Bureaucracy Is the Biggest Drag on German Competitiveness, Ifo Finds
Economy

Bureaucracy Is the Biggest Drag on German Competitiveness, Ifo Finds

Half of German firms name regulation as their top competitive problem—far ahead of energy and labour costs—with larger e...

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Portuguese firms see modest H2 upturn as bureaucracy stays top brake
Economy

Portuguese firms see modest H2 upturn as bureaucracy stays top brake

A July AEP survey of 400 Portuguese firms finds 84.2% name bureaucracy as their biggest constraint, while 53.9% expect d...

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The Price of Time: How Institutional Delay Strangles Nigeria’s Economy
Politics

The Price of Time: How Institutional Delay Strangles Nigeria’s Economy

Time is a nation’s only truly equal resource, yet Nigeria systematically wastes it in ports, courts, and public approval...

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