World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea FY 2020 Equatorial Guinea Country Opinion Survey Report THE WORLD BANK GROUP Public Opinion Research Group 1 May 2021 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea Acknowledgements The Equatorial Guinea Country Opinion Survey is part of the County Opinion Survey Program series of the World Bank Group. This report was prepared by the Public Opinion Research Group (PORG), led by Sharon Felzer (Senior Communications Officer, Head of PORG). Svetlana Markova, Jessica Cameron, and Yulia Danilina oversaw design, reporting, and analysis. Dania Mendoza, Noreen Wambui, and Irina Popova provided data support. PORG acknowledges the significant contribution from the Equatorial Guinea country team and the independent fielding agency BEBOTRA S.L. In particular, PORG is grateful for the support from Odilia Renata Hebga (External Affairs Officer) and Cleto Ndong Asumu Okomo (Team Assistant) who coordinated the survey related activities from Yaoundé, Cameroon and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. 1 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea Table of Contents I. Objectives ...................................................................................3 II. Methodology ...............................................................................3 III. Demographics of the Sample.......................................................4 IV. Overall Context ...........................................................................8 V. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group ......................15 VI. World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas .................20 VII. World Bank Group’s Engagement on the Ground......................22 VIII. World Bank Group’s Knowledge and Instruments .....................24 IX. The Future Role of the WBG in Equatorial Guinea .....................27 X. Communication and Outreach ................................................. 30 XI. Appendices ................................................................................34 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 2 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea I. Objectives This survey was designed to assist the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Equatorial Guinea perceive the WBG. The survey explored: ▪ Overall Context ▪ Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group ▪ World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground ▪ World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas ▪ World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities ▪ The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea ▪ Communication and Information Sharing ▪ Background Information II. Methodology From February to July 2020, 450 stakeholders of the WBG in Equatorial Guinea were invited to provide their opinions on the WBG’s work in the country by participating in a Country Opinion Survey. Participants were drawn from the Office of the President, Prime Minister; office of a minister; office of a parliamentarian; ministries/ministerial departments/implementation agencies; Project Management Units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of WBG projects; consultants/contractors working on WBG-supported projects/programs; local governments; independent government institutions; the judicial system; state-owned enterprises; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; the financial sector/private banks; private foundations; NGOs and community based organizations; trade unions; faith-based groups; youth groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; the media; and other organizations. A total of 165 stakeholders participated in the survey (37% response rate). Respondents received the questionnaire via mail or courier and returned it accordingly, or they filled out the questionnaire via the online survey platform. Every country that engages in the Country Opinion Survey (COS) must include specific indicator questions that will be aggregated for the World Bank Group’s annual Corporate Scorecard. These questions are identified throughout the survey report. As a rule, the results in this year’s Country Survey are compared to the results of the previous cycle of the Country Survey. In Equatorial Guinea, the FY’17 and FY’20 samples differed significantly, and respondents’ familiarity with the World Bank Group was relatively low (less than 4 out of 10 on a 10-point scale) in both FY’17 and FY’20. Therefore, the year comparisons and comparisons between those who collaborate with the WBG and those who do not collaborate with the WBG were not conducted as statistically unviable. Note that the body of the report presents data on selected questions of the survey questionnaire. Please refer to Appendix A for data on all survey questions. Appendix B presents data on selected questions. Additional data breakdowns are available upon request. 3 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea III. Demographics of the Sample Current Position ▪ Note that for further analyses, some respondent groups were combined.1 1 Respondents from the office of the President/Prime Minister were combined with respondents from the office of a minister; employees of ministries/ministerial departments/implementation agencies were combined with respondents from PMUs/consultants/contractors working on WBG projects; respondents from the financial sector/private banks were combined with those from private sector organizations; respondents from private foundations, NGOs, trade unions, and youth groups were combined into a single “CSO” category. The small number of the respondents from local governments, the judicial system, and bilateral agencies were included in the “Other” category. There were no respondents from multilateral agencies, faith- based groups, and the media. 4 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea III. Demographics of the Sample (continued) Area of Primary Specialization 5 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea III. Demographics of the Sample (continued) Geographic Locations Exposure to Agencies within the World Bank Group 6 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea III. Demographics of the Sample (continued) Familiarity with the World Bank Group ▪ Impact of familiarity: Respondents’ ratings of familiarity with the WBG were significantly, strongly correlated with their agreement that the WBG plays a relevant role in Equatorial Guinea’s development and significantly, moderately corelated with their ratings for the WBG’s overall effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea and with their ratings of the extent to which the WBG’s work helps to achieve development results in Equatorial Guinea. 