Southeast Asia

Although India and China dominate the Asian outsourcing landscape, emerging Asian countries offer other options. One of the biggest players is the Philippines, but Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and even Sri Lanka can be good opportunities. If these countries combined forces and marketed their outsourcing capabilities as a regional destination rather than competed with one another, they’d have real power. With a combined workforce of more than 220 million capable of supporting IT services, they still won’t beat the 406 million in India or the 768 million in China, but they could sure give them a run for their money!

Southeast Asia is competitive in terms of regulatory compliance, resources, strategic positioning, and ...

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