According to Di Gang, deputy director-general of the Digital Currency Institute of the PBOC, this would help companies avoid the difficulties of using a single high-cost, cross-border payment channel.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/8aa5f78ee46fabe5?ref=ff

After that, they used to make another call to the service provider, posing as the user, to book a new high-cost phone.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/fake-call-centre-cheating-us-nationals-noida-9034312/

Chelagui notes PAPSS operationalization will minimize risk and provide an alternative to current high-cost and lengthy correspondent banking relationships to facilitate trade and other economic activities among African countries.

Source: https://www.kbc.co.ke/african-countries-urged-to-sign-payment-and-settlement-system/

In other words, the bill allows developers to get permits to build houses on smaller lots, which would lower housing costs by increasing supply in high-cost areas.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaredmeyer/2023/04/23/texas-looks-to-the-free-market-to-tackle-housing-costs/

Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare is removing certain high-cost weight-loss drugs from its worker health plans in 2024 in response to budget pressures and concerns about effectiveness of the treatment.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/hcmc-pulls-coverage-of-miracle-drug-that-helped-workers-lose-weight-wegovy/600313688/

“This would provide children and families with a more local offer of provision, than is currently unavailable without significant travel, and/or requiring high-cost provision from the independent and non-maintained special sector.”

Source: https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/education/new-school-for-children-and-teenagers-with-autism-planned-to-open-in-harrogate-4162448