Bpost (stylised ''bpost'') also known as the Belgian Post Group, is the
Belgian
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company responsible for the delivery of national and international
mail
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. The Belgian Post Group is one of the largest
civilian
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employers in Belgium. It provides a range of postal,
courier
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,
direct marketing
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,
banking
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Because ...
,
insurance
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, and electronic services in a highly competitive
European market
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. The headquarters are located in
Brussels
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at the Muntcenter (Bisschopsstraat).
Before 2010, it was known as De Post in
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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Places
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* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
and La Poste in
French, meaning "the Post" in each case in
English
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* English language
* English people
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.
Ownership
By Royal Decree of 17 March 2000, The Post cast off its status of
autonomous
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public enterprise to adopt the status of a
public
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limited liability
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company. Its public service missions are all described that it concluded with the Belgian State.
In January 2006,
Post Danmark
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and
CVC Capital Partners
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signed an agreement with the Belgian Government on the acquisition of 50% minus one share in the Belgian Post for €300 million. Post Danmark had been selected by the Belgian Government a partner because it would assist bpost in modernizing the company. The Belgian Government, bpost, Post Danmark and CVC have prepared a joint plan for developing the Belgian Post over the coming years. The target is for bpost to be among the leading and most efficient postal services in Europe.
Acquisitions
Certipost is a Belgian electronic communications subsidiary of bpost based in
Aalst founded in 2002. They produce solutions to issues with
electronic document
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exchange and
archiving
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including
digital certificate
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and
electronic identity card
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s.
In October 2017, bpost acquired American
e-commerce
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company
Radial, Inc.
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for US$820 million.
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CVC Capital Partners companies
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Postal system of Belgium
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