Central & Eastern Europe

Die Stadt Rzeszów, Hauptstadt der Woiwodschaft Podkarpackie (Karpatenvorland) wird seit vielen Jahren mit spezialisierter Luftfahrtindustrie, der Sonderwirtschaftszone „Euro-Park” Mielec und den dortigen Clustern in Verbindung gebracht. Der Sektor der modernen Business-Dienstleistungen und insbesondere die IT-Branche sind in...

Availability and demand of German speaking talent in the BSS sector (Outsourcing and Shared Services) in Central and Eastern Europe, analysed by Workwide Group, a Swedish digital relocation and recruitment specialist company in co-operation with German Outsourcing Association. Native language...

By Aviram Eisenberg, Israel & Germany. I have done business in Ukraine for quite some time now and I must confess I saw the country's great potential, took a bet and won. Nowadays, the rapid developments in Ukraine, including protests that pushed out Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovych and Russia's subsequent moves in Crimea, have drawn international attention to the region...but didn't manage to scare me off. As fears have risen that the conflict between Russia and the West over Ukraine could shift into a military confrontation, I think there is little risk of global financial contagion or of major blowback to Western economies. So, how does the thriving Ukrainian IT market cope with the "Great Depression"?

By Wiktor Doctór, CEO at Pro Progressio Foundation, Poland Poland - a country located in the centre of the CEE region, which has been home to many BPO and SSC companies for 25 years already. It was here, a quarter...

In recent years, the growth in outsourcing has increased significantly due to the advancement in technology, competitive and faced paced business environment. Outsourcing has become one of the most important business and unstoppable trends, so what is outsourcing –...

We went after that question and took a look at Technology business parks in Kosovo, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and Croatia. Download our catalogue and learn about the Tech business parks in the region

By Fatmir Hyseni, CMO of Kosbit, Kosovo. Germany has long understood the importance and advantages of using sourcing companies to assist with critical manpower shortages inexpensively.  Traditionally, sourcing was recognised as a cost-saving tactic and a number of German...

We were writing earlier about the series of mini-reports about Polish cities, that provide a good environment for ITO and BPO services and Shared Services Centers, which is published by the Pro Progressio Foundation, a partner organization of the German Outsourcing Association.

Now we update the information as a new report is available about one of the major destinations within Poland: Szczecin.

"Focus on" reports are the cycle of mini-reports published by the Polish ProProgressio Foundation. Reports are prepared with Polish cities, HR Advisory Agencies and Real Estate Advisory Agencies and their main goal is to present investment opportunities, business environment and outsourcing industry in Poland. Focus on reports are distributed in Poland, but also internationally thanks to the partnership with Deutscher Outsourcing Association, Scandinavian – Polish Chamber of Commerce and Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Polonaise en France.

More information and downloads are available via the ProProgressio Foundation's website.

The recent growth of Georgia’s Business Services sector has been evident. Georgia is fast becoming an attractive destination for contact centre services and non-voice business processes. Several international global businesses & IT services providers, and prominent local small and...

By Volodymyr Kostanda, CEO, Adoriasoft. Today understanding the way a full cycle software development company operates may be of an utmost importance to companies seeking a nearshore development partner. The providers of such full cycle software development services are thus...