Geography of Offshoring is Shifting

India hung on to the No. 1 title in this year’s edition of AT Kearney’s Global Services Location Index. But the nations of Central Europe slipped badly in this list of 50 countries, with Poland dropping 20 places, to No.38--its attractiveness dimmed by rising wage costs and currency appreciation against the dollar. In contrast, Middle East and African countries logged gains, with Egypt climbing...