British business minister Peter Mandelson said state-owned postal operator Royal Mail should be part-privatised, and he welcomed an approach by Dutch logistics company TNT to take a minority stake in the company. More: continued here
Read More »Shake-up planned for Royal Mail (Epolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The government has opened the door to foreign investment in the Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Major Shake-Up For Royal Mail (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Dutch postal giant TNT has expressed an interest in buying into Royal Mail, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced. More: continued here
Read More »Mandelson Says U.K. May Sell Royal Mail Stake to TNT (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Gordon Brown ’s government said it may sell a stake in Royal Mail Group Plc to TNT NV of the Netherlands, tapping investment needed to prepare the U.K.’s postal service for Europe-wide competition. More: continued here
Read More »TNT in approach for part of Royal Mail (Financial Times)
The government is to part-privatise Royal Mail, by inviting a private sector operator to take a strategic minority partnership, as part of a package of measures to preserve the one-price-goes-everywhere universal postal service. More: continued here
Read More »Britain mulls selling stake in Royal Mail to foreign firm: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The British government is considering selling a large stake of the struggling state-owned postal service Royal Mail to a foreign company, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »Britain considers Royal Mail privatization (UPI)
LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) — A report recommending the British Royal Mail be partially privatized was being considered by the country’s Cabinet Tuesday, sources say. More: continued here
Read More »Mandelson Says UK May Sell Royal Mail Stake to TNT – Bloomberg
Mandelson Says UK May Sell Royal Mail Stake to TNTBloomberg –4 minutes ago16 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government said it may sell a stake in Royal Mail Group Plc to TNT NV of the Netherlands, tapping investment … More: continued here
Read More »'Part-privatisation' unveiled for Royal Mail – Independent
'Part-privatisation' unveiled for Royal MailIndependent, UK –9 minutes agoThe Business Secretary Lord Mandelson told the Lords the Government had accepted a recommendation that Royal Mail should "forge a strategic minority … More: continued here
Read More »Mandy backs private Mail – The Sun
Mandy backs private MailThe Sun, UK –3 minutes agoBy STEVE HAWKES THE biggest ever shake-up at the Royal Mail is on the cards – after Business secretary Lord Mandelson today said it needed a “strategic … More: continued here
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