Worldwide Landscape of Postal Financial Services : Asia Region

Postal networks in the nine countries in the Asian region profiled here have 289,067 post offices. In many of these Asian countries, post offices have provided payments and savings services for more than 130 years. At the end of 2002, 335 million...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Financial Sector Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS POINT ACCESS POINTS ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO INSURANCE ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ACTUAL COSTS AIR CARGO AIR FREIGHT AIRMAIL AIRMAIL SERVICES ATM CARD ATM CARDS ATM NETWORK AVERAGE BALANCE BALANCE SHEET BANK ACCOUNT BANK BRANCH BANK BRANCH NETWORK BANK BRANCH NETWORKS BANK BRANCHES BANKING NETWORKS BANKING SERVICES BULK MAIL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS VOLUME CASH PAYMENTS CASH REMITTANCES CASH TRANSFERS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIALIZATION COST-EFFICIENCY COUNTER NETWORK CREDIT PRODUCTS CREDIT RISK CROSS-SUBSIDIES CURRENT ACCOUNTS CUSTOMER BASES DEBIT CARDS DEFICITS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION DEPOSIT PRODUCTS DEPOSITOR DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DIRECT MAIL DISTRIBUTION OF COURIER DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC MAIL E-BANKING E-GOVERNMENT E-MAIL ELECTRONIC MAIL ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICE EXPENDITURE EXPRESS MAIL FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FLOW OF MONEY FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES HOUSEHOLDS HYBRID MAIL ID INCOME GROUPS INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEMS INITIAL DEPOSIT INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSURANCE INSURANCE AGENCY INSURANCE SERVICES INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MAIL BUSINESS MAIL FLOWS MAIL ITEMS MAIL PROCESSING MAIL SERVICE MAIL SERVICES MAIL SORTING MAIL SORTING CENTERS MAIL VOLUMES MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MARKETING MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MIGRATION MONEY LAUNDERING MONEY ORDER MONEY TRANSFER MONEY TRANSFERS MUTUAL FUNDS NATIONAL POSTAL NATIONAL POSTAL OPERATORS NUMBER OF POSTAL OPERATORS NUMBER OF POSTS OPERATING REVENUES OPERATIONAL COSTS ORDINARY MAIL OUTREACH PACKAGES PARCEL SERVICES PARCELS PAYMENT SERVICES PAYMENT SYSTEMS PAYMENTS INSTRUMENTS PAYMENTS SERVICES PAYROLL SERVICES PENSIONS POINT OF SALE POST POST CORPORATION POST OFFICE POST OFFICE COUNTER POST OFFICE SAVINGS POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS POST OFFICES POSTAL POSTAL ACCOUNTS POSTAL AGENTS POSTAL BANK POSTAL BANKING POSTAL BANKS POSTAL BUSINESS POSTAL COUNTERS POSTAL EXPRESS POSTAL FINANCE POSTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE POSTAL MAIL POSTAL MANAGEMENT POSTAL MARKET POSTAL MARKETS POSTAL MONEY ORDER POSTAL MONEY ORDERS POSTAL NETWORK POSTAL NETWORKS POSTAL OPERATIONS POSTAL OPERATOR POSTAL OPERATORS POSTAL ORGANIZATIONS POSTAL OUTLETS POSTAL POLICY POSTAL REFORM POSTAL REFORMS POSTAL REVENUES POSTAL SAVINGS POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS POSTAL SERVICE POSTAL SERVICE MODELS POSTAL SERVICES POSTAL STAFF POSTAL SYSTEM POSTAL SYSTEMS POSTS PRIVATE ENTREPRENEUR PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS PRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE FINANCIAL SECTOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC POSTAL OPERATOR PUBLIC POSTAL OPERATORS PUBLIC POSTAL SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE QUALITY OF SERVICE REMITTANCE RETAIL BANKING RURAL CREDIT RURAL CREDIT COOPERATIVE RURAL POST OFFICES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS SAVINGS MOBILIZATION SAVINGS PRODUCT SAVINGS PRODUCTS SAVINGS SERVICE SAVINGS SERVICES SOLVENCY STATE BANKS STATE ENTERPRISES SUBSIDIARY TAX EXEMPTIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE SERVICES TIME DEPOSITS TRADITIONAL MAIL UNFAIR COMPETITION UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION UNIVERSAL SERVICE UPU URBAN AREAS WORLDWIDE POSTAL NETWORK
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16461280/asia-region-worldwide-landscape-postal-financial-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12709