| Romania |
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Source: www.cia.gov, www.timeanddate.com |
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| Country snapshot |
| Capital |
Bucharest |
| Population |
22,215,421 (July 2009 est.) |
| GDP in PPP |
$271.2 billion (2008 est.) |
| GDP per capita in PPP |
$12,200 (2008 est.) |
| Time Zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
| Summer (DST) |
EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Findings: |
| IT outsourcing market value (USD Mln) |
410 |
| Number of IT outsourcing companies |
580 |
| Number of employees involved in IT outsourcing industry |
12000 |
| Rates (USD) |
28,510 (min) – 57,450 (max) |
| Largest IT outsourcing companies |
SAP, Endava,Totalsoft, Ubisoft |
| Associations representing IT industry |
ANIS - Employers’ Association of the Software and Services Industry www.anis.ro; Information Technology & Communication Association of Romania (ATIC) www.atic.org.ro;
Romanian Association of Electronic and Software Industry www.aries.ro;
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology www.mcti.ro |
Country specific features:
Romania attracts from across the customers whole of Europe, especially Italy and France. This country has the largest number of IT professionals per capita in Europe. Romania benefits from a multilingual labor force and boasts one of the fastest developing IT sectors in Europe: that is why this is the perfect location for the multi-lingual call centres. The country is not the lowest cost location for outsourcing but when the performance is added to the stability it can be highly competitive. The IT sector in Romania is strongly represented by national IT associations.
Useful links:
Country outsourcing profile
http://www.itonews.eu/profile-romania/index.html
Directory of outsourcing companies
http://www.ezgoal.com/outsourcing/c.asp?a=Romania&outsourcing http://www.offshorexperts.com/.../buyer.outsourcing_country_directory/co/226
Offshore outsourcing portal
http://www.globalromania.com/; http://www.outsourcing.ro/
Outsourcing platform of Romanian freelancers
http://www.rolancers.com
Download "CEE IT Outsourcing Review 2008"
12 May 2008
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