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Inc.
July 2005
Darren Dahl |
It's Son of Nafta! If it is ratified, the Central America Free Trade Agreement will eliminate duties on trade between the U.S. and six Central American nations.   |
CIO
October 6, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
IT Outsourcing: Study Ranks Best Nearshore Locations for U.S. Customers A new quarterly ranking of Latin American countries rates Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica and Argentina among the best locations for nearshore outsourcing. |
Inc.
October 2005
Darren Dahl |
Going South Opportunity is in season as CAFTA opens up Central America to U.S. exports. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2005
Tonya Vinas |
Manufacturers Applaud Bills' Passage Manufacturers expect to benefit from three bills recently signed into law by President Bush. The deals address trade, transportation and energy. |
IDB America
March 2003 |
Accountability first A senior IDB manager argues that strong institutions and greater transparency in the management of public resources are the best means of combating corruption |
Global Services
October 26, 2007
Imrana Khan |
Say Si For ITO Latin America is not just a nearshore contact-center destination; it is also fast emerging as an IT outsourcing location. |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005 |
CAFTA-DR: A Who's Who An overview of six countries involved in the Central American Free Trade Agreement. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2005
John S. McClenahen |
Trade: Pressures Dampening Outlook CAFTA's close vote might be a sign of tougher times for other pacts. |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Paul Magnusson |
This Trade Pact Won't Sail Through Expect a bruising CAFTA debate as both parties try to score points with Latinos |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005
Geri Smith |
Central America Is Holding Its Breath The U.S. Senate could soon start hearings on the CAFTA trade pact. |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005 |
El Salvador's CAFTA Imperative President Saca believes a free-trade agreement with the U.S. is essential to his country's and the region's growth and stability. |
Sports Central
February 18, 2010
Diane M. Grassi |
Baseball, Rawlings Bring New Meaning to Free Trade In 2006, this reporter shed light on the seemingly unfair labor practices taking place in Costa Rica in a factory operated by the Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc. |
IDB America
September 2003
Marcelo Antinori |
Plan Puebla-Panama: myths and reality Plan Puebla-Panama is a regional integration initiative that promotes cooperation among the eight Mesoamerican countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. It's the subject of many outlandish stories that should be debunked. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Geri Smith |
Fox: "Mexico Is a True Business Partner" Mexico's President says the key is to see NAFTA as "an association seeking prosperity among the three countries." |
CRM
January 1, 2006
Colin Beasty |
The Bitter Taste of Offshoring Europe is setting an example of best outsourcing practices that American business might want to follow. |
InternetNews
April 14, 2010 |
Microsoft Hires Single Firm to Manage its IT Infosys has been providing IT outsourcing almost as long as Microsoft has been around, and now it's taking over the management of many of the software giant's IT functions around the world. |
CIO
April 6, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
IT Outsourcing in Latin America: 9 Things Your Vendor Won't Tell You The Latin American IT services market is heating up, but buyer beware: There are hidden costs and issues that could affect your nearer-shore outsourcing deal. |
IDB America
January 2004 |
IDB finances road improvements in Nicaragua The IDB has approved a $40 million soft loan to support a roads project in northwestern Nicaragua that includes key corridors for Plan Puebla-Panama. |
Wall Street & Technology
June 13, 2006 |
Spending More Can Be Satisfying Research from an outsourcing and insourcing advisory firm reveals a direct correlation between an organization's satisfaction with its outsourcing efforts and how much it invests in outsourcing management and governance. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Leonardo Cardemil, Juan Carlos Di Tata, & Florencia Frantischek |
Central America: Adjustment and Reforms in the 1990s Following a weak performance in the 1980s, the Central American economies experienced a turnaround in the 1990s as they adopted improved policies within a more stable political environment. Now, how can they best maintain macroeconomic stability, continue structural reforms, and strengthen social policies to maximize rates of economic growth and reduce the incidence of poverty? |
CIO
June 15, 2004
Richard Pastore |
My Lunch with the Elephant At CIO luncheons, somehow the conversation always comes around to that awkward topic: outsourcing. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 2, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Outsourcing Obstacles Banks can save money with offshore outsourcing, but they need a plan to navigate the choppy waters. |
Wall Street & Technology
November 29, 2004
Jim Middlemiss |
Riga to Manila to Mumbai More Wall Street firms are considering offshore outsourcing than ever before - and their choices are growing by the minute. |
Salon.com
April 20, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
Free trade, closed talks As authorities build a wall around the FTAA summit in Quebec City, anti-globalization protesters are hoping to infiltrate the discussion... |
CRM
May 2008
Christopher Musico |
