ICT IN BELIZEAN COMMERCE Figure 12 below shows the current Belize City Export Processing Zone (EPZ) licensed Business Processing Outsourcing thereby guaranteeing freedom from taxes to organizations in Belize. In 2010, these incoming organizations approximately successfully stimulated Belize's e-business US$18,736,164 and approximately 1,095 sector. Subsequently, EPZ were expanded jobs. The genesis for this came about in to be able to operate anywhere in the 2000 when the Government encouraged country as long as they receive the requisite the opening of a private e-commerce park, permits from the Ministry of Economic opened by Datapro International Inc in the Development. generated dotcoms. The park has Figure 12: Current BPOs in Belize Name of Company Sector Operational Period # of Employees Fulton Data Processing Data Processing/ICT 2009 68 Infotel International Limited Call Center 2009 82 Prospera Belize Ltd. (ecommerce) Data Processing/ICT 2010 2 Administrative Corporate Services Ltd. (management services) Data Processing/ICT 2010 10 Cititrust International Inc. (e-commerce) Data Processing/ICT 2010 3 Cititrust International Ltd. (e-commerce) Data Processing/ICT 2010 3 Clear Call Belize Limited Call Center 2010 37 Ready Call Center Limited Call Center 2010 778 Transparent BPO Limited Call Center 2008 105 ICSL (Belize District) Data Processing 2008 1 Total Employees 1,089 Source: Ministry of Economic Development of Belize Belize ICT National Strategy 34