| Bulgaria |
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Source: www.cia.gov, www.timeanddate.com |
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| Country snapshot |
| Capital |
Sofia |
| Population |
7,204,687 (July 2009 est.) |
| GDP in PPP |
$93.78 billion (2008 est.) |
| GDP per capita in PPP |
$12,900 (2008 est.) |
| Time Zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
| Summer (DST) |
EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Findings: |
| IT outsourcing market value (USD Mln) |
250 |
| Number of IT outsourcing companies |
410 |
| Number of employees involved in IT outsourcing industry |
8200 |
| Rates (USD) |
26,640 (min) – 54,880 (max) |
| Largest IT outsourcing companies |
SAP, HP, Melexis, Fadata Technologica, BIANOR, ICB, Nemetschek, Netage Solutions, Inc., Sciant, SIRMA AI, Soft-Innovations Ltd., Melon AD |
| Associations representing IT industry |
Bulgarian Association of Software Companies – BASSCOM www.basscom.org;
Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies – BAIT www.bait.bg;
Bulgarian Web Association (BWA) www.bwa.bg;
Union of Automation and Informatics (UAI) www.fnts-bg.org;
Bulgarian ICT Cluster www.ictalent.org |
Country specific features:
Bulgaria is the country with the strongest base of education. Excellent mathematics, science and engineering schools and highly skilled professionals are found here. This is the best place for the high-end, complex, but small-scale projects and contact centres. A stable legal framework and many governmental incentives such as corporate tax rate of 10 percent and 10 percent flat tax rate on personal incomes make Bulgaria an attractive outsourcing location.
Useful links:
Country outsourcing profile
http://www.itonews.eu/profile-bulgaria/index.html
Directory of outsourcing companies
http://www.ezgoal.com/outsourcing/c.asp?a=Bulgaria&outsourcing
Doing business in Bulgaria
http://www.doingbusiness.org/exploretopics/startingbusiness/Details.aspx?economyid=30
http://www.doingbusiness.org/ExploreEconomies/?economyid=30
Bulgaria outsourcing portal
http://bulgariaoutsourcing.com/
Download "CEE IT Outsourcing Review 2008"
12 May 2008
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