The postal and courier market in Georgia does not need additional regulation, according to Nino Menteshashvili, founder of FedEx’s Georgian representative office. She was commenting on the government’s decision to return a long-discussed postal law to Parliament’s agenda for the autumn session.
The draft legislation would reverse the sector’s liberalization, which has been in place since 2005, and make the postal market regulated again. Private-sector companies have opposed the proposed changes.
Menteshashvili said the draft has been under discussion for around 13 years and that the version considered before work was suspended was not acceptable to businesses. She said the private sector had worked effectively with the ministry and hopes the government will resume consultations and take businesses’ views into account.
According to Menteshashvili, the starting point should be to keep the market fully liberalized. “Competition creates new companies, and competition also removes companies from the market. This does not require regulation,” she said, adding that unless there is a serious market disruption requiring government intervention, it would be important to leave the postal and courier market untouched.
