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 Tuesday
December 30, 2003 |
IIIrd
phase
of Ring Road changes course
Redirected not to
inconvenience donor embassies
By Groum Abate
The design of
the final leg, which is the third phase of the Addis Ababa Ring Road
construction that stretches from Megenagna to General Wingate
Technical and Vocational School, is going to be revised after a series
of talks held between officials of City Government of Addis Ababa and
concerned bodies that would be affected by the design of the road. |
Council
of Ministers dissolves Calub -Gas Sh. Co.
Minority
Shareholders to petition in dismay
By Tamiru Geda
In its
recent meeting the Council of Ministers decided to dissolve Calub Gas
Share Company originally incorporated to take part in the exploration
of the natural gas fields in the Calub area, in Eastern Ethiopia.
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Berhane Mewa blasts ETC
“ETC’s services are
an embarrassment!”
By Tamiru Geda & Groum
Abate
In the
speech delivered at a workshop on External Communication Culture and
Image Building Strategy, the President of the Chamber of Commerce did
not care to disguise his utter disgust at the telecommunication
monopoly (ETC).
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A cloud of fear reigns over
FIRA employees
“If found inefficient, they would be laid off,”
FIRA official
By Tamiru Geda
The recent
reform program undertaken by the Federal Inland Revenue Authority (FIRA)
has created some worries among employees who work in the Value Added
Tax (VAT) division, large tax payers office, (LTO) at the Addis Ababa
main branch and other departments located in the Mexico Square office.
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Emerson sees bright future
in Ethiopia
By Tamiru Geda
EMERSON Process
Management, a Boston based American company sees bright business
prospects in Ethiopia, despite the low usage of its products by
manufacturers in order to compete in the modern business world.
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New rules from Inland
Revenue
By Tamiru Geda
Ato
Getachew Belay, Minister of Inland Revenue disclosed that his ministry
is under a radical reform; to change the negative customer relation
image it acquired.
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Burayu
Spring Water introduces “JuiceAddis”
By Tamiru Geda
The
bottler of AquAddis, Burayu Spring Water Plc, will commence
distributing its new product line “JuiceAddis,” beginning tomorrow.
Speaking to Capital Mr. Ryaz Shamji, General Manager of the company
disclosed that the factory would introduce mango, lemon, pineapple and
orange juices.
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SIL to
invest 1.5 billion USD in the mining industry
“At last we made it!”
Mohammed Dirir
By Tamiru Geda
Many
people including government officials were fed up with the frequent
interruptions in negotiations for the exploration of natural gas, in
the last three decades.
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100
years old German bridge turns into pedestrian walkway
By Groum Abate
The Addis Ababa
Roads Authority (AARA) is constructing a new substitute bridge near
German Embassy with an estimated cost of over 10 million birr.
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EAL
suspends 35 employees for drug trafficking
By Groum Abate
Ethiopian
Airlines has suspended about 35 of its employees after the South
African Customs Authority at Johannesburg Airport reportedly caught
them smuggling Chat into South Africa.
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EEPCo
mired in confusion
Dismissed
former officials reappear
By Groum Abate
The
Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) has appointed recently
reshuffled employees to different position in the corporation starting
this week.
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Addis
trade fair opens today
Exhibition space
rent costs 300,000 Br
By Groum Abate
The 5th Addis
Trade for Development 2004 trade fair opens officially today at the
Exhibition Center and Market Development Enterprise in the presence of
officials from the City Government of Addis Ababa, the HIV/AIDS
Prevention and Control Office and Dawn of Hope.
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