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, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300 Traditionally Ethiopian Christmas celebrations include a feast for every household, after slaughtering a sheep or goat and sharing meat from a neighbourhood bull. The dinner invitations last for about a week, starting from the holiday. However, the rising cost of living has been gradually chipping away at this important Ethiopian tradition, writes EDEN SAHLE, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER. http://www.addisfortune.com/Agenda.htmMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300Small went smart in finance after the train wreck financial crisis that shattered the core of the global financial system in 2008. Too big to fail becomes the new normal for apologetic statists that categorically count bailouts as crimes. Chopping the big investment banks of the developed world into new breeds of downsized financial institutions was their resultant advices for the recent financial crisis. http://www.addisfortune.com/fortune_editors_note.htmMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300Lack of role models to look up to is one of the very important things missing in the life of the Facebook and Twitter generation of our fair nation. On the one hand, the heroes of the past generation have lost relevance with change in technology and economic structure. On the other hand, the supply of rising stars within the new context is so limited that their representativeness could not extend to the level of symbolism. http://www.addisfortune.com/opinion.htmMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300A glaring fact of the recent financial crises is that banks act too selfishly without any due concern for social benefits, argues Bob Diamond, chief executive officer (CEO) of Barclays, a global investment bank based in the United Kingdom (UK). Saving the world from the credit debt glut calls for citizen-based banking services, he asserts. http://www.addisfortune.com/ecconomic_commentary.htmMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300Almost a year has passed since revolution in Tunisia and protests in Egypt’s Tahrir Square toppled ossified authoritarian regimes and ignited a much wider and still raging storm in the Arab world. No one can safely predict where these events will eventually take the Arab people and nations. But, one thing is certain: there is no turning back. http://www.addisfortune.com/Viewpoint.htmMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300Holiday celebrations reflect the economic and governance situation of the day, not to mention the state of social cohesion. Being one of the popular holidays, Genna is no different. Alike other holidays, it has seen contrasting dynamics since the imperial regime. It could all be discerned from the purchasing power of the money, nonetheless. http://www.addisfortune.com/View_From_Arada.htmMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300A few weeks ago, a meeting among trainees from the rank and file of the Revolutionary Democrats camped at the Civil Service College was moderated by Debretsion G. Michael, executive committee member of the EPRDF, and minister of Communications & Technology (MoCT), gossip disclosed. One among them raised an issue, which now turns out to be a bone of contention between the public and the ruling party - the recently revised law on the landholding regime. http://www.addisfortune.com/fine_line.htmMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300Out and Abouthttp://www.addisfortune.com/Out_and_About.htmMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300Find out about all the Entertainment news From Addis Fortunehttp://www.addisfortune.com/Fortune_Entertainment_news.htmMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0300