National Post Office (Rwanda)

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Office national des postes or National Post Office (iPosita Rwanda) is the company responsible for postal service in Rwanda. As of 2009, the Director General of National Post Office was Celestin Kayitare. [1]

Mail System for transporting documents and other small packages

The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal systems have generally been established as government monopolies, with a fee on the article prepaid. Proof of payment is often in the form of adhesive postage stamps, but postage meters are also used for bulk mailing. Modern private postal systems are typically distinguished from national postal agencies by the names "courier" or "delivery service".

Rwanda Country in Africa

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a country in Central and East Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and is highly elevated; its geography is dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year.

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Rwanda is part of the Universal Postal Union, which recommends a maximum of 9,000 people per one post office branch. [1] As of 2009, Rwanda's population is around ten million, and would need 1,111 post office branches to meet this recommendation. [1] As of 2009, Rwanda had nineteen post office branches. [1]

Universal Postal Union Specialised agency of the United Nations

The Universal Postal Union, established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration (CA), the Postal Operations Council (POC) and the International Bureau (IB). It also oversees the Telematics and Express Mail Service (EMS) cooperatives. Each member agrees to the same terms for conducting international postal duties. The UPU's headquarters are located in Bern, Switzerland.

During April 2010, the Office National des Postes announced, through the Universal Postal Union, that several fraudulent issues of stamps were circulating. [2]

Illegal competitors

The Office National Des Postes was granted a monopoly for thirty years in 1992 by the Parliament of Rwanda, then known as the National Development Council. [3] Private services do business in the country despite the government's protests. [3] Atraco, Sotra Tours, Okapi, Virunga, and Muhabura Bus have been named by the postal service as companies operating illegally. [3] As of October 2009, a law was being drafted to crack down on illegal courier services. [3]

Parliament of Rwanda

The Parliament of Rwanda consists of two chambers:

International monetary fund

A November 2000 report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reducing poverty in Rwanda stated the IMF would try to make the Office National Des Postes financially self-supporting, while also providing affordable services. [4] According to the report, this would improve the communication structure, allowing those living in poverty to more easily find jobs. [4] As part of a November 2000 agreement over aid with the IMF, the Rwandian government agreed to make the Office National Des Postes self-sufficient by September 2001. [5]

International Monetary Fund International organisation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of "189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world." Formed in 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference primarily by the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, it came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international payment system. It now plays a central role in the management of balance of payments difficulties and international financial crises. Countries contribute funds to a pool through a quota system from which countries experiencing balance of payments problems can borrow money. As of 2016, the fund had SDR477 billion.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mugoya, Grace. "Post Office to Adopt Online Notification." New Times 12 October 2009. AllAfrica.com. All Africa Global Media. Web. 14 April 2010. <http://allafrica.com/stories/200910130091.html>.
  2. ↑ McKeown, K. J. S. "Rwanda (Rep.) – Illegal Postage Stamp Issues." Letter. 26 April 2010. Www.upu.int. Universal Postal Union, 26 April 2010. Web. 4 September 2010. <Circular No. 092 - Rwanda - UPU UNIVERSAL>.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mugoya, Grace. "Post Office Seeks to Hold On Its 30 Year Monopoly." The New Times 16 October 2009. Www.allAfrica.com. AllAfrica.com. Web. 4 September 2010. <http://allafrica.com/stories/200910160015.html>.
  4. 1 2 AN APPROACH TO THE POVERTY REDUCTION ACTION PLAN FOR RWANDA The Interim PRSP. Nov. 2000. Action Plan from the IMF. p.66 www.imf.org/external/np/prsp/2000/rwa/01/110100.pdf
  5. ↑ Mutemberezi, François, and Donald Kaberuka. "Rwanda Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, November 6, 2000." Letter to Horst Köhler, International Monetary Fund. 6 November 2000. Www.imf.org. International Monetary Fund. Web. 4 September 2010. <http://www.imf.org/external/np/loi/2000/rwa/02/>.
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