PT Pos seeks alliances with private companies<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to expand nondocument forwarding
\nservices, state-owned postal service company PT Pos Indonesia is
\nseeking business alliances with private firms, a company
\nexecutive announced on Monday.<\/p>\n
PT Pos's president, Alinafiah, said the postal company had
\nreceived cooperation proposals from many firms, but that a
\ndecision on the matter was yet to be made.<\/p>\n
\"We are still looking for the right partner... nevertheless,
\nwe are still completing our business plan. The establishment of
\nthe business alliance will likely have to wait until the
\ngovernment releases the blueprint for the postal sector,\" he said
\nat a ceremony to commemorate world postal day.<\/p>\n
PT Pos currently cooperates with state-owned airline Merpati
\nNusantara for domestic deliveries, and with national flag carrier
\nGaruda Indonesia and several foreign airlines, including Japan
\nAirlines, for overseas services.<\/p>\n
Alinafiah said the future business alliance would benefit the
\ncompany's nondocument forwarding business.<\/p>\n
He said the company would, however, maintain the postal
\nservice as its core business.<\/p>\n
The postal service contributes up to 60 percent of PT Pos's
\nannual revenue, followed by nondocument handling with up to 25
\npercent.<\/p>\n
Alinafiah said PT Pos's businesses had continued to grow since
\nthe government changed its status in 1995 to one with a limited
\nliability.<\/p>\n
He said that before the change, PT Pos's government mission
\nhad often led to substantial inefficiencies.<\/p>\n
PT Pos spokesman Sabarudin said the company's revenue grew
\nbetween 20 percent and 25 percent from 1995 to 1998, figures
\nwhich exceeded far the 7 percent and 12 percent growth between
\n1990 to 1994.<\/p>\n
\"We posted approximately Rp 80 billion in profits last year.
\nWe are targeting a return of at least Rp 86 billion this year,
\nsome 38 percent of which was realized in the first half,\"
\nSabarudin said.<\/p>\n
He said PT Pos's postal service had not been undermined by the
\nrecent mushrooming of local and foreign private courier services.<\/p>\n
Local firms are currently allowed to offer document and
\npackage delivery services, but can only operate up to the
\ndistrict level. Foreign couriers are also permitted to offer
\nservices here through collaboration with local firms.<\/p>\n
Sabarudin said PT Pos still dominated the country's postal
\nservice by holding no less than 50 percent of the local market
\nshare.<\/p>\n
\"We provide cheaper prices and fast delivery. Our domestic
\ncoverage is obviously more extensive ... (Foreign providers) will
\nbe unable to compete with us in the (local) postal service,\" he
\nsaid, adding that PT Pos handled about 860 million letters and
\ndocuments in 1998.<\/p>\n
Sabarudin said PT Pos currently held about 26 percent of the
\nlocal nondocument forwarding market.<\/p>\n
He said that due to the prolonged economic crisis, the company
\nrecently canceled a plan to operate an aircraft to support its
\noverseas postal and cargo handling businesses.<\/p>\n
Alinafiah said PT Pos was now promoting the use of technology
\nto help boost the quality and competitiveness of its products and
\nservices in anticipation of a likely future government decision
\nto liberalize the sector.<\/p>\n
He said the government was currently working on a blueprint
\nfor the postal sector. He said it's main object was to liberalize
\nthe sector in accordance with the World Trade Organization's free
\ntrade agreements. (cst)<\/p>",
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