A restaurant association in Mexico City says the closure of businesses there is costing the city $57 million a day.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

"Rising health care costs are undermining our businesses, exploding our deficits, and costing our nation more jobs with each passing month,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

Anti-government protesters in late 2008 occupied Bangkok's international airport for a week, costing the travel industry hundreds of millions of dollars.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

Rick Freedman, head of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Miami, says budget cuts could also wind up costing the state more money.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

The Office of Cuba Broadcasting which runs TV and Radio Marti manages a staff of 153, producing 330 hours of Spanish language broadcasts each week to Cuba, costing nearly $37 million annually.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

"Because of corruption in defense deals, countries either end up getting defense equipment which they don't really need or they get defense equipment which they may legitimately need but which costs much much more than it should be costing them."

VOA: standard.2009.10.01