LUANDA, Angola--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Western Union® Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in
global payment services, and the Angola Post Office, provider of postal
and financial services in Angola, today announced the signing of an
agreement to provide - for the first time - Western Union money transfer
services to consumers in Angola.
Richard Malcolm, Regional Vice President for Southern and East Africa at
Western Union, says, “We are delighted to start this collaboration with
the Angola Post Office and are confident this will expand the network
offering of Western Union services. We encourage investment in the
country and remain positive that Angola will continue to prosper with
the help of the international community.”
Maria Luisa Andrade, president of the board of the Angola Post Office
agrees, “The Postal Service in this country looks forward to being part
of the continued economic development of the country. By offering
Western Union services, we will be facilitating connectivity across the
country, keeping our services relevant for years to come.”
According to a study by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), more than 80
percent of post offices in Sub-Saharan Africa are located outside the
three largest cities in each country, where 82.5 per cent of the
population is concentrated -providing unique outreach to unbanked
citizens and migrants.
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global payment
services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Western
Union Business Solutions branded payment services, Western Union
provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient
ways to send and receive money around the world, to send payments and to
purchase money orders. As of June 30, 2014, the Western Union, Vigo and
Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network
of over 500,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories and
over 100,000 ATMs. In 2013, The Western Union Company completed 242
million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $82 billion
of principal between consumers, and 459 million business payments. For
more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
About the Angola Post Office
Empresa Nacional de Correios e Telégrafos de Angola, operating
as Correios de Angola (CA), is the government-owned company responsible
for postal
service in Angola,
founded in 1980.
The Angola Post Office is a centennial institution with a long history
and a remarkable presence with the population and institutions it has
served. The company is a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a
UN organization that groups the postal services of 190 countries and
autonomous regions, and is part of the EMS cooperative.
The National Post and Telegraph Company of Angola – the Angola Post
Office – was created in 1980. Through Decrees 16/80 and 17/80 of the
Council of Ministers it became known as the National Post and Telegraph
Company of Angola – UEE. Following this, the Council of Ministers
published its Decree nº62/03 on 23 September with a new Statute, which
overruled the previous statute approved by Decree 45-G/92.
The company currently has 60 post offices in all the Angolan territory
and around 900 staff, guaranteeing the postal service and other
products/services as part of the “Post Shop” concept. These are
multipurpose spaces that offer the population a wide array of products
and services.
For more information, visit: http://www.correiosdeangola.co.ao/.
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Source: Western Union