Four German companies plan to set up or expand their shared services and customer support operations in the Philippines to serve their global clients, according to the Trade Department. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the Philippines was now attracting more German and other European companies in the BPO sector. Trade Secretary Ramon LopezLopez identified the four German firms as Fresenius Medical Care, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merk Inc. and BMW. Fresenius Kabi also plans to open IT-BPM operations in the Philippines in the short term. Boehringer Ingelheim which has been in the Philippines for 50 years will open a shared service center in October 2017 with 200 employees.

Source: The Standard July 17, 2017 11:48 UTC