[tlogan]

Since I'm from that part of the world and traveling a lot there, here is my take on this:

- All eastern European countries have a great talent but that talent is created during socialist area (free education, focus on math, etc.). However, quality of new talent is not so great. If somebody is good, they go to work in Germany / Austria / Switzerland.

- Work and business habits are terrible. It seems like they always try to scam you.

- Society really looks down on entrepreneurship. To be honest, societies in Montenegro, Hercegovina, Romania and Albania are a little more open to entrepreneurship than others but..

- Laws are very unfriendly for small business / entrepreneurship. Basically, one needs to break the law in order to run the business.

In short, I'm not so optimistic :(

[disposeofnick9]

For multinational companies, Belarus has been a solid country for sourcing technical talent. (Some work remote while others get visas... being flexible as an employer retains the best people longer.)