Poste Italiane at a glance
Poste Italiane became a joint-stock company in 1998 under the Treasury Ministry. It has been able to reduce losses by 95% from 1300 to 74 million Euro. The companys next target is balance consolidation and, eventually, floating of stock.
Number of postal outlets: 13,800
Number of employees: 166,500
Outbound letters per year: 3.5 billion
Inbound letters per year: 226 million
Printed matter per year: 1.2 billion
Parcels per year: 38 million
EMS items per year: 39 million
Telegrams & faxes: 22 million
Average number of letters per capita per year: 115
