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Red tape

Opinion & Features

What if bureacracy is... good?

Most taxpayers, according to opinion polls, share Trump’s enthusiasm about the idea of cutting the federal government spending and making it more user-friendly. But then, most Americans also want to keep in place many of the social-economic programmes that benefit them and their families.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Washington’s Capitol Hill fight: Government is not the enemy

As Musk (centre) and Ramaswamy (right) wield their axes, it may be hard to tell whether they are aimed at red tape or more like DIY home renovators taking a swing at a load-bearing wall.
Opinion & Features

Why running the government like a business would be a disaster

The executives surveyed by the consulting firm ranked political instability, including upcoming elections, populism and polarisation as the second-biggest risk for Europe, trumped only by an increased regulatory burden.
International

Business leaders see political instability as a threat to Europe

The committee will look into how to lower costs for businesses, Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat told reporters.
Economy & Policy

New inter-ministerial committee to make Singapore’s rules more business-friendly

A worker stands beside a furnace at Technotherm Heat Treatment Group, which must meet new rules on energy requirements, in Goppingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, March 14, 2024. Companies in Germany complain that the demands of bureaucracy cost them time and money that would be better spent building their businesses.
International

German business is tangled in red tape

Managerial clutter degrades morale even as it wastes time. A study has found that only a third of employees were fully engaged in their work, and that 18 per cent were actively disengaged.
Opinion & Features

Every corporation needs a Marie Kondo

"For both the regulator and regulated, we need to avoid the mentality of ticking the boxes. Instead, learn to live up to the spirit of the rules, and draw a distinction between rules and principles.'
Columns

Better generally right than precisely wrong

Pricey beef lasagne, mattresses burned twice among Brexit risks
International

Pricey beef lasagne, mattresses burned twice among Brexit risks

Nafta's red tape fight hits snag as business group sounds alarm
International

Nafta's red tape fight hits snag as business group sounds alarm

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