Austria and Slovenia Post joint venture

A meeting last week between Anton Wais, CEO of Austria’s Osterreichische Post AG (OP AG), and Alfonz Podgorelec, director general of the Slovenian Post, resulted in an agreement between the two companies to operate jointly on the East and South European markets in future. According to an official statement, the companies expect the co-operation to reinforce their competitiveness. The meeting also led to the forming of a joint committee for the development of a common strategy on the aforesaid markets.