Italy’s Economy Ministry is seekine to reduce Poste Italiane’s debt-to-gross domestic product ratio by transferring 35% of its stake to Cassa Depositi Prestiti, the state long term financing agency.
Read MoreThe Postal Operators of Bulgaria and Ukraine have signed cooperation agreements with CCT Coreios de Portugal. The Ukraine agreement is for the development of consultancy and postal technology projects.
Read MorePortugal’s CC Correios is adapting to the liberalisation environment with plans to become one of Europe’s most efficient postal operators, to expand into new markets including Spain and achieve a EUR 10 million full-year profit.
Read MoreNew contract of objectives set between La Poste and the French Government for 2003-2007 – in French
P:LIBRARYPostalLa Poste and French Government objectives for 2003-2007.pdf
Registered mail to Italy can now be sent via the Internet. The new service has been launched by the Italian Post Office, and is active 24 hours a day every day of the year. Users simply go to www.poste.it, register for the services, click on “Online registered mail”, insert the recipient’s details and pay with a credit card (Visa and Mastercard) or Poste Pay card. The certificate of posting is also available online.
Read MoreThe Department of Posts have announced the introduction of “e-post” under which printed or even hand-written messages will be scanned at 650 designated e-post offices and transmitted as e-mail through the Internet.
The messages will be printed and enveloped at the destination centres and delivered by postmen with other ordinary letters. The cost of e-mail has been pegged at Rs. 10 a page.Besides delivering “e-post” to any postal address within the country, e-post messages can be delivered to any e-mail ID in the world. Since e-post messages are scanned and sent, they can be in any language and even hand-written. They can contain pictures and graphics and can be sent to multiple addresses.
Read MoreAll change at Giraud Logistics
Read MoreThe first joint venture in China for the US-based FedEx with the Tianjin-based Datian W. Air Service Corporation, announced that the second ground operating stationat Yizhuang, Beijing, had officially started working. FedEx is the world largest express transportation company. This ground operating station was built at Yizhuang developmentzone in Beijing, occuping 1,500 square meters, and equipped with 25 express transporting vehicles.
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