Showing posts with label current affairs. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

SriLanka-The Next IT Destination?

If there is any sector that has doubled its growth rate for the past decade,it is none other than IT. Countries like India,Brazil,Japan are hunting for the market share.But there exists a silent czar called SriLanka. A land which is known for its war against LTTE for many years,has a commercial facet too. Tea,tourism remains to be mainstay in this war stricken land.

It has now proves to be a good place for IT investment as well. IBM a global leader has its BPO operations in SriLanka. AirTel which is India's number one mobile service provider has shifted its customer support operations to this country as a cost cutting measure. May be this is time to shift focus towards third world countries!!!

Redemption from Crisis

If there is one topic which is common in all the news channels these days, it is none but credit crisis. Of course there is election, but politics apart!!. It all started in the summer of 2007. The real-estate market crashed as there were no buyers. As a result of this the land value started deteriorating. Banks and other financial institutions which were minting money in real-estate could not do so anymore. In order to keep the profit margin and investors intact they raised rate of investment for those who borrowed money.There are also people who have invested in bonds issues by these banks. To insure a constant rate of interest to them the financial institutions have insured it with insurers like AIG.

This lead to their crisis as they run out of funds. These financial institutions are now expecting the government to bail out them from this brink.This is a sneak overview of the crisis. Many believe that the worst is yet to come. Dissolving of Lehman Bros, Bank of America's buyout of Merrill Lynch and many more to come will exemplify these facts.

Counseling helps one to get rid or at least minimize risks. This holds good for financial crisis too. Government too supports this view. Federal Trade Comission too asks fellow citizens to underge a conseling. CareOneCredit is such an organization which helps in debt consolidation . They provide debt management which includes strict guidelines, 24/7 access to account information, electronic payments, monthly statements, customized support and counseling, strict privacy, and the highest level of customer care. Managing debts and getting rid of the cobweb that surrounds our life is essential.This will enable us to get back to normalcy. Lets get rid of this vicious cycle, lets live life to its fullest happily.Financial counseling is an important way to do so.