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Postal strategy: Universal Postal Union holds its first round table

Posted by | Jun 22, 2007 | |

The first Universal Postal Union (UPU) regional strategy round table was held in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, within the framework of the “Pochtovaya Troika” strategic forum. This round table, which was organized in cooperation with the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communication (RCC), brought together the 12 RCC member countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. This regional consultation process, the first of its kind in the UPU’s history, was opened by UPU Director General Edouard DAYAN, who said: “The regional reality, in its political and economic dimensions, is here to stay and must be incorporated into our strategy”.

This was the first in a series of seven round tables to be held in each region in conjunction with meetings of the UPU Restricted Unions, a series which will culminate with a world round table in China (People’s Rep.) in December 2007. The purpose of these round tables is to take stock of implementation in the regions of the Bucharest World Postal Strategy (2005–2008), to guide the drawing up of the future UPU strategy, which will be adopted by the 2008 Nairobi Congress, and to ensure that the future strategy has a truly regional dimension.

Before it is adopted by member countries at the 2008 Nairobi Congress, the UPU roadmap for the next four-year period, which will also take account of regional particularities, will be presented at the joint session of the Postal Operations Council and the Council of Administration in February 2008.

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Postal Professionals Gather for Forum in St. Petersburg

Posted by | Jun 19, 2007 | |

The growing competition that traditional postal services face against new information technologies, the liberalization of the industry and its survival in the internet era are all topics set to be discussed in St. Petersburg starting Tuesday, when postal industry professionals from around the world gather at the Pochtovaya Troika event.

The postal industry forum, which ends Thursday, is held every two years and this year, organizers say, the event will be particularly significant for the industry as it is held between two important international events — the Strategic Conference in Dubai of the year 2006 and the Nairobi Congress — scheduled for 2008.

The forum’s program is planned in such a way as to become a logical follow-up to discussions and debates that are expected to start during the Strategic Conference in Dubai; in addition, it is a part of the communication plan of the Strategic Planning Group of the UPU, chaired by the Russian Federation, the website continues.

For the first time, this year the forum will become “strategic,” which will be reflected in the event’s agenda, Russian Minister for Information Technologies and Communications Leonid Reiman — due to take part in the forum’s opening ceremony — said in a welcome note to guests and participants of Pochtovaya Troika.

With the development of new information technologies including the internet, communication through the means of the simple letter has increasingly become a thing of the past. But contrary to the popular belief that the post service will be obsolete in the foreseeable future, industry experts are positive and say postal services will always find a market.

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Armadillo's turnover made 1.54 bln rub in 2006

Posted by | May 23, 2007 | |

Armadillo’s turnover made 1.54 bln rub in 2006, that is 51% more then 2005, said in the announcement.

Company’s development priorities in 2006 were service outreach and branches establishment.

Armadillo group of companies renders logistic service on the territory of Russia. In 2006 the company transported more then 2.8 mil packages, the volume of carried cargoes made 70 thd tons.

Armadillo Group of Companies (Armadillo OJSC, Armadillo Business Package OJSC) is a part of GeoPost international holding that unites express-delivery divisions of Groupe La Poste, French national mail service.

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DHL launches Intracity Express service in Moscow

Posted by | May 3, 2007 | |

DHL has launched a new express delivery service called Intracity Express.

This service is for documents and parcels within the Moscow region which covers door-to-door delivery of parcels and documents within Moscow city and around 90 other locations.

Intracity Express is targeted at companies and individuals and can be used in combination with other services.
DHL plans to expand Intracity Express to other big cities across the country, as the demand for express delivery increases in Russia.

“Moscow is one of the largest and most dynamic cities in the world. Therefore we have to keep pace with the customers’needs for high-quality express-delivery services for documents and parcels,” said Mark Jordan, commercial director of DHL Russia.

Customers using the service could reduce their costs by a third through the selection of optimal delivery dates, he added.

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