Date: 09/01/12 There are near 1550 post offices in Azerbaijan
Rapid growth is observed in the postal sphere in Azerbaijan. According to information provided by “Azerpocht” LLC, a new corporate method is applied in construction of post offices in the regions. At present, the organization has around 1,550 post offices, which offer the following types of services:
Date: 09/01/12 “Azerpocht” LLC signed contract with “Atashkah” insurance company
“Azerpocht” LLC has signed contract with another insurance company, “Atashkah”. Under the contract, “Atashkah” insurance company will render services on compulsory and voluntary insurance through OOO “Azerpocht”s post offices. The contract makes it much easier for the population to access the insurance company’s services.
Date: 13/12/11 “Azerpocht” became member of “MasterCard İnt”
“Azerpocht” LLC received a membership in “MasterCard İnt” international card organization. Now “Azerpocht” LLC started executing the projects on card emission in “MasterCard İnt” international card organization and “ATM acquiring” certification. PC «Expressbank» also started executing the projects on “MChip card”
Date: 13/12/11 Postal operator of Azerbaijan to use MasterCard
Azerbaijani postal operator Azerpoct Ltd will begin to issue international payment cards MasterCard since the beginning of 2012, Head of the Department of the Ministry of Postal Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan,
Date: 12/12/11 Number of post offices rendering banking and financial services increases
Presently, around 1000 post offices of “Azerpocht” LLC render banking and financial services. According to information provided by “Azerpocht”,
Date: 16/11/11 New post offices in Nakhichevan will render banking services
New EATS and post offices have been put into operation in Ashagi Gishlag and Yukhari Gishlag villages at Shahbuz region of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. The new EATS located in Ashagi Gishlag village has capacity of 224 numbers and renders services to 213 subscribers of which 133 live in this village and 80 live in Yukhari Gishlag village.
Date: 16/11/11 “Azerpocht” will install automatic cash terminals in regions
“Azerpocht” LLC use POS and ATM automatic cash terminals in rendering its services to customers. “Azerpocht” has wide opportunities allowing it to compete with banks. “Azerpocht” told that it had already installed automatic cash terminals in the central post office and post offices No: 33, 73, 63 and 2.
Date: 15/11/11 45 branch post offices joined “Western Union” money transfer system
The cooperation agreement, signed between “Azerpocht” LLC and “Western Union” money transfer system, is being executed at the highest possible level. Introduction of “Western Union” money transfer system at branch post offices and post offices of “Azerpocht” LLC is under completion now.
Date: 15/11/11 “Azerpocht” cooperates with 134 countries via internet inquiry
“Azerpocht” cooperates with 134 countries through internet inquiry. Due to limited capacity of registered mails of international tracking system, Azerbaijan, for the time being, has exchange of registered mails with only 25 countries, and it is based on mutual agreements.
Date: 04/11/11 Some $140 million invested in Azerbaijani ICT and postal sector
About 140 million was inverted in the ICT sector and postal services in Azerbaijan in January-September, which is more by 22 percent over the same period 2010 and makes up 1.8 percent of total investments in the economy, the Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry reported.
Date: 31/10/11 Number of post offices increased
Number of post offices of “Azerpocht” LLC has reached 1501. Head of the department of network management of the organization Galib Babayev told that 12 post offices have been put into service for the population so far. According to him, construction of 7 new post offices have been completed,
Date: 31/10/11 Postal services revenues increased
“Azerpoch” LLC informs that for the first 9 months of 2011 tariff revenue forecast was exceeded by 3%. According to information provided by head of the budget and broadcasting department Agshin Gasanzade, 16,992,000 manats revenue was forecasted for the stated period,
Date: 28/10/11 “Azerpocht” LLC started traditional essay competition
This year, as every year, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) recommended to all postal administrations to conduct jointly with the Education Ministry of the country an epistolary essay competition among schoolchildren on the topic offered by UPU. The best essay on this topic will be sent to the UPU’s central office.
Date: 24/10/11 Number of post offices joining “KOMİS” system increases
“Azerbaijan can easily connect all its post offices to a centralized information system for mass payments (KOMIS). The Central Bank of Azerbaijan plans to connect one division of “Azerpocht” postal operator to KOMIS system every year,”
Date: 19/10/11 9 more post offices rendering banking and financial services to be opened in Geychay
“Presently, 890 post offices of “Azerpocht” LLC render banking and financial services, and the number will increase soon,” told the head of “Azerpocht” LLC’s department of marketing and financial services Yashar Ahmedov.
