Thursday, January 24, 2013

More BPO space on hand in 5 years

Developers would continue to build office spaces for the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry for the next five years with the Philippines still looking good as the outsourcing destination.   Read more

Strong rupee alarms local BPO industry

For the Philippines’s $13-billion business-process outsourcing (BPO) industry, the peso’s surge has been compounded by a slide in larger rival India’s rupee.
The peso’s 6.5-percent gain to 40.618 per dollar in 12 months makes it Asia’s best performer, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, while the rupee’s 6.7-percent slump to 53.67 is the region’s third-worst decline. Both currencies traded around 44 to 45 versus the greenback two years ago.   Read more

Thursday, January 10, 2013

CCCI optimistic BPOs will stay in Philippines

CEBU, Philippines - Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Prudencio Gesta shares the same optimism with other business leaders that the business process outsourcing industry will stay in the country despite the strengthening of the peso against the dollar.  Read more