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Bulgaria is the 2nd best outsourcing destination in Europe, according to A.T. Kearney. 90% of the employees are in Sofia. Professionals in the city work in over 30 languages. The industry is rapidly shifting from process outsourcing to business decisions outsourcing due to the well-educated workforce in Sofia.
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Outsourcing in Sofia
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Overview
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~ 60 000
employees work in Business Process
or Information Technology Outsourcing
17%
annual growth in headcount
in 2013-2017
4.8%
of Bulgaria’s GDP
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Number of Companies by Sector
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193
Information Technology Outsourcing
57
Human Resources Outsourcing
65
Voice-based Business Process Outsourcing
54
Other Business Process Outsourcing
29
Knowledge Process Outsourcing and
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Headcount by Sector
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16 441
Information Technology Outsourcing
9 730
Human Resources Outsourcing
12 009
Voice-based Business Process Outsourcing
10 409
Other Business Process Outsourcing
9 099
Knowledge Process Outsourcing and
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Internationalization & Growth
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~8 bn BGN
annual revenue of the sector
projected by 2021
48%
of the enterprises have foreign
shareholders from 47 countries
75%
of the companies were founded
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AES[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_single_image image=”23287″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://investsofia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Impact-COVID-19-Sofia-English.pdf”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]