Jan

8

Outsourcing Issues and News.

Your weekly round up of professional business information and insights, searched and summarized by Outsourcing Opinions from the world business news agencies and major resource sites.

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Jan

7

Asian stock markets start the new year in broadly upbeat fashion last Monday with dealers in Tokyo lifted by extended credit to Japan Airlines and a strong yen as well as positive Chinese manufacturing data.

There’s also introduction of a new Tokyo trading system following a series of technical problems as the stock exchange tries to keep ahead of its regional rivals.

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Jan

7

Information technology (IT) trends and research firm IDC reports that IT spending and growth in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) could reach USD184 billion (a 7.7 percent growth) in 2010.

A majority of this will come from India and China, although all APEJ countries are expected to show varying degrees of growth on the after a slow 2009.

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In the face of this possible growth, IDC further advises Asia’s chief information officers (CIOs) to not rely on a ‘wait-and-see’ strategy for information technology (IT) anymore. Instead, CIOs in Asia must be more proactive as world economy recovers.

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Jan

6

Stephanie Overby of CIO.com shares what industry insiders predict to be the offshore destinations to loom large when it comes to outsourcing IT services this 2010.

As world economies recover from recession this year, it is expected that many multinationals will develop many off-shore locations for outsourcing services.

These companies will continue to supplement their business with service contracts in established destinations like India and Philippines while cultivating possible business connections in emerging destinations in Africa and South America.

Here are the 6 prime outsourcing destinations for 2010.

1. CHINA

2. INDIA

3. SOUTH AFRICA and THE MIDDLE EAST

4. SOUTH AMERICA

5. THE PHILIPPINES

6. THE UNITED STATES

Read more on each destination’s key traits and factors for growth here

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