Argentina’s Fernandez Re-Elected in Landslide Win
October 24th, 2011Source: Miami Herald
President Cristina Fernandez was re-elected in a landslide Sunday, winning with one of the widest victory margins in Argentina’s history after her government spread the wealth of a booming economy.
Fernandez had 53 percent of the vote after three-fourths of the polling stations reported nationwide. Her nearest challenger got just 17 percent. Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo predicted the president’s share would rise as polls reported from her party’s stronghold of densely populated Buenos Aires province.
“Count on me to continue pursuing the project,” Fernandez vowed in her victory speech. “All I want is to keep collaborating … to keep Argentina growing. I want to keep changing history.”
Fernandez is Latin America’s first woman to be re-elected as president, but the victory was personally bittersweet – the first without her husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner, who died of a heart attack last Oct. 27.
“This is a strange night for …
Ci&T to Support US Clients from Argentina
August 31st, 2011Software Product Engineering and Application Development Leader to Hire 1,000 Employees Dedicated to Serving U.S. Clients
Ci&T, a technology outsourcing and software product engineering company, today announced that it is expanding its support for its United States customers with a new delivery center in Argentina. The new center, which is expected to grow to 1,000 employees in the next five years, will serve Ci&T’s U.S. clients and furthers the company’s mission to provide geographically convenient Nearshore services to its customers.
Ci&T’s new Nearshore delivery center will enable the company to produce projects for its U.S. clients with even greater agility and speed. Because of its near-local proximity and time zone, clients in the U.S. can access the center’s developers within the span of their normal workday, without having to make after-hours calls to their development team. Ci&T’s established Agile and Lean culture ensures that the developers are equipped to make on-the-fly changes …
Arrogance, Attrition or Economics: What’s Troubling Accenture Argentina?
August 25th, 2011
A CIO and his deputy point to underperformance by both Accenture and Cognizant
Argentina’s Cristina Holds First Conference in a Year to Talk Economics
August 16th, 2011Source: USA Today
President Cristina Fernandez said Monday that keeping Argentina’s economy growing despite the global consumption slowdown is her top priority as she looks forward to what seems like a certain re-election in October.
Fernandez got just over 50% of the valid votes in Sunday’s primary, leading her nearest challengers by more than 37 percentage points. Buoyed by the results, she held her first news conference in more than a year, and vowed to keep Argentina’s economy growing strong.
“I’ve given my heart and soul these four years,” she said, thanking her supporters. “The people value the ability of leaders to respond to problems in a crisis.”
While many of the world’s leading economies are trying to cut their way out of staggering debts, Argentina has largely resolved its debt crisis and aims to maintain its economic independence while spending revenues and reserves to create jobs and build a more …
Can Latin America’s Captives Pitch like Third-Party Providers?
August 11th, 2011
Oshri: Captives Must Evolve
By Luke Bujarski
It’s time for captive centers across Latin America to grow up. While recent data published by Everest Research officially took the captive center model off the endangered species list, changing tides in management and increasing global competition suggest that it will be far from smooth sailing for LatAm’s captives industry.
Q/A: Argentina Tech’s Biggest Believer
August 8th, 2011
Kolodziej: "Most people involved in tech are fully fluent in English"
By Patrick Haller
Argentina’s tech sector is thriving, despite a less than stellar level of public sector stimulus. One of the most dynamic and tireless believers in Argentina’s potential is Vanessa Kolodziej – CEO of BA Accelerator, and a co-founder of the popular startup advocacy group, Palermo Valley. We caught up with Kolodziej to find out what’s really behind Argentina’s emergence.
Five Things That Might Scare You About Nearshore Real Estate
August 5th, 2011
By Patrick Haller
Nearshore countries say they want the IT and BPO jobs, but some are apparently not willing or able to provide the office space those jobs require. Dynamics vary from location to location, but finding the right facilities for your business is not typically going to be simple. Here are five risks you should be aware of when sourcing real estate in the region.
StarTek’s Carlson: In the BPO World, It’s Getting Tougher to Find the ‘Right Conditions’
July 22nd, 2011
By Patrick Haller
In the U.S., executives are making decisions about Latin America based on emotions and not fact… in India, customers are now looking for something different… in the Philippines, wage pressures…. in Egypt, “superior” English skills… Western Europe, nearshoring to Eastern Europe….
How Venture Dollars Put LatAm’s IT Startups to Work
July 18th, 2011A Silicon Valley early stage investor sees Chile and Brazil as first targets for rising wave of VC interest
By Luke Bujarski
2010 proved to be yet another record breaker for Latin America. This time it was the flood of cash from venture capital and private equity groups looking to capitalize on favorable economic and political conditions in the region. According to the Latin American Venture Capital Association, $7.2 billion dollars (more than twice the previous year) were thrown at buyouts and venture capital (VC) investments in energy, infrastructure, agribusiness, and mining.
Latam just has more 'warmth' says Widjaja
By Patrick Haller
The Latin America IT and software development community is starting to become a stand-out location for social media management. At least that’s the opinion of Michael Widjaja, who is a Senior Executive with Accenture in Europe, and a private investor. Widjaja, currently on paternity leave in Buenos Aires, spoke to us about how LatAm can leverage this unique positioning, and also offered a set of views on the investment climate in the region.
