TNT estimates growth in Asian healthcare business
TNT estimates its healthcare business will grow by double digits in Asia in 2009.
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DHL Express says Asia volumes fall 10%
DHL Express saw its volume in Asia Pacific slide about 10% in the first two months of 2009 from a year ago, its regional chief executive told Reuters on 3 March.
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Read MoreDHL Global Forwarding announces expansion in Indonesia
DHL Global Forwarding has announced an expansion program in Indonesia that includes opening new offices in Medan and Bali, and the expansion of existing facilities in Balikpapan and Surabaya.
According to Amadou Diallo, CEO for South Asia Pacific, the company has experienced strong double-digit growth rates in Indonesia over the past few years, and will continue to invest in the region.
In addition to the new and expanded offices, DHL Global Forwarding will also invest in increasing and training its workforce, and developing its infrastructure to improve operational efficiency.
DHL Global Forwarding recently restructured its regional business into North Asia Pacific and South Asia Pacific operations. As part of the new South Asia Pacific region, Indonesia will be better placed to develop stronger trade ties and develop better trade lanes with other markets in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
The company’s current expansion plans build on the recent USD 3 million investment in a facility in Jakarta close to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and not far from the port of Tanjung Priok.
Indonesian Postal Authority Extends Email Access to Remote Population with Critical Path’s Memova Messaging
Critical Path, Inc. a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that PT Pos Indonesia, the state-owned Postal Authority of Indonesia, has deployed Memova Messaging to provide email services to consumers and businesses throughout Indonesia. Aimed at decreasing the digital divide, the new email services can be accessed from any Indonesian post office.
In Indonesia, a significant portion of the population does not currently have Internet or email access in the home or workplace. As a result, the Indonesian Postal Authority and DEKOPIN, the Indonesia Cooperative Council, are working together to bring information and communications technology to Indonesians in remote areas in an effort to increase commerce and business opportunities throughout the country. Critical Path’s Memova Messaging platform is being used to power the new email services, which are accessible through the DEKOPIN e-commerce portal jointly provided by PT Pos Indonesia and DEKOPIN. Indonesians can check email and conduct online commerce through the portal at any post office or via the Internet.
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