{
  "id": 13384999,
  "title": "Seychelles Postal Services marks 165 years with modernisation and E-commerce focus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/seychelles-postal-services-marks-165-years-with-modernisation-and-e",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-10T10:14:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/gn-focus/seychelles-postal-services-marks-165-years-with-modernisation-and-e-commerce-focus-1.500705604"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seychelles Postal Services (SPS) is celebrating 165 years of operation with a modernisation and e-commerce focused strategy. CEO Mariella Buisson has spearheaded a strategic overhaul in response to declining letter volumes and the growth of courier services. Buisson emphasises the importance of strengthening commercial viability for long-term financial stability.\n\nThe focus on e-commerce is crucial for both online shopping and facilitating trade through imports and exports, which are vital to the island's economy. As an import-oriented nation, positioning SPS as a trusted logistics partner is essential. Buisson highlights the significance of the post in Seychelles-UAE trade flows, with the UAE being a major source of inbound volume. Close collaboration with Emirates Post is supported by robust commercial air links.\n\nTo remain relevant for decades to come, Buisson is spearheading a digitalisation drive that includes the implementation of online payments, the creation of an e-commerce platform to help local businesses sell internationally, and the development of an automated logistics warehouse. Buisson's ultimate goal is to modernise and digitalise the organisation, ensuring its relevance and effectiveness for future generations.",
  "summary": "As Seychelles Postal Services (SPS) marks 165 years in operation, CEO Mariella Buisson has reshaped the organisation for future readiness. Declining letter volumes and the expansion of courier services prompted a strategic overhaul, in a sector that has consistently reinvented itself in response to changing trade and communication flows. “Strengthening commercial viability became essential to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}