Trends publications

UPU paper on the financial and economic crisis

The International Bureau of the UPU contributed with its analyses on the global financial crisis and its impacts on the postal sector to the 17th session of the High Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP) of the United Nations.

Impacts of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis on the Postal Sector: 2009

This research – through quarterly surveys – monitors the postal sector during the second year of the global economic and financial crisis in 2009.

Impacts of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis on the Postal Sector: 2008

This research – through quarterly surveys – summarizes the main impacts of the global economic and financial crisis on the postal sector right after the crisis unfolded in 2008.

Between financial inclusion and postal banking: Is the survival of posts also there?

This research paper was a contribution to the 2010 Rutgers Conference in Postal and Delivery Economics and highlights the recent surge and successes of postal banking and postal financial institutions in developing and emerging countries.