Economic Regulation Issues August 2010

The high cost of bank regulation
National Post, August 19, 2010

The economic cost of regulation, long a forgotten cousin in policy circles, made a dramatic appearance, when the Bank of Canada, following international bank regulators, released a series of studies on the impact of new bank rules on growth and credit.  <<More>>

UK Reviews 'Time To Train' Regulation
Wall Street Journal, August 11, 2010

The UK government said it is reviewing the regulation allowing employees to request time off work for training, as part of its wider measures to tackle unnecessary government interference and red tape in the business sector. <<More>>

NZ to Regulate Mobile Termination
iTWire, August 04, 2010

The New Zealand government has decided to regulate mobile termination access rates - the prices mobile operators charge other telcos to deliver calls made to mobile numbers on their networks. <<More>>

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