Year: 2001

21st CENTURY POSTAL SERVICE

Posted by | Jan 27, 2001 | |

January 27, 2001 — According to the Cato Institute’s Edward Hudgins, “a privatized U.S. Postal Service, even subject to the same tax and regulatory regime of the private sector, would certainly be able to integrate much more efficiently into the new economy.” “A private U.S. Postal Service,” he said, “could act as an entrepreneur facilitating economic growth rather than as a government monopoly seeking to cripple competitors and acting as a ball and chain on the leg of the economy.”

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Postal Service And Nation-building – celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) Day

Posted by | Jan 26, 2001 | |

Celebration held to focus attention on the state of postal services around Africa. The need for postal administrations to be more
assertive and play a major role in nation building with emphasis on its universal qualitative postal service led to what is known in most postal
circles today as the “Global Utility Reform Process,” the aim of
this reform process is to transform postal service from a wholly
government owned enterprise with monopolistic and political control
in a commercial viable entity which can survive the competitive
markets of tomorrow

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Deutsche Post – Integration Plan On Track; Complaints On DHL Dismissed; DHL Airways could be split into two separate companies

Posted by | Jan 25, 2001 | |

Deutsche Post has reportedly spent about $5 billion over the past two
years or so on acquisitions, including the purchase of U.S.-based Air Express
International Corp. and Switzerland-based Danzas Management AG. The
company also recently raised its stake in DHL International to 51% from 25%.
DHL Airways could be split into two separate companies, one small firm for
>>air operations and a second, relatively big firm for ground operations,
>>Zumwinkel indicated

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