Posta Romana currently has a total of 5,680 units.
“The project was approved by the management board, which, as of Monday, is chaired by Adrian Apolozan, banker with ING Bank. By computerizing its offices, Posta Romana will be able to provide financial-bancking services, including insurance policy brokerage, sell telecom services and collect payments for utility bills online. Postal workers will have POS terminals and portable printers and will be able to cash in bills at clients’ homes,” said Posta Romana general manager Ion Smeeianu.
He added the postal units will be computerized by the company’s own technical team.
“We are only buying IT equipment and telecom support by public procurement,” said Smeeianu.
Broker Posta Romana, the postal company’s brokerage division, received Trade Registry approval and became functional as of Monday, December 9.
Posta Romana is the biggest postal operator in Romania, with a turnover of RON1.21 billion in 2012. It is 75% owned by the state and 25% by investment fund Fondul Proprietatea.
At the end of 2012, the company had total debts of RON568.2 million, 2.9% higher than in 2011. Over the last four years, the postal company amassed losses of RON530 million.
The company is due to be privatized in 2014.