30.09.2012 - How Posts are facilitating international trade is under the spotlight at the 25th Universal Postal Congress.
On the back of Congress adopting a resolution urging governments to
use the postal network to boost trade last week, the Universal Postal
Union now has the mandate to help Posts bring simplified export
processes to their business customers.
The resolution encourages all stakeholders to cooperate to help
micro, small and medium-sized businesses to reach their potential as
economic motors.
A trailblazer in this area is Brazil Post’s Exporta Fácil programme.
It enabled 170 million USD worth of exports to leave the country in 2012
alone. The scheme is targeted primarily at small and medium-sized
enterprises, helping to ship their products abroad quickly.
Since 2000, 1.8 billion USD worth of goods had been processed by
Exporta Fácil, said Rose Mary Antunes, adviser at the Brazilian
communications ministry. “More than 12 million businesses in Brazil have
used the scheme. It is a very successful project, which can help boost
local economies,” Antunes said, speaking in Doha, Qatar.
And the programme has been rolled out in Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and
Colombia, after being modified to suit local conditions, revealed
Antunes. Argentina, Bolivia and Chile are in the process of adopting
similar schemes. Serbia has implemented its own programme based on the
Brazilian model.
In Ecuador, the Post is looking back at a successful 11 months,
according to its general manager, Roberto Cavanna. More than 5,000
export consignments valued at one million USD have taken place during
that time. “The results are extraordinary and the government supports
the project,” Cavanna revealed.
Now that the Congress resolution has been adopted, the UPU will
embark on widening the reach of such activities. “At the UPU level, we
have an obligation to act as a centre of excellence, to look at the best
projects initiated by Posts and see how we can add value at the
international level,” stated Alassane Guiro, UPU expert on market
development.
In November 2011, the Brazilian government and the UPU signed an
agreement to provide the Exporta Fácil methodology to all member
countries.
Source : http://news.upu.int
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