Bank Pocztowy has announced plans to restructure and develop its business on its own, with capital most likely provided by current owners Prokom and Poczta Polska (the Polish Post Office – PP).
Read MoreEuropean sources have reported that “the Polish post office (Poczta Polska) has been ordered by the anti-monopoly watchdog to pay a ZL50,000 fine in relation to excessive additional charges paid for particular elements of its corporate parcel services. The ruling relates to PP’s practice of allowing companies to send parcels and letters on “credit” instead of with actual stamps – settling accounts usually on a monthly basis. By charging up to 20 percent of the original price for each package/letter, PP, says the antimonopoly office, was abusing its dominant position on the Polish market”
Read MoreThe 34-year career veteran of Poczta Polska, appointed director of the Warsaw postal district in February, has a sharp eye fixed on competitive delivery services in the city through which most of the nation’s postal traffic flows – especially as the market gets ready to take a few more steps toward liberalization forced by European Union (EU) membership.
“Undoubtedly, the greatest challenge is to face competition along with the growing expectation(s) of our customers,” Grobelski said. “We are afraid of EU-member countries’ national operators entering our market.”
Read MoreA senior official said Thursday Poland’s state-owned postal service Poczta Polska SA has rejected a 400 million zloty ($1=PLZ4.2587) bid from Austria’s Raiffeisen Zentralbank (R.RFZ) for a stake in its banking arm, the Polish Press Agency reported.
Read MorePoczta Polska (Polish Post) and the Ministry of Communication have different ideas on the way which the liberalisation of the postal services market should go. The ministry would rather welcome more operators before Poland joints the European Union, the Post wants to delay the process as long as possible.
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