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Swiss Post International enters India

Posted by | May 1, 2008 | |

Swiss Post said it has tied up with Mail Order Solution to enter the Indian market.

Under the agreement, Mail Order Solution (MOS) will operate as a Swiss Post International sales agent in the country, a release said. MOS provides end-to-end integrated direct marketing solutions in print production and international postal services and distribution.

“MOS is a top-class direct marketing solutions business and Swiss Post is proud to be a part of such an interesting venture,” Swiss Post International Management Ltd’s Director Daniel Baettig said.

“Swiss Post stands for quality and reliability and we hope to grow in strength alongside such a serious partner,” MOS’ Chairman and CEO, Mehul A Desai said.

Swiss Post International offers a range of postal products and services to business customers. With its foothold in India, Swiss Post International now has expanded its international presence into 16 countries and Mumbai is now one of the five locations of the company in Asia.

The other locations in Asia are Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai, the release said.

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Nigeria: New Postal Law Underway – BPE

Posted by | May 1, 2008 | |

The director of information and communication in the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has revealed that the postal policy and new postal legislation are near completion after both documents were subjected to extensive stakeholder sensitisation.

Making the observation at an interactive meeting last Tuesday, between the Bureau and organised labour on the postal sector reform and the restructuring of NIPOST, Dikki said, “on completion, the final postal bill would be sent to the Ministry of Information and Communications which would forward it to the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

He listed the objectives of the postal reform including; “to grant the postal sector sufficient autonomy to run its own affairs; guarantee all segments of the population access to universal service; provision of quality services which support the Universal Service Obligation (USO); separate between operators, regulator and policy makers; ensure an open, liberalised market with equal opportunity for all competitors; guarantee economic viability of the public postal operator; ensure that the population had access to services according to the technological evolution of the postal service; and ahieve quality standards similar to best international practice.

A statement issued yesterday by the head, public communications, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe, stated that Post Master General, Alhaji Ibrahim Mori Baba, pointed out that his organisation welcomes the envisaged reforms as it is hoped they would strengthen service delivery in the postal sector.

The representative of the minister of Information and Communications, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozika Okeisaibo, explained that the ministry is committed to a smooth restructuring of the postal sector.

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Tamil Nadu Post's Central Region registers highest business

Posted by | May 1, 2008 | |

The Central Region of the Tamil Nadu Postal Department has achieved the highest business of Rs 1,017 crore from the ‘Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI)’ during the year 2007-08, against a target of Rs 690 crore, Post Master General (Central Region) S P Rajalingam said Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the region had procured 8,30,000 policies since 1995-96 and collected a total amount of Rs 3,557 crore. It had settled 10,02,044 claims in the last seven years, he added.

The region had also achieved 4,16,529 transactions from the International Money Transfer (IMT) service through its 230 IMT centres, the highest in the country during the year 2007-08, which was 1.69 lakh transactions more than the previous year.

With regard to the Speed Post performance, 15,18,518 articles were booked during the year, registeing a 25 per cent increase, compared to the previous year, he said.

Under the National Bank For Rural Development and Agriculture (NABARD)-Self-Help (SHG) Post Office linkage scheme, 1,671 SHG accounts were opened and disbursed loans to the tune of Rs 92.78 lakh. The Central Region had also launched a pilot project, in tie up with the State Bank of India (SBI), in Ayilur and Velur villages in Perambalur district last year.

He said there were 24 Head Post offices, 2,839 branch post offices and 6,055 sub post offices and 11 divisions in the region.

Efforts would be made to establish Head Post offices at Ariyalur and Karaikkal in the Union Territory of Puducherry, he added.

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UPS Canada podcasts

Posted by | May 1, 2008 | |

Reaching out a helping hand to Canada’s small business market, UPS Canada today announced the launch of a new advice-oriented podcast series called Logistically Speaking. Hosted by Canadian small business expert, journalist and blogger, Rick Spence, the podcasts will be available for download through iTunes and other podcast directories, as well as on UPS.com.

In a pilot series of three 10- to 15-minute episodes, Logistically Speaking addresses key issues affecting the SMB market with a strong focus on helping businesses reach beyond Canada’s borders. Throughout the series, host Rick Spence interviews expert guests about hands-on issues that affect entrepreneurs – from tips on how to survive the credit crunch, to sourcing the perfect shipping partner. The Logistically Speaking roster features the following topics and guests:

– Episode 1 – Why Go Global? – Justine Hendricks, Regional Vice
President of Small Business Sales, Export Development Canada
Available today, April 30, 2008
– Episode 2 – Surviving North America’s Current Economic Climate –
Amgad Shehata, Vice President of Government Relations, UPS Canada
Available May 28, 2008
– Episode 3 -Getting to Know Your Market – Hylton Karon, President,
Coconut Grove Intimates
Available June 25, 2008

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Postal Service Department seeks to improve mail services in Brunei

Posted by | May 1, 2008 | |

To upgrade the quality of mail services as well as the mail process in the country, the Postal Service Department employed the services of a consultant from the Asian-Pacific Postal College (APPC), Bangkok, Thailand.

Thakur Subhash Sinha has been in Brunei for two weeks evaluating the mail process in the country. Yesterday he delivered a seminar on Service Quality Management and Expediated Mail Service (EMS) to postal workers, stating the service has the potential to be expanded in the future.

In a press release, the Postal Service Department stated that the department is confident that the consultant maybe able to improve the services as well as upgrade the quality of customer and postal services for the benefit of potential clients.

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Parcel pickup moves; BIA upset with change by Canada Post

Posted by | May 1, 2008 | |

Changes made to parcel delivery have business and political leaders on the verge of going postal.

Businesses and residents can no longer go to the downtown post office to pick up parcels. Instead, they must travel to one of the two Shoppers Drug Mart’s on Algonquin Boulevard.

Canada Post recently changed how it handles packages that require a signature and are not delivered to the door.

Instead of heading to the post office, located at the corner of Balsam Street and Second Avenue, residents and businesses now have to travel to Canada Post retail outlets located inside either of the two drug stores located on Algonquin Boulevard.

Downtown Timmins Business Improvement Association president Andrew Marks said the move is a form of downsizing. He’s worried that more than 250 businesses which have central access to the post office will now have to deal with the huge headache of commuting to get their parcels.

Marks said it’s businesses that are constantly picking up parcels, not regular residents. What’s worse, he said, is that those who would walk into the downtown core no longer have to, and that will equate to a dent in retail activity.

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