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Banking in America is a barely profitable and highly fragile industry that may soon cease to exist if the government doesn’t introduce onerous rules that hurt consumers, throttle technology and deter competition.

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Mexico, by contrast, is a major U.S. trading partner, but U.S. tariff burdens are a less onerous 25% and exclude items because of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

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He called it an "onerous condition", which might require him to take one day off each week to travel to Melbourne, and could mean he has less time with patients.

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India will need to resolve a range of trade barriers - from ease of doing business, to onerous compliance, complex taxation laws and data protection issues.

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Implementation has been onerous and confusing, delaying critical housing and infrastructure projects and driving away needed jobs and investment, they say.

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