From January to September this year the Salvadoran textile and clothing sector exported $792.4 million, 6.7% less than in the same period in 2011.
Elsalvador.com reports that "The production of textiles and clothing lost momentum in growth between January and September compared to the same period last year due to a slowdown in the U.S. economy and the fiscal crisis in Europe .
In the past six years the call center sector grew by 29%.
According to the Agency for Promotion of Exports and Investments (Proesa), the call center industry accounts for 60% of GDP, and is one of those responsible for injecting the most dynamism into the economy.
Companies that already operate in the country, El Salvador Sykes, Teleperformance and Stream Global Services, are now joined by U.S.
Transactel is the only Central American capital corporation providing Business Process Outsourcing Services / Contact Center (BPO).
It currently has 1.700 employees and expects to hire a total of 2.000 by the first three months of 2011.
The company continues with a steady growth since creation in 2007, when it provided jobs to 30 people. During 2009 it grew 180% from 600 to 1.700 employees.
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