Supply of science and technology graduates has helped to maintain the salaries of researchers and engineers in the ITC-cluster moderate, in spite of strong demand. Strong current account and international diversification of investment portfolios The growth of the ICT industry is reflected in the current account, which has been in surplus since 1994.
The emergence of large current account surpluses is a marked difference with the past. Besides competitive open sector and strong growth of exports, the current account surpluses reflect a rather subdued growth of domestic demand after the crisis of the early 1990s. The corporate sector adopted a more cautious investment policy line by reducing its debt exposure and increasing its buffer stocks.