Stefan Bumov
Bulgaria Included in 2015 NOA Offshoring Destination Shortlist
Bulgaria is one of the four countries included in the Offshoring Destination of the Year category of the shortlist for the 2015 annual awards of the National Outsourcing Association (NOA).
Bulgaria's rivals in the category are Slovakia, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
FT: Foreign Connections Help Bulgaria's Plovdiv 'Restore Past Glory'
And IT and outsourcing boom is helping Bulgaria's second-largest city Plovdiv regain part of its former cultural and economic prominence, the FT reports in an article about Bulgaria.
Bulgaria Is Most Preferred Outsourcing Destination In Europe
Bulgaria is among the most preferred outsourcing destinations in the world and the only European country in the top 10 list of most attractive countries for such activities, done by the analysis company A.T. Kearney.
Bulgaria is at the ninth position among 51 countries in the world and climbs up eight positions in the list since 2011, when the previous survey was done.
Outsourcing Industry in Bulgaria To Garner Up To 3% of GDP
Within the next three years the outsourcing industry in Bulgaria would bring up to 3% of the country's GDP, or around BGN 2 B, expect experts.
By the end of next year the turnover of this industry in Bulgaria was around BGN 1 B, said Vice Prime Minister Daniela Bobeva who took part in a round table, organized by the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association.