Panamanian Government Evaluates Privatizing Mail

There are two proposals which are being evaluated, to privatize or to establish a joint venture.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

The announcement of privatization was given by the President to a media outlet, "We have a very bad P.O. Box system. One of the things we are thinking of fixing it is the mail system ... In fact we must think about privatizing the postal service. "

The Minister of Government, Roxana Mendez, said the modernization of the mail system should be undertaken urgently, training staff and implementing the latest technology.

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