Postal operators report decline in income

TIRANA, June 25 – Postal service operators reported a 5 percent decline in income for 2013 affected by a lower number of letter-post items. The public operator Posta Shqiptare (Albanian Post) which has a market share of around 67 percent and 10 other private operators reported a turnover of 2.7 billion lek (Euro 19 million) in 2013, down from 2.85 billion lek (Euro 20 million) in 2012, according to a report published by the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority.
Only three operator, the Albanian Post and two private ones, invested in 2013 a total of 4.6 million lek (Euro 325,000), down 66 percent compared to 2012.
Posta Shqiptare sh.a. offers a wide range of traditional postal services (letter post, postal parcels, and the service of money order), EMS express service, business services as well as financial services (fast money transfer, payment of taxes and duties, distribution of pensions, payment of telephone bills, electricity bills and other payments.)