Why hire Filipino contractors? Out of 76 countries worldwide, The Philippines topped the list of the 2012 World's Best in Business English proficiency. According to a Yahoo! Southeast Asia report, which cited the study conducted by GlobalEnglishCorporation, only the Philippines attained a score above 7.0 --- a "Business English Index (BEI)" level within range of a high proficiency that indicates an ability to take an active role in business discussions and perform relatively complex tasks. GlobalEnglishCorporation, a California based provider of on-demand English language instruction to customers including Cisco, Procter & Gamble and GM, analyzed the results of testing done at 216 companies in 76 countries over the course of the last year. Also, The Philippines is now the number 1 desination of Business Process Outsourcing companies coming from the USA, Canada, UK and Australia.