CRITERIA
PHILLIPINES INDIA CANADA
COST ATTRACTIVENESS 4 4 1
AGENT ACCENT 3 2 4
MANAGEMENT BENCH STRENGTH 2 4 3
AGENT ATTRITION 3 3 1
TELECOM QUALITY & COST 3 3 4
REAL ESTATE AVAILABILITY & COST 3 2 4
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 3 3 4
CULTURAL AFFINITY 3 2 4
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY 3 4 4
AVAILABILITY FOR LABOR FORCE 4 4 3
KEY HIGHLIGHTS (PROS AND CONS) 3 3 3
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SCALE 1-4 ( 4 being highest score)
AVERAGE SCORE 3.09 3.09 3.18

IRELAND PANAMA BRAZIL HONDURAS MEXICO
1 3 2 4 2
4 2 1 3 3
2 1 3 1 3
1 2 3 3 3
3 2 3 3 2
3 4 2 4 2
4 2 1 2 1
4 3 2 3 3
4 3 3 3 2
2 2 3 3 3
2 2 3 2 3
2.73 2.36 2.36 2.82 2.45

COSTA RICA CHILE
2 2
3 1
3 4
1 4
2 3
2 3
4 4
4 3
4 4
2 3
3 3
2.73 3.09

CRITERIA
PHILLIPINES INDIA CANADA
AVERAGE AGENT SALARY PER YEAR (US $) 4,000-6,000 3,500-5,000 25,000-40,000
REAL ESTATE COST (RENT PER SQUARE METER) 26.00 18.00 35.00
REAL ESTATE COST (BUYOUT PER SQUARE METER) 3,000 2,000 3,800
TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNET (E1) 1,000 - 1,400 1,100 - 1,500 650 - 800
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IRELAND PANAMA BRAZIL HONDURAS MEXICO
25,000-40,000 6,500-8,500 7,500-10,000 4,000-6,000 10,000-12,000
38.00 26-28 40.00 16.50 35.00
4,000 3000-3500 4,000-4,500 1,800 3,800
1,300 - 1,700 1,200 - 1,500 1,000 - 1,500 900 - 1,500 1,200 - 1,700

COSTA RICA CHILE
8,000-10,000 10,000-12,000
26.00 30.00
2,700-3,500 3,000-3,500
2,000-3,100 1,200 - 1,500

CRITERIA Honduras Nicaragua
BILINGUAL SCHOOLS 150 5
BILINGUAL SCHOOLS ACREDITED BY SACS
24 1
POTENTIAL AVAILABLE BILINGUAL
PERSONNEL 50,000 6,000
Source: Data
provided by
Mr.Ricardo
Source:
Salinas, from the
ProNicaragua, PPT
Asociacion de
presentation
Escuelas Bilingues
de Honduras and
FIDE

El SalvadorGuatemalaCosta Rica
55 26 35
9 3 8
14,000 12,000 16,000
Source: La Nacion,
Source: PROESA, Source: Invest in
www.nacion.com
CEPAL Guatemala
and CINDE