Feespeak Many banks have started charging customers a fee, some up to $5 if you use their human teller Some banks will allow you a 1 time per month person to person contact This was a simple business decision made on the part of management to encourage customers to utilize electronic banking services such as ATM's and banking by phone This move prompted quite an annoyance to many bank customers The national media feasted on the event and created animosity ...

Public Procurement and Very Private Benefits In every national budget, there is a part called "Public Procurement" This is the portion of the budget allocated to purchasing services and goods for the various ministries, authorities and other arms of the executive branch It was the famous management consultant, Parkinson, who once wrote that government officials are likely to approve a multi-billion dollar nuclear power plant much more speedily that they are likely to authorize a hundred dollar expenditure on a ...