7 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IV. Overall Context Headed in the Right Direction Perceptions of Economic Opportunity 8 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IV. Overall Context (continued) Perceptions of Improvement and Decline in Specific Areas 9 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IV. Overall Context (continued) Development Priority 10 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IV. Overall Context (continued) What Would Contribute Most to Reducing Poverty 11 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IV. Overall Context (continued) The Impact of Global Challenges on Equatorial Guinea 12 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IV. Overall Context (continued) Trust in Institutions Trust in Private Sector 13 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IV. Overall Context (continued) Attributions for Slow/Failed Reform Efforts 14 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea V. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group The World Bank Group’s Overall Effectiveness (Indicator Question) Achieving Development Results (Indicator Question) 15 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea V. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group (continued) Influence on Equatorial Guinea’s Development Agenda (Indicator Question) WBG Staff Preparedness 16 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea V. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group (continued) Overall Ratings for Indicator Questions by Stakeholder Groups 17 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea V. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group (continued) Greatest Value 18 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea V. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group (continued) Greatest Weakness 19 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea VI. World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas Effectiveness of WBG’s Support in Sectoral Areas 20 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea VI. WBG’s Support in Development Areas (continued) Helping the Poorest The WBG’s Human Capital Investment 21 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea VII. World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground The World Bank Group’s Work in Equatorial Guinea Overall Perceptions 22 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea VII. WBG’s Work and Engagement on the Ground (continued) The WBG as an Effective Development Partner 23 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea VIII. World Bank Group’s Knowledge and Instruments Frequency of Consulting WBG Knowledge Work and Activities 24 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea VIII. World Bank Group’s Knowledge and Instruments (continued) Meeting Equatorial Guinea’s Knowledge Needs (Indicator Question) Contribution of the WBG’s Knowledge Work and Activities (Indicator Question) Technical Quality of the WBG’s Knowledge Work and Activities (Indicator Question) 25 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea VIII. World Bank Group’s Knowledge and Instruments (continued) Qualities of the WBG’s Knowledge Work and Activities 26 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IX. The Future Role of the WBG in Equatorial Guinea Making the World Bank Group of Greater Value 27 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IX. The Future Role of the WBG in Equatorial Guinea (continued) The World Bank Group Should Collaborate More with … 28 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea IX. The Future Role of the WBG in Equatorial Guinea (continued) Where the World Bank Group Should Focus its Resources 29 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea X. Communication and Outreach Note: When considering the World Bank Group’s future outreach with key constituencies, please see Appendix B (page 51) for selected responses by stakeholder groups. General Information Sources 30 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea X. Communication and Outreach (continued) Preferred Information Sources 31 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea X. Communication and Outreach (continued) Devices used to access WBG website WBG Interaction Frequency 32 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea X. Communication and Outreach (continued) Frequency of Specific WBG Interactions 33 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea XI. Appendices A. Responses to All Questions Across All Respondents ..................... 35 B. Responses to Selected Questions by Stakeholder Groups ............ 51 C. Equatorial Guinea FY 2020 COS Questionnaire ............................. 64 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 34 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea Appendix A: Responses to All Questions across All Respondents (N=165) All rating scale questions are presented with the total number of respondents that provided a rating (N), the number of respondents who indicated that they “Don’t know” (DK), the mean rating across all respondents (Mean), and the standard deviation of this mean (SD). Indicator questions are noted with an asterisk (*). A. Overall Context Percentage of Respondents 1. In general, would you say that Equatorial Guinea is headed in ... ? (N=158) The right direction 19.0% The wrong direction 44.3% Not sure 36.7% Percentage of Respondents 2. Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Equatorial Guinea is … ? (N=156) Increasing 13.5% Decreasing 59.0% Staying about the same 27.6% 35 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea A. Overall Context (continued) 3. Listed below are a number of development priorities in Equatorial Guinea. Please identify which of the following you consider the most important Percentage of Respondents development priorities in Equatorial Guinea. (Choose no more than THREE) (Responses Combined; N=160) Education 60.0% Health 43.8% Anti-corruption 26.3% Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial 21.9% management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform) Job creation/employment 17.5% Agriculture and rural development 14.4% Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls) 12.5% Economic growth 11.3% Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion) 10.0% Private sector development 9.4% Natural resource management 9.4% Urban development 7.5% Water and sanitation 6.9% Judiciary reform 6.9% Poverty reduction 5.6% Information and communications technology 4.4% Energy 