SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 19 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria has outscored all rival offshoring destinations in Europe in the latest edition of management consulting firm A.T. Kearney’s Global Services Location Index, a ranking of the most attractive outsourcing destinations.

Bulgaria is ranked 13th, down four spots from last year's edition of the survey, A.T. Kearney said in a statement late on Monday.

Romania is the only other country from southeast Europe to land in the survey, rising 14 spots from the previous edition of the survey to 19th place.

The survey analyses and ranks the top 50 countries worldwide for locating outsourcing activities, including IT services and support, contact centers and back-office support. A.T. Kearney evaluates the financial attractiveness, people and skills availability and business environment in each country.

A raft of foreign companies have opened outsourcing centres in Bulgaria over the past couple of years, taking advantage of the skilled workforce and the low labour costs in the country of 7.6 million people. Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007.

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