Tag: Qatar Post

Q-Post was ‘less productive’ in 2007

Posted by | Jan 2, 2008 | |

Q-POST was “less productive” during 2007 in comparison with previous years, Q-Post chairman Ali Mohamed al-Ali has said.

In an interview with Qatar Radio on Monday Al-Ali said that “high inflation” had its negative influence also on the postal sector and “it was the reason behind the drop in the corporation’s performance.”

“Our services to the public were much less than our ambitions,” the official said.
He said that issuance of new stamps “was not everything” in the postal field and the main goal when the corporation was established in 2001 was to present the best postal services to the public.

The official said his corporation needs to re-evaluate the services it provides.
He said: “Talented Qatari nationals are leaving Q-Post for other companies because of the poor salaries they earn here, as the corporation attracts less attention than others at the official level”.

“Our only achievement in 2007 was the issuance of a stamp of Qatar’s rulers,” Al-Ali said and added: “But that was too modest one.”

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GCC postal units to set up logistics firm

Posted by | Oct 5, 2007 | |

Postal corporations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States are working to set up a regional level logistics company, according to a Q-Post official. An international consulting firm is conducting a feasibility study, he said. The consultant is expected to complete the study shortly.

The official said discussions on the need for such a company would be held at the forthcoming GCC Postal Meet to be held in Jeddah later this month.

The GCC postal forum’s plans to acquire aircraft on lease to carry mail will also figure at the Jeddah talks.

The official said at present only Emirates Post operates courier aircraft to select destinations in Asia and Europe.

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GCC postal depts to benefit from joint contract

Posted by | Jul 24, 2007 | |

Postal corporations in the GCC hope to save up to 25 per cent as they jointly awarded a contract to supply plastic bags and envelopes to a Saudi Arabian company. A joint regional committee set up under the auspices of the GCC Secretariat General decided the procurement of these supplies after a bidding process in which many regional firms took part.

The Saudi company won the contract. The products to be supplied match international standards. The joint committee was headed by Qatar.

Qatar Post’s head of finance, Jassem Al Suwaidi, presided over the meet. Kuwait did not attend it.

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Q-Post chairman Ali Mohamed al-Ali presenting a memento to Universal Postal Union

Posted by | Jul 7, 2007 | |

Vincenzo Rousseau, coordinator of the International Financial System (IFS) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), has highlighted the necessity of introducing more professionalism in the postal services to make it more vibrant and appealing.

The UPU official was making a presentation on the introduction of e-remittances, at a session hosted by Q-Post. While hailing the efforts made by the Qatar Postal Corporation to revamp its services over the years, Rousseau expressed happiness at Q-Post’s plans to introduce e-remittances to its customers.

The official expressed satisfaction at the efforts made by Q-Post to improve the quality of its services and also at the efforts made to add professionalism to its work.

Highlighting the necessity of e-remittance services, Rousseau said speed, accuracy, safety and time saving were crucial in today’s world. Calling for the introduction of e remittance services, the UPU official said they were not only less expensive, but the services were also easy to be handled.

Rousseau also pointed out that the system was in practice in more than 60 countries all over the world.

Rousseau also reviewed the aspects of further co-operation between the UPU and Q-Post in the field of electronic services and training of its personnel. The UPU official said the strategy of the apex body was focused on assisting postal corporations all over, in particular in the introduction of new services. He said the UPU is working round the clock to reduce the digital gap between developed and developing countries and also to provide technical assistance to integrate postal services into the society.

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Q-Post signs e-voucher vending machine deal

Posted by | Mar 29, 2007 | |

Q-POST signed a contract with a local firm for setting up point of sale (PoS) terminals and vending machines at the premises of its 30 odd branches throughout Qatar.

As per the terms of the contract, the local company, Starlink, will supply PoS terminals and vending machines to the postal corporation for issuing e-vouchers which would eventually replace scratch cards, now issued by Qtel to its customers.

The facility covered under the scheme includes recharging of Qtel’s Hala card, WiFi, Ebhar and Q-Card.

Chairman of the Q-Post Ali Mohamed al-Ali said the move would help Qtel save considerable amount of money incurred for making scratch cards. “The eco-friendly and environment-friendly cards would ensure that the company spent less money to provide telecom cards to its customers.”

The chairman said a number of residents of Qatar used more than one mobile connection these days and for such customers too the new facility offered convenience for recharging their connections.

The new facility would be installed at the main office of the General Post Office and Q-Post branches in the next few days and customers would be able to recharge their connections from those points. The customer only requires to make payment at the counters and in no time, e-vouchers, with secret number, would be issued, the chairman said.

Later, explaining the details of the vending machines, Starlink CEO Alan Sinfield said it would be installed near post boxes at each post office as the machine should be accessible to customers throughout the day.

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