UPU cross-border tariff changes hit MaltaPost profits
MaltaPost has blamed changes in international mail tariffs made by the Universal Postal Union as it recorded a 32.3% drop in pre-tax profits over the past 12 months.
View ArticleHussein, Clivaz assume leadership of Universal Postal Union
The Universal Postal Union's new leadership team was officially sworn in this week, at UPU headquarters in Berne.
View ArticleUPU developing international parcel returns system
The Universal Postal Union has said it is working on a new international return service to help customers looking to send back unwanted goods purchased through foreign websites.
View ArticlePostal Digest – News from USPS, PostNL, PostNord, UPU
Rounding up some more of the day's postal sector news, with Syria routing international mail through Jordan, and USPS launching a global Forever stamp...
View ArticleBrazil to take centre stage, as postal leaders gather in Rio
Top executives from around the global postal and courier industry are set to convene in Brazil later this month, as the World Mail and Express series of conferences makes a return to Rio de Janeiro.
View ArticleAn Online Home For The Global Postal Network
After years in the pipeline, the UPU’s .post project seems to be finally out of the starting blocks, writes James Cartledge
View ArticleUPU’s Postal Operations Council convenes in Berne
The Universal Postal Union's technical and operational group convenes from today in Berne to begin work following last October's Congress.
View ArticleRussian Post says international mail backlog “almost solved”
Russian Post has been working on overtime to prevent a "collapse" of its international mail system under the weight of backlogged e-commerce parcels.
View ArticlePostal Digest – postal news from UK, Somalia, India and Indonesia
More of the latest news from around the global postal industry, with more strikes on the way at UK post offices and Somalia seeking help to restart its mail system.
View ArticleUPU urges quality focus among Asia Pacific postal operators
The Universal Postal Union has called on postal operators in the Asian-Pacific region to "live up to customer expectations".
View ArticleUPU to address “years of neglect” in Latin American postal services
The Universal Postal Union has signed an agreement pledging to help public-owned postal services claw back market share in Latin America.
View ArticleUPU project helps West African Posts develop money transfer services
The Universal Postal Union has teamed up with the international non-profit PlaNet Finance to help Posts improve financial inclusion in in West Africa.
View ArticleUPU setting up carbon offsetting programme for Posts
The Universal Postal Union is setting up a new carbon offsetting programme for the world’s posts.
View ArticleEcuador’s Roberto Cavanna heads up UPU union for Americas, Spain and Portugal
Former director general of Correos de Ecuador has become the new chief of the Universal Postal Union’s regional union for the Americas and the Iberian Peninsula.
View ArticleUPU chief calls on Latin American governments to reform postal sector
The head of the Universal Postal Union has called on governments in Latin America to support the postal industry as a way to strengthen the regional economy.
View ArticleUPU aids PHL Post in rebuilding postal network following typhoon
The Universal Postal Union is to invest CHF 100,000 (USD 114,000) in renovating a major postal facility in the Philippines following the severe damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
View ArticleInternational mail services to Crimea via Ukrainian Post suspended
The world’s postal administrations have been advised that they should no longer dispatch international mail addressed to the Crimea region via Ukrainian Post.
View ArticleUPU members demand swifter action on cross-border e-commerce
The Universal Postal Union’s member countries have demanded the organisation speed up its work to improve the flow of e-commerce through the global postal system.
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