Govt backflip on postal deregulation
The federal government today ditched plans to open up more mail deliveries to private posties, after protests about the impact of the reforms in regional areas
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French Post's Higher Costs: 2000 Profits Drop
La Poste, the French state mail monopoly, said Thursday exceptional costs and higher energy prices caused a significant drop in profits in 2000. La Poste reported net profit of EUR139.2 million in 2000, down 51% from EUR283.6 million in 1999
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International comparison of postal markets for Germany, France, The Netherlands and Sweden.
Read MoreThe Labour government is in a fine old mess over privatisations
The Labour government is in a fine old mess over privatisations.
It likes the cash they raise, prefers private sector management and is only
too happy to take future investment off the books of the Exchequer.
Deutsche Post Monopoly Extended
March 28, 2001 — The German government has decided to extend Deutsche Post AG’s lucrative domestic letter monopoly by five years through the end of 2007, waiting until European Union regulations for postal markets are established. The monopoly on the delivery of letters and catalogues was scheduled to run out at the end of 2002. According to government spokesman Uwe-Karsten Heye, however, Germany wanted to wait for European-wide legislation on the postal markets before allowing Germany to open up.
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