a simple fact. http://www.addisfortune.com/Meless_Lone_Voice_Calling_for_Policy_Space.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Sur Construction Plc, a local firm, is set to finish construction work on two roads to connect areas in Amhara Regional State and Afar Regional State at a total cost of 841 million Br within a month to meet its deadlines. http://www.addisfortune.com/Local Firm to Finish 841m Br Roads within Deadline.htmMon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortune http://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 All the Brief News Articles from various papers http://www.addisfortune.com/newsinbrief.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300 Get all the Previous Volums of the News paper http://www.addisfortune.com/Addis_ Fortune Archive.htm Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0300