Krung Thai Bank and four other private companies are interested in doing business in Thailand Post’s post offices and are willing to help renovate and turn them into new business outlets.
Read MoreThe Japanese government have unveiled a lineup of key members of a preparatory office in charge of privatising Japan’s postal services, naming Financial Services Agency (FSA) Commissioner Shokichi Takagi as one of two deputy heads.
Read MoreThe government has begun deliberations to place the postal savings business of Japan Post under the jurisdiction of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) at the time of its privatisation in 2007, government sources say.
Read MoreThe trade secretary, Patricia Hewitt, is to reject a key recommendation from PostCom, the postal regulator, and extend the Pounds 150m subsidy for rural post offices to 2008.
The move, which will be announced in June, is designed to give the government more breathing space in its plans to modernise the Post Office. It will also quell rising unrest in rural communities that feared a slash-and-burn policy of the countryside network, with as many as 1,600 post offices and sub-post offices being closed.
Read MoreKay Phillips has become chief executive of Geopost UK and Ireland, whose national headquarters is in Roebuck Lane, Smethwick and covers parcel brands Parceline and Interlink Express.
Ms Phillips takes over from Colin Millbanks who is retiring.
Read MoreAs anyone who has recently attempted to wrap up a parcel in one of its branches may already know, the ancient sticky tape which used to litter its counters has disappeared.
David Mills, chief executive of the Post Office, has in the past few months been on a spring cleaning drive in the organisation’s 16,500 branches. He has called in industrial cleaners to its main post offices in cities to zap the stains from the carpets and polish their windows. Gone, too, are the mangey leaflets, which have been replaced with fresh, up-to-date ones.
Read MoreThe Italian government has announced that it will allocate 860 million euro to guarantee worldwide postal service in the 2003-2005 period. 415 million euro have already been allocated for the year 2003, whereas 222.076 million euros will be earmarked for the years 2004 and 2005.
Read MoreDeutsche Post, the German postal service, is planning to introduce the role of floor manager, at least in its 250 largest branches. The new role is to be introduced on May 1 and is expected to be filled by branch managers, as the company does not wish to take on new staff. The company says that the aim of the plan is to improve its service; it is hoped that queues will become shorter and that customers will be happier.
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