WTO | Services: Postal and courier services
Developments in the sector In recent decades, postal services have undergone radical changes — from a regulatory, operational and technological perspective — throughout the world. Technological changes have confronted operators with new forms of competition from other communication services (e.g. e-mails), but also presented new opportunities, e.g. the use of technology in the just-in-time shipment of goods by express delivery companies. This is a rapidly growing area which is playing a key role in supply chain management and logistics. Market-oriented reforms have been undertaken i...