Ukraine and Romania are the next hot destinations for electronics manufacturing, according to a recent report on outsourcing in Central and Eastern Europe by Technology Forecasters Inc.
Ukraine's labor costs are roughly one-third of Central Europe's and it has engineering talent and no labor shortage. Ukraine's Transcarpathia region, near its border with several Central European countries, already hosts two of the largest EMS companies -- Jabil Circuit and Flextronics. They use their nearby Hungary operations, a few hours away by road, for support.
But concerns include corruption and protection of intellectual property.
