Eastern Europe is a small player in the global market for IT and business process outsourcing, but that's likely to change as companies in Western Europe become more comfortable with offshoring.
Service providers in Eastern Europe offer geographic proximity combined with cultural and language affinities that Western European companies can't easily find further afield.
The region is likely to remain competitive, given its low level of wage inflation (outside of popular centers like Prague and Budapest), along with thousands of qualified graduates entering the marketplace each year.
As Eastern European service providers develop their capabilities, they should capture a larger share of the market for IT and business process services. source McKinsey
Eastern Europe: Outsourcing hot spot?
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Eastern Europe could soon become a favorite location for offshore outsourcing, with activity in the region estimated to triple between 2005 and 2008. That's according to consulting firm McKinsey, which predicts that the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry will support 130,000 jobs in the region by 2008.
Eastern Europe could soon become a favorite location for offshore outsourcing, with activity in the region estimated to triple between 2005 and 2008. That's according to consulting firm McKinsey, which predicts that the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry will support 130,000 jobs in the region by 2008.
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