Indian cos 2nd largest biz investors in N Ireland

Economic Times
Indian companies are the second biggest business investors in Northern Ireland, next only to the US, during 2005-06, Lord Diljit Rana, Honorary Consul for India in Northern Ireland has said.
Companies such as FirstSource, part of ICICI Bank of Mumbai, Polaris Software Lab of Chennai, and HCL-BPO pledged investments of almost 30 million pounds and to create over 1,000 new jobs, Rana, himself a successful entrepreneur, said. All three companies are now fully operational. HCL-BPO operates the biggest independent customer contact centre in Ireland, employing over 2,000 people at operations in Belfast and Armagh. FirstSource has already recruited over 700 of the 1,000 people it intends to hire. It operates two customer contact centres, in Belfast and Londonderry. more...