Rapid economic growth in Asia has been going hand in hand with increased savings. But many Asians still lack access to bank accounts, and domestic savings are often invested abroad, not domestically. Domestic financial resources must therefore be better mobilized … Read more
The use of mail services has fallen dramatically in recent decades as people, businesses and the government move more communication online. So what role do post offices play in 2017? And what services do different consumers use? This report is … Read more
This paper provides a brief overview of the postal network reform in Azerbaijan and transformation of Azerpost, Azerbaijan’s state postal operator, into an efficient platform for basic financial services delivery throughout the country. This complex reform, supported by the World … Read more
With more than 660,000 post offices throughout the world, the postal network is the biggest physical network in the world. Post offices are everywhere, from the capitals of bigger industrialized countries to small rural towns of leastdeveloped countries. In outlying … Read more
This Discussion Paper builds on the findings and conclusions of a study commissioned by the Global Information and Communication Technologies (GICT) Department of the World Bank and carried out by ING Bank in March 2004, “The Role of Postal Networks … Read more
Postal networks in the nine countries in the Asian region profiled here have 289,067 post offices. In many of these Asian countries, post offices have provided payments and savings services for more than 130 years. At the end of 2002, … Read more
This study discusses the landscape of postal networks in the Europe and Central Asian Region, and the current role of postal networks in providing access to financial services. The landscape is intended to serve as a basis to assess the … Read more
This study discusses the landscape of postal networks in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) and their current role in providing access to financial services. The landscape is intended to serve as a basis to assess their potential … Read more
This study discusses the landscape of postal networks in the African region and their current role of postal networks in providing access to financial services. The landscape is intended to serve as a basis to assess the potential role to … Read more
This study provides an assessment of financial services associated with the post office network, obtainable in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) regions. The rationale for doing assessments is to provide easier and broader access to financial services. A significant … Read more