The smaller thecity, themore important they are for its market – because they tend tolease not 200 sqm but 2,000sqm of office space. we are talking about companies in the bpo sector, for whom Our region has become less attractive of late, especially to those offering themost basic services. Lower costs can now be found in Asia, so tostay competitive we have to offer higher qualityEmil Góreckihe countries of Central and Eastern Europe were once seen as the perfect locations for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centres. This was due totheskills of their citizens, relatively clear rules for running businesses and moderate pay expectations. These days, however, thelatter factor is already athing of thepast. Bulgarians, Poles, Czechs and Hungarians still want towork, but at higher rates. Indians, Chinese, Malaysians and Thais donot have such requirements, and it is totheir countries that theBusiness Process Outsourcing sector is turning, according totheA.T. Kearney ‘Global Se