belarusian internet & belarusian business : extremely short overview yury zisser founder and...
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Belarusian Internet & Belarusian Business :
Extremely Short Overview
Yury ZisserFounder and Chairman of TUT.BY Belarusian Portal,
Deputy Chairman of Belinfocom, Association of IT & Telecom Enterprises
4.14M internet users (51% of population) of age 15+. 66% broadband
External Internet channels 200 Gbit/s (1.8 Gbit/s in 2006)
10.7M mobile users (penetr. 113%). 1.8M users of mob. Internet
Broadband: $2/mo+, flatrates $7/mo (1 Mbit) to 39$/mo (20 Mbit)
UN e-gov report: telecom infrastructure index 48th of 106
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DATA: UN`2012, Gemius`2011
Lithuania
Internet: 68%
UN: 38 & 29
Latvia
Internet: 66%
UN: 47 & 42Russia
Internet: 46%
UN: 30 & 27
Poland
Internet: 54%
UN: 50 & 47
Belarus
Internet penetration: 51%
UN telecom index: 48
UN e-gov readiness index: 61
Ukraine
Internet: 33%
UN: 79 & 68
Top Websites by Coverage of Belarusian Users
Only 20 local sites in TOP-50, 8 of them are mediaGEMIUS FUSION, DEC`2011
# Site Coverage
1 Google 64,36%2 Mail.ru 63,43%3 Yandex.by 56,70%4 Vkontakte.ru 52,25%5 TUT.BY 46,39%
11 Onliner.by 23,41%
18 Byfly.by 15,85%19 Interfax.by 15,31%
23 Deal.by 13,89%
26 Zaycev.by 11,99%27 Irr.by 11,94%28 Relax.by 11,65%29 Abw.by 11,37%
31 Kufar.by 11,03%
33 Av.by 10,48%
37 Naviny.by 9,51%
39 Charter97.org 9,41%40 Shop.by 9,20%41 Kp.by 9,09%
45 Vceti.by 7,60%
47 Second.by 6,01%48 Migom.by 5,94%
50 Open.by 5,48%
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Yet Again: Belarus is an Internet Enemy
International internet channels are state-monopolized
Blacklist of sites blocked in governmental, educational and cultural institutions
HTTPS protocol and some sites blocked during presidential elections in Dec 2010
KGB forced to erase VKontakte soc. net. group devoted to actions of silent protests
False rumors on “penalties for visiting foreign sites since Jan 6, 2012”
Hi-tech park: State Preferences To Software Development
Since 2005: 100+ enterprises, 12,000+ workers, minimum taxes
ICT export $215M in 2011
Average ICT-salary ~$1,000/month (country average $342 in Dec 2011) AS OF JANUARY-FEBRUARY`2012
EPAM Systems Listed on NYSE Since Feb 8, 2012Software Development Outsourcing
Shares bullish from $12 to $16.8
Revenue $240M USD, market capitalization $700M
Employees 7,000+ globally including 3,000 in BelarusSHARES INFO AS OF MARCH, 16, 2012; EMPLOYEE NUMBERS – END OF 2011
EU Economic Sanctions(red – current, pink – proposed)
Really economy is sponsored by Putin’s Russia
TOP-200 businessmen in Belarus (EJ.by)
The Most Significant Doing Business Obstacles in 2011National currency devaluation by 2.6 in 2011, inflation 109% (Minstat)
Legal import was paralyzed since March till September 2011
Since 2005, Paying Taxes is Becoming Easier
DATA: Doing Business
Ease of Doing Business in Belarus
Small Business by Economy Sectors in 2010, %
“In your opinion, in what areas/business regulatory authorities there is the largest number of bribing and corruption?”, % (2010)
Foreign Direct Investment, Net Inflows (% of GDP)
Data: World Bank
Gross Domestic Product 1990-2010
Data: World Bank
GDP per Capita (USD)
Data: World Bank
Average Salary in Belarus (USD)
Sources: National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (via Mojazarplata.by), Naviny.by, TUT.BY
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Private sector of economy: 2000-15-20%, 2011-30% (est.)
Data: BELSTAT
Thank you!Questions
Yury Zissere-mail: [email protected]
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