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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 1 | APRIL 2024

Investment-holding company, Heirs Holdings, hosted an unveiling event to announce the launch of a tech-focused subsidiary, Heirs Technologies, a cloud-management system headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. The subsidiary is aiming to leverage tech to transform Africa. With offerings like IT consulting, managed services, and BPO, it plans to primarily serve the

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 4 | FEBRUARY 2024

Outsourcing company Tafaseel BPO is set to expand its operations by establishing an office in Uzbekistan. The decision follows successful discussions between the Uzbek delegation from the Ministry of Digital Technologies and Tafaseel BPO executives during the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Tafaseel BPO aims to leverage Uzbekistan’s business environment

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 1 | DECEMBER 2023

The 2023/24 global Digital & ITO competitiveness rankings have been released by GBS.World. The index – created with ranking data from over 380 senior buy-side executives – reveals top global outsourcing destinations across five key categories. APAC countries lead in categories such as General ITO, Software Development, and AI & Machine Learning,

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 3 | NOVEMBER 2023

News from Europe indicates that millions of Euros are being lost by Euro zone banks due to poor quality IT outsourcing. A survey run by the European Central Bank found that banks lost over €148 million in 2022 – a 360% increase in loss compared to 2021. The findings showed that many banks’ outsourcing arrangements inadequately addressed IT security

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 2 | NOVEMBER 2023

The business process outsourcing (BPO) and IT sector in the West African country of Ghana was under the spotlight this week with the facilitation of the 2023 Global Business Services (GBS) Summit. The 3-day event was held at the Accra International Conference Centre and hosted by GIZ Ghana as part of the Ghana Digital Innovation Week. Analysts, industry

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 1 | AUGUST 2023

The outsourcing community was abuzz with the news that Mr Ajay Banga, president of

The World Bank, and his wife Ritu Banga, paid a visit to Nigeria where they were also hosted for a site visit at Outsource Global by CEO, Amal Hassan. In a LinkedIn post, Hassan noted the privilege of sharing Outsource Global's vision to make Nigeria the epicenter

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 1 | JUNE 2023

Over 100 delegates gathered in Glasgow for the highly-anticipated CxOutsourcers 2023 event a global CX mindshare group and forum for C-level outsourcing decision-makers to get inside the buyer’s mind and be equipped with the latest global research and strategy. The event featured presentations on industry trends, the transformative power of AI,

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 4 | MARCH 2023

The week started with exciting news in Canada, where Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) Canada, a provider of digital customer experience (CX) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, was officially certified as a Great Place to Work®. The certification is based on employee feedback on workplace culture using the Great Place to Work® Trust Index

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Complaints and how to handle them

What are the golden rules of dealing with unhappy customers? Complaints – why they’re a good thing The phrase ‘I’d like to speak to the manager’ has become a long-running joke across social media – and (unfairly) associated with the name Karen, an entitled attitude and even a particular style of haircut. And while some customer complaints and demands may

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 5 | OCTOBER 2022

Changing global customer experience (CX) dynamics have also been reflected in the American chocolate industry, according to Clootrack Software Labs’ End to End Customer Experience in the Chocolate Industry in the USA report. An increasing number of consumers are buying their favorite chocolate brands online from all corners of the world, which presents an

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 4 | OCTOBER 2022

American multinational conglomerate, Amazon, will be hiring 150 000 employees throughout the US to ensure a seamless holiday experience. A range of full-time, seasonal and part-time roles are being advertised from picking and packing to sorting and shipping across all experience levels. The company affirmed that these roles can be the start of a long-term

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 4 | SEPTEMBER 2022

Over 80 senior customer experience (CX) outsourcing knowledge leaders, analysts and executives gathered in Las Vegas, Nevada from September 14 to 15 for two days of insights and ideation delivered by the annual CxOutsourcers Mindshare Event. Discussion points on the first day focused on blending technology with the human touch, emerging vertical industry

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GBS WORLD NEWS | WEEK 2 | SEPTEMBER 2022

Europe was a hub of excitement as Sitel Group was named a finalist 15 times across 12 categories in the European Contact Centre & Customer Service Awards (ECCCSAs) 2022.  Sitel was recognized in a range of categories as a finalist, including Sitel UK (Most Effective Management of Peak Demand), Sitel Spain - Madrid MAXhub (Best New Contact Centre) and

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