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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Employee Loan Program — Beginning in third quarter of 2006, the Company started to guarantee bank loans for certain of its key employees. Under the conditions of the guarantees, the Company is required to maintain a security deposit of 30% of the value of loans outstanding at each reporting date. While the program has been discontinued, total commitment of the Company under these guarantees remains at $648 as of June 30, 2012. The Company estimates a probability of material losses under the program as remote, therefore, no provision for losses was recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Construction in progress — On December 7, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with IDEAB Project Eesti AS for approximately $17,209 for the construction of a 14,071 square meter office building within the High Technologies Park in Minsk, Belarus. The building is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2013. As of June 30, 2012, total commitment of the Company was $13,672.