Belarus as an IT ousourcing location

Trestle Group lists Belarus among the top five outsourcing destinations because of its skilled technical work force and near-EU time zone. Several thousand worldwide companies successfully outsource software development to Belarus.

The following factors positively influence on Belarus's reputation as an IT outsourcing location:

High Tech Zone

With its 40 years of R&D experience, elite Academy of Science and numerous research institutes, Belarus was "Silicon Valley” of the Soviet Union.

Today IT sector is one of the fastest growing industries in Belarus. 2 Technoparks (Hi Tech Park and Infopark) unite and support national IT companies. More than 20 higher educational institutions and colleges turn out up to 2000 IT specialists a year.

Government Support

IT branch is selected as a top-priority directions by Belarussian government. IT companies enjoy preferential economic conditions for IT companies (including preferential taxation) and HR support.

Geographical and Cultural Proximity

European businessmen appreciate Belarus' close or even the same time zone (+2 GMT) and an option to obtain visa at the airport upon arrival. Besides, Belorussian companies adhere European standards and business ethics.

Competitive Rates

Because of lower cost of living and preferential economic conditions for IT companies software development costs in Belarus are among the lowest in Eastern Europe.

Weather

Our winter lasts almost half a year - imagine how productive it is! On dark snowy evenings engineers usually work 1-2 hours longer.

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