Jan
26
Outsourcing – Philippines retains stable outlook for business
January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Since last year, the Philippines and its currency (the Philippine Peso) are among the better performers in the Asia-Pacific region in keeping a comfortable external liquidity as per the global credit-rating firm Moody in its latest report, “Asia Pacific Outlook.”
The firm’s Investors Service cites the financial system and external liquidity of the emerging economy, which has remained “stable”, virtually unharmed by the global financial crisis. With its strong external payments position and stable financial system, the Philippine government has time for the return to fiscal consolidation as soon as the effects of world recession fade.
Learn more about this here
Jan
19
Outsourcing Philippines – Call Center Agents form Congressional Party
January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Call center agents in the Philippines unite have launched their party-list group, the Association of Call Center Agents of the Philippines (ACCAP) in order to be represented in the Philippine Congress in 2010 National elections.
Formed in 2007, ACCAP aims to advance the interests of call center agents in the Philippines.
The group has already more than 70,000 computer literate and Internet savvy members nationwide who contact each othe using convenient information and communications technology, enabling them to organize without the need of physical offices and meetings.
Learn more about ACCAP from their official website here
Jan
12
Outsourcing – Asian IT investments extract greater value this 2010
January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
According to research firm Springboard, Asia has not seen the financial carnage that left Western economies bleed out massive losses. The region is emerging faster, reflected by the IT spending throughout Asia.
Organizations in Asia are expected to focus on extracting greater value from existing IT investments instead of new capital expenditures. Read more here
Jan
11
Outsourcing – China ready to Burst?
January 11, 2010 | 2 Comments
For a while now, Outsourcing Opinions have been tracking on the economic developments and business interests of China (“Outsourcing – China’s Catching Up on English Literacy/Fluency“, “Outsourcing checks on China” et cetera).
News that China’s fast growth in recent years could lead to another real estate bubble bursting to crisis like that in Japan in 1980s and recently the United States in 2008.
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