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Businesses Suffer ‘Data Paralysis’ as AI Hype Cycle Speeds Up

There’s no AI without data, a reality which many business leaders have yet to grasp in its entirety as they ride the AI hype train towards an unknown but very promising destination. A recent study by consulting firm Carruthers+Jackson put… Read More »

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Breakdown: Argentinian Businesses Have High Hopes for Milei’s ‘Shock Therapy’

The radical economic policies of Argentinian President Javier Milei, while controversial and even scary in the eyes of some experts, seem to be appealing to the sense of hope among entrepreneurs in the country’s services sector. A recent survey by… Read More »

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Mr. Business Leader: Do You Know How to Shop For Management Consultancy?

Management consulting is, as a service, rarely well-defined or understood. It tends to be bought on faith or under unclear expectations. Many times, it falls outside the radar of Procurement, which tends to be relegated to “processing the order” after… Read More »

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US Unsatisfied with Mexico’s Labor Probe into Atento; Calls for USMCA Panel

Atento, one of the largest call center operators in Latin America, finds itself in the middle of a labor dispute between Mexico and the US. The US Trade Representative (USTR) requested a review panel under the US- Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)… Read More »

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The Conversation: Belize Benefits from Taking the Road Less Traveled

Over the past decade, Belize has been quietly building a reputation among BPO industry experts.  In spite of demographic numbers that barely pass the 400,000 people, Belize stands out among other Central American nations due to its population of native… Read More »

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Q&A: The Landscape Grows Complex for Ukrainian IT, But Not Because of the War

Two years into the war with Russia, Ukrainian IT firms fear little for the integrity and continuity of their business operations. True concern comes from better-known, comparatively mundane sources: global economic headwinds, customers who remain extra-cautious and a dwindling flow… Read More »

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