And They're Off! Offshore, that is -- and nearshore, and homeshore. When it comes to outsourcing contact centers, it's a whole new horse race. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 15, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Perspectives: Outsourcing Various bank executives weigh in on outsourcing issues, such as strategy, data security risks, specialized services, and emerging markets and how nearshoring fits into the outsourcing picture. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
The Biggest Challenges Facing Manufacturers -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Responses Offshore competition. Finding and retaining skilled labor. Rising costs. Government regulations. Sound familiar? Manufacturing managers share many of the same headaches and confront common challenges. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Is Outsourcing Overblown? Maybe Americans aren't losing as many jobs overseas as we first thought. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006 |
Outsourcing's Next Steps When it's best not to chase cheap labor. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Geri Smith |
Salinas: "Now Is the Time for Action" The Mexican President who negotiated NAFTA reflects on how the pact has worked and not worked -- and what needs to happen next. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2009
David Blanchard |
IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey Comments on Manufacturing's Biggest Challenge: The Economy As part of the IndustryWeek 2009 Salary Survey, we asked the open-ended question: What is the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry today? |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Outsourcing: Who's Safe Anymore? The U.S. federal budget deficit will limit help to displaced workers. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Smith & Lindblad |
Mexico: Was NAFTA Worth It? A tale of what free trade can and cannot do. |
Bank Technology News
August 2003
Karen Krebsbach |
Outsourcing: Fighting a Giant Sucking Sound Banks face backlash on IT job exports overseas |
Insurance & Technology
June 16, 2004 |
Transforming Your Business Through IT and Business Process Outsourcing Insurance is a risk management industry, and its approach to outsourcing should be consistent with its nature. Risks are to be managed, not fled from. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2004
John S. McClenahen |
Rougher Ride After NAFTA? For the North American auto industry, said to be NAFTA's big manufacturing winner, the journey through the rest of the Americas could be a bumpier ride. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
IBM's India Adventure Big Blue joins the India outsourcing frenzy. |
Global Services
October 29, 2007
Rinku Tyagi |
Outsourcing Will Be a Major Issue Outsourcing will be a major issue in the coming Presidential elections in the U.S.A. says Arvind Panagariya, Professor of Economics, Columbia University. Here, he discusses issues that are impacting globalization. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006
Patricia Panchak |
Editor's Page -- Next-Generation Outsourcing A new realism about manufacturing outsourcing takes hold. |
CFO
October 1, 2009
Josh Hyatt |
The New Calculus of Offshoring For years the offshoring boom was driven by one factor: savings. Today the decision is much more complicated. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003 |
At 10, NAFTA Is Ready For An Overhaul A broader pact could address new issues of security and migration. |
Global Services
September 25, 2008 |
Sales Strategies to Succeed in a Tough Economy The basics of selling and account management do not change in a tough economy. Regardless of the level of business economic conditions, the selling teams in service provider companies only need to make some tactical adjustments to reach their revenue goals. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 1, 2007
Nancy Feig |
New Rules for Bank Outsourcing and Offshoring New deal models and business imperatives, as well as opportunities in emerging markets, are inspiring banks to reevaluate the types of outsourcing and offshoring arrangements they make. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2004
Jim Wagner |
EDS Contracts, Expands Workforce The outsourcing heavyweight will beef up where the outsourcing jobs are overseas. |
Salon.com
April 23, 2001
David Moberg |
Will free trade kill democracy? Thousands of protesters send out an SOS in Quebec: Governments are giving corporations free rein to negotiate a hemispheric trade pact... |
Global Services
January 1, 2008
Blackman & Schweyer |
Buy-side Sourcing Careers The sourcing industry is being seen as a lucrative career path by many professionals. While the basis for a successful sourcing career is already established, firms now need to develop structures and development practices to foster the characteristics that define it. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2007
Brad Kenney |
Second-Generation IT Outsourcing Best practices for IT outsourcing are changing as the process matures. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 1, 2006
Jim Heskett |
How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved? By understanding labor quality, can we better confront anxieties about outsourcing and immigration? |
Bank Technology News
December 2004
Holly Sraeel |
Outsourcing Gets a Closer Look. But is It Different? The strategic value of outsourcing has always been the source of some debate in banking. The question is, "Is it different than in years past?" Good question, and the answer depends on the size of institution. |
CIO
November 14, 2012
Stephanie Overby |
IT Services Get Closer to Home IT chiefs find that domestic outsourcing (as opposed to offshoring) is becoming more attractive as it delivers advantages such as agility, speed and innovation |
