A familiar way of describing friction within an organization is “red tape.” Often associated with bureaucratic procedures in government and business, the term has uncertain origins.

They are calling for more efforts to cut government red tape to help them capitalise on the country’s healthy economic growth and the strengthening ringgit ahead of Budget 2025. SME Association ...

Our previous governments were significantly influenced by what was posted and discussed on social media. While the absence of the National Assembly has temporarily reduced this impact, social media ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Promising to tackle red tape is a popular British pastime. Sir Keir Starmer is also partial. The prime ...

After decades in the healthcare marketing industry, I’ve seen firsthand the unique obstacles patients, doctors and medtech companies face, especially when navigating the red tape in healthcare ...

Europe needs to rearm fast, but obstacles from red tape to nimbyism are impeding defense contractors’ expansion. Faced with Russia’s growing war machine and its aggression in Ukraine ...

Reminiscences about red tape ASHOK LAVASA’s article ‘The lure of maximum government’ (The Tribune, September 25), prompted me to take a walk down memory lane.

Two events that took place last month are unexpectedly connected: the 50th anniversary of “The Power Broker,” Robert Caro’s epic biography of urban planner Robert Moses, and Kamala Harris ...

Red tape is in the crosshairs of the Government over the next quarter as it turns its focus towards initiatives intended to make it easier and faster to build infrastructure in New Zealand.

COULD four Sabahan lives have been saved if MERS999, the Malaysian emergency response services number, had not been centralised? It is debatable, but being familiar with the geography of Sabah ...

For businesses, however, the bloated cabinet will be a headache, as this will constitute more bureaucratic hurdles to deal with and more red tape, a hindrance to the ease of doing business.

"Building More – and Faster – by Cutting Red Tape" was a theme in Harris' economic plan issued Wednesday; it acknowledged the challenges of lengthy timelines and high costs associated with ...