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Fri, 05/22/2009 - 17:14

China to overtake India as IT outsourcing leader in next five years - KPMG partner

by Hua Jinglei

China has been steadily growing its IT outsourcing sector in recent years, and is set to emerge from the shadow of its neighbor and world leader in the field, India, over the next five years, according to Egidio Zarrella, global head and partner of KPMG's IT advisory.

There is no need for China to worry about India or for it to follow India's model in IT outsourcing, because China's outsourcing industry has been shaped by different factors.
Egidio Zarrella, global head and partner of KPMG's IT advisory

Shanghai. May 22. INTERFAX-CHINA - In five years, China will supplant India to become the first country people associate with IT outsourcing, and will lead the global market, Egidio Zarrella, global head and partner of KPMG's IT advisory, told Interfax in a recent interview.

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