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By Albin Sybera Czech energy and media oligarch Daniel Kretinsky looks set to buy International Distribution Services (IDS), owner of the British postal service Royal Mail, after his £5.2bn (€5.9bn) improved offer was recommended by the company. It comes after IDS turned down an indicative £4.5bn takeover bid from Kretinsky’s EP Group in April, forcing Kretinsky to improve his bid by 50p to 370p. The deal to take the group private is pending government and shareholder approvals. “I know that owning this business will come with enormous responsibility – not just to the employees but to the citi…