Posta Slovenije expanding ties with postal companies in region
The management of the national postal company signed a letter of intent on business cooperation with its Macedonian counterpart on Friday, 6 April in what could be a prelude to a tie-up. This is the fourth such agreement Posta Slovenije signed with akin companies in the region.
Following the signing in Maribor, where Posta Slovenije is based, its director general Ales Hauc said the agreement would improve the terms for the exchange of mail, something that would enable both sides to offer competitive solutions to their clients. Posta Slovenije counts mainly on Slovenian companies in Macedonia.
According to Hauc, the company will conduct due diligence in the Macedonian post in order to examine its capacities and options to further enhance cooperation. The official would not rule out the option of a tie-up, a decision that would have to be taken by the governments as both postal companies are 100% state owned.
Decisions on further steps are expected to be taken by the end of August, that is only after Posta Slovenije has pored over the books of the Macedonian company, the director general of Posta Slovenije told the press.
His Macedonian counterpart Sadula Izairi said his company hoped to benefit from Slovenian experience in investment in postal network and integration into the EU. The Macedonian post became a joint stock company about two months ago. It employs 2,400 people in 351 postal offices across the country. According to Izairi, the company has good potential for development, good management and additional investment provided.
The signed agreement is the fourth such document after Posta Slovenija agreed cooperation with the national postal companies in Croatia, Montenegro and Albania. “Our goal is to simplify cooperation among postal offices in the region, which will eventually become part of the EU anyway,” the head of the Slovenian company said.
According to him, the plan is for the postal managements from what used to be a common country to agree special terms of cooperation, that should be in line with European and international standards though. Hauc said Posta Slovenije was currently not considering any new letter of intent.
