Kenya is interesting. Heard of a competitor doing it while I was in Asia. I looked at Ethiopia, but the cost of telecom is huge. With Kenya getting a fiber and some semblance of stability that alone is a game changer. Not sure what the labor differential is, but English+Fiber+Relative Stability == pretty good candidate. Assuming cost is equal or below Philippines, I would definitely consider it.
Africa is the last wave of outsroucing
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Russia is problematic in that its government is notoriously corrupt and controlled by the mob and Russian business interests, but its workers are not poor (and therefore cheap) enough for foreign investors to be able to overlook Russia's political problems.
"Russia is problematic in that its government is notoriously corrupt and controlled by the mob and Russian business interests, " Don't listen to Western media. I'm sure Russian government would be supportive of anything that provides jobs to the working class.
I'd advise that you read about the demise of Yukos, formerly one of Russia's largest companies.
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#23Kenya has an advantage over most other cheap countries for call center outsourcing, and it's the accent. The kenyan accent is easy to understand and more crisp, compared to accents like Indian, Chinese or West African. See sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U1h51HiqTg
Which Indian accent? Peter Sellers'?
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Russia is problematic in that its government is notoriously corrupt and controlled by the mob and Russian business interests, but its workers are not poor (and therefore cheap) enough for foreign investors to be able to overlook Russia's political problems.
"Russia is problematic in that its government is notoriously corrupt and controlled by the mob and Russian business interests, " Don't listen to Western media. I'm sure Russian government would be supportive of anything that provides jobs to the working class.
Russia's government only seems to be (practically) supportive of opportunities for the "siloviks" clan members. A quintessential plutarchy.
(I am a Russian national).
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Russia is problematic in that its government is notoriously corrupt and controlled by the mob and Russian business interests, " Don't listen to Western media. I'm sure Russian government would be supportive of anything that provides jobs to the working class.
I'd advise that you read about the demise of Yukos, formerly one of Russia's largest companies.
A good case in point. It is illustrative that the demise was initiated by the arrest of its owner, who was the only Russian oligarch who "came clean" by publicly acknowledging the corruption of the Russia's top businesses and state, and called for transparency in both.
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#26Business is about profit & loss. Do not expect patriotism.
Chinese economy = American capitalism - Human rights
Indian economy = American capitalism + Wage slavery
African economy = American capitalism + Slavery
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#27Business is about profit & loss. Do not expect patriotism. Chinese economy = American capitalism - Human rights Indian economy = American capitalism + Wage slavery African economy = American capitalism + Slavery In globalized economy, jobs will go where businesses get maximum profit.
Or cheap people will come to where businesses get maximum profits
Re: Africa is the last wave of outsroucing
#28Business is about profit & loss. Do not expect patriotism. Chinese economy = American capitalism - Human rights Indian economy = American capitalism + Wage slavery African economy = American capitalism + Slavery In globalized economy, jobs will go where businesses get maximum profit.
Or cheap people will come to where businesses get maximum profits