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Ep 173: UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein
Category: Business
Duration: 00:16:48
Publish Date: 2019-10-06 23:08:35
Description:

In the wake of probably the most tumultuous week in the Universal Postal Union’s history, UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein is my special guest. In this interview, we discuss:

  • Background to the debate over the compensation system
  • How discussions progressed over an extended period
  • Resistance to attempts at reform
  • Tensions between different countries at the negotiating table
  • When countries can start “self-declaring” rates
  • What would have happened if no compromise had been found
  • The role of the UPU in the future and the need for the union to be fit for purpose
  • Opening up UPU membership to private carriers
  • How the UPU and the postal sector is more than just letters
  • Reform that has already occurred within the UPU
  • Reforms to the contribution system, pension fund system, the quorum system, and more
  • Comparisons with the ITU and its membership
  • Could we see Jeff Bezos at the UPU?
  • The range of treaties that flow through the UPU relating to cross-border trade
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