‘Govt. continues sending mixed signals,’ Eyesus Work Zafu- ‘Not every failure of private sector can be blamed on govt.,’ Tadesse Haile

By our staff reporter

Friedrich Ebert provided a forum at the Sheraton Hotel where the Vice President of the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and the State Minister of Trade and Industry debated

The price of gasoline heads up

By Groum Abate

The Council of Ministers has revised the current price of oil with surprising changes. According to the new pricing, which is effective as of Thursday 12PM, the price of regular gasoline has shot up by 29 cents to 4. 69 birr per liter.

Calub Gas stockholder’s meet with PM yields positive outcome

By Tamiru Geda

Representatives of the private sector appear to be getting more access to senior government offices including the Prime Minister’s, suggesting that businessmen are the government’s partners in the development of the country’s economy.

City dismisses managers for incompetence

Tadesse Debesu appointed 

By Groum Abate

City Government of Addis Ababa (CGAA) dismissed three officials from the Land Administration Agency for inefficiency and appointed Tadesse Debesu as general manager of the agency.

Poor leadership contributes to weak audit system

“ We do not ask to see the financial report”

By Tamiru Geda

Government officials and leaders are mostly found to be weak as far as monitoring their internal audit systems of their respective organizations.

Dr. Kassu admits ‘irregularities’ in ETC’s procurement procedure

By Tamiru Geda

In his ministry’s report of the last six months’ performance, the Minister of Infrastructure Dr. Kassu Ilala disclosed that he believes there are some difficulties in the procurement process of government corporations, such as the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation [ETC] and the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation [EEPCo] that handle large amount of money.

Rwanda’s 1994 genocide remembered

By our staff reporter
 

Ethiopia commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide on Wednesday, April 7 in the premises of the African Union where different activities took place to observe the remembrance of the victims of the genocide, including a one-minute silent prayer in major government institutions including at the parliament.

Ethiopia, Djibouti look for strategic partners for Railway

By Tamiru Geda
 

The governments of Ethiopia and Djibouti are seeking potential investors and strategic partners for the development of the Chemin De Fer Djibouto -Ethiopien (CDE).

Siemens and Petram in dealership negotiation

By Tamiru Geda

Siemens Ethiopia is said to be in final negotiation with Petram Plc for the distribution of Siemens mobile telephone apparatus in Ethiopia.

Producing drugs locally

By Tamiru Geda

Intravenous injections are drugs needed by many hospitalized patients. Bedridden patients in critical conditions, unable to take solid food or medicines would use this method of administering drugs in liquid form.