Hays sells chemicals operations
Hays sells chemicals operations to MBI for £107m
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La Poste's cheque books only in euros from now on
La Poste has opted to send out its cheque books only in euros as of 1 July, unlike traditional commercial banks which have given customers the choice between the franc and euro up until 1 November 2001.
Read MoreGULF STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO MEET IN DUBAI TO DISCUSS JOINT EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE
The October meeting of the heads of the postal organizations in the six Gulf states in Dubai is expected to take a final decision on setting up a company to deal with express mail, Director of Posts Ali Mohamed al-Ali said.
Read MoreGPA report shows slight decline in overseas mail
The General Postal Authority (GPA) has reported a slight decline
last year in the volume of ordinary and registered letters sent
overseas as well as in the incoming mail, while ordinary mail for
distribution within the UAE recorded a 33 per cent growth. According
to the GPA’s Annual Statistical Report for the year 2000, 31,900,063
ordinary letters were sent overseas as against 31,948,475 in 1999.
The incoming ordinary mail came down to 66,010,672 last year from
69,538,729 handled in the previous year.
EU demands Belgium change its regulation of postal services
The European Commission said it has launched infringement
proceedings against Belgian authorities demanding that changes be made to the
way EU laws governing the regulation of postal services have been implemented.
The commission said Belgium must ensure the national postal regulator is
fully independent from public postal operators.
ROMANIAN POST OFFICE -TARIFFS-CUT
Romanian Post Office will cut tax per declared value at internal fast postal services PrioriPost and UltraPost from 1.5% to 0.8% starting August 1, informs a release of Romanian Post Office for MEDIAFAX
Read MoreCall to cut NZ mail service to contain rising costs
MAIL deliveries may be cut to five days a week as a beleaguered New
Zealand Post tries to contain rising costs. The state-owned enterprise has been warned that its letters market – responsible for about half the company’s revenue – faces serious threat because of electronic mail and major businesses bypassing its network.
SIX DAY A WEEK MAIL DELIVERIES WILL STAY (NZ)
New Zealand Post today moved to allay fears postal services could be cut from six days to five days a week. Reducing delivery days is a longer-term option outlined in a report by government officials as a way NZ Post could cut costs. But NZ Post chief executive Elmar Toime told NZPA today six-day-a-week mail delivery would continue.
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