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Clearly, Kenya is laying its claim to a share of the global outsourcing market. And people are taking note.

As noted in the search insights below, interest in the concept went through the roof in 2008; contrast that to 2005 when India completely dominated.

But despite the enormous interest, the projected growth of the sector in the midst of a global economic downturn and the foreseen coming death of Indian outsourcing, why is progress in Kenya’s Business Process Outsourcing sector slow on the uptake?

Two reasons: prohibitive bandwidth costs and the “fear of exposure” among some BPO firms. More >>

• The economies of South Africa and Nigeria comprised 56% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA’s) GDP.
• In Liberia, nearly almost no one has internet access (0.03 per 100); there are 34 in every 100 people in Seychelles.
• It takes 7 days to start a business in Madagascar and Mauritius, and 233 days in Guinea Bissau.
• Nigeria has the largest population (145 million); Seychelles has the smallest (0.1 million). The list goes on…