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Jul 22, 20080

BPO space, condo glut seen

Darwin G. Amojelar
Manila Times

PROPERTY research firms warned of a looming glut in the business process outsourcing (BPO) office space and condominium segments of the local industry.

In its first-quarter Philippine market overview, Colliers International Research said developable land … Read the rest

Jul 14, 20080

BPO leaders more confident than peers in other industries

Erwin Oliva
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – Leaders in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry tend to be more confident than their counterparts in other industries, according to a global study on leadership development.

BPO leaders were confident because they felt … Read the rest

Jul 9, 20080

RP no longer competes with India alone in outsourcing

Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is still in the list of most-recommended outsourcing destinations but it may no longer be just India that it has to compete against as many more countries improve, based on a new … Read the rest

Jul 3, 20080

Philippines dubbed hottest property hub as BPOs increase presence here

Ben Arnold de Vera
Manila Times

GROWING investment opportunities in tourism, infrastructure and business process outsourcing (BPO) make the Philippines the “hottest” real-estate hub in Southeast Asia, according to real-estate services firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

“Foreign investors are looking … Read the rest

Jun 25, 20081

Medical transcription firms go through rough patch

Chupsie Medina
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — If there is one business that has been relatively spared by the tripling of crude oil prices and the consequential runaway costs of almost all other commodities including rice and similar food grains, it … Read the rest

Jun 19, 20080

CICT, BPAP discuss manpower poaching problem with Singapore

Erwin Oliva
INQUIRER.net

SINGAPORE — The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) and the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) are in discussions with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore on the nagging problem of poaching in the … Read the rest

Jun 9, 20080

UK ‘knowledge worker’ shortage cited; BPO opportunity seen

Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines–The current shortage of “knowledge workers” in the United Kingdom is good news for the country’s outsourcing push in Europe.

A recent report from The Work Foundation, a London-based research and consultancy firm, said that the … Read the rest

Jun 2, 20080

CICT reports outsourcing investments in 17 areas

Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines–Seventeen areas in the country now have investors from the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, according to the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).

CICT has identified a total of 22 areas in its drive … Read the rest

May 21, 20080

BPO sector sees 70% revenue hike

Des Ferriols
Philippine Star

The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is expecting a 70-percent surge in revenues this year as the profit crunch from the global slowdown force companies to cut down operating costs through outsourcing.

The Bangko Sentral ng … Read the rest

Apr 18, 20080

(Short-term weakness blamed on US woes) BPO office demand to slow down

Chino S. Leyco
Manila Times

DEMAND for business process outsourcing (BPO) office space is seen to ease this year due to the US economic slowdown, CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Philippines, Inc. said Thursday.

In a briefing, Joey Radovan, CBRE Global … Read the rest

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