3.8% Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation) 3.8% Financial markets 3.1% Food security 3.1% Global/regional integration 2.5% Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance) 2.5% Trade and exports 2.5% National debt 2.5% Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation) 0.0% Disaster risk management 0.0% 36 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea A. Overall Context (continued) 4. Poverty reduction is a broad term that encompasses work in many different areas. Which THREE areas of development listed below do you believe would contribute most to reducing poverty in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more Percentage of Respondents than THREE) (Responses Combined; N=160) Anti-corruption 44.4% Education 39.4% Job creation/employment 33.1% Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion) 32.5% Agriculture and rural development 25.0% Economic growth 23.1% Health 21.9% Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial 11.9% management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform) Natural resource management 7.5% Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls) 7.5% Private sector development 7.5% Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance) 6.9% Food security 6.9% Disaster risk management 3.8% National debt 3.8% Water and sanitation 3.8% Trade and exports 3.1% Judiciary reform 3.1% Urban development 2.5% Information and communications technology 1.3% Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation) 1.3% Financial markets 1.3% Global/regional integration 1.3% Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation) 0.6% Energy 0.6% 37 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea A. Overall Context (continued) Direction Getting Getting Staying Getting Getting 5. Please describe the direction Equatorial much somewh the somewh much Guinea is moving in, when considering … ? N worse at worse same at better better 1. Human development (e.g., health, 151 13.9% 19.2% 31.8% 23.8% 11.3% education, and social protection) 2. Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men 149 10.1% 21.5% 29.5% 26.8% 12.1% and women 3. Growing Equatorial Guinea’s economy in a 149 25.5% 30.2% 30.9% 8.1% 5.4% way that leads to jobs and employment 4. The gap between the rich and the poor 144 32.6% 27.8% 29.2% 8.3% 2.1% 5. Making government more effective 134 14.9% 17.2% 36.6% 23.9% 7.5% 6. Anti-corruption 145 33.8% 20.7% 33.8% 10.3% 1.4% 7. Attracting new sources of foreign 145 13.8% 15.9% 37.9% 27.6% 4.8% investment 6. Listed below are global challenges. Which do you think have the most serious Percentage of Respondents impact on Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) (Responses Combined; N=155) Jobs/employment 55.5% The gap between the rich and the poor 40.0% National debt 18.1% Trade constraints 15.5% Climate change 12.9% Migrants and refugees 12.9% Terrorism 12.3% Technology based disruption 9.0% Environmental degradation 5.8% Fragility in Equatorial Guinea or neighboring countries 5.2% Geo political uncertainty 4.5% 7. When economic and/or social reform efforts fail or are slow to take place in Equatorial Guinea, which of the following would you attribute this to? (Choose Percentage of Respondents no more than TWO) (Responses Combined; N=155) Corruption 79.4% Poor coordination within the government 30.3% Inadequate level of capacity in the government 19.4% Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges 12.9% Inadequate level of government accountability 11.6% Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation 9.7% Political pressures and obstacles 9.0% Inadequate level of private sector participation 8.4% Private sector involvement and/or influence 6.5% Inadequate level of donor coordination 3.2% Other 1.9% 38 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea A. Overall Context (continued) 8. To what extent do you trust each of the following groups to do what is right? Degree (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) N DK Mean SD 1. The national/federal government 104 31 4.34 2.33 2. Bilateral organizations (e.g., DFID, JICA, GIZ, USAID) 73 52 4.89 2.06 3. The World Bank Group* 98 31 5.67 2.51 4. The International Monetary Fund 90 32 5.91 2.26 5. The United Nations (UN) 102 28 5.91 2.33 6. Regional development banks 89 38 5.00 2.32 7. Equatorial Guinea’s Central Bank 101 28 5.04 2.31 8. International private sector 86 43 4.83 1.94 9. Domestic private sector 100 26 4.57 2.35 10. International civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) 91 35 5.07 2.51 11. Domestic civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) 90 35 4.48 2.28 12. Faith-based institutions 70 51 4.41 2.34 13. Domestic traditional media and their web presence (e.g., newspapers, TV 109 20 5.16 2.79 stations, radio) 14. International media and their web presence 90 38 4.91 2.35 15. Web based media (i.e., blogs, social media, other web-based news and 89 39 5.47 2.55 information sources) 9. To what extent do you trust private sector to engage in public service Percentage of Respondents delivery in Equatorial Guinea? (N=138) To a very low degree 31.9% To a somewhat low degree 24.6% To a somewhat high degree 18.8% To a very high degree 10.1% Don't know 14.5% B. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group Familiarity N DK Mean SD 1. How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group in Equatorial 146 n/a 3.62 2.39 Guinea? (1-Not familiar at all, 10-Extremely familiar) To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following statements about the Level of Agreement World Bank Group’s work in Equatorial Guinea? (1-Strongly disagree, 10-Strongly agree) N DK Mean SD 2. Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development 110 45 5.09 2.60 in Equatorial Guinea* 3. The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I consider the 107 47 4.93 2.56 development priorities for Equatorial Guinea* Effectiveness N DK Mean SD 4. Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank Group’s effectiveness 112 46 4.83 2.47 in Equatorial Guinea.* (1-Not effective at all, 10-Very effective) 39 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea B. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group (continued) Achieving Development Results N DK Mean SD 5. To what extent does the World Bank Group’s work help to achieve development results in Equatorial Guinea?* (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very 109 49 4.94 2.37 significant degree) Influencing the Development Agenda N DK Mean SD 6. To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Equatorial Guinea?* (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant 107 52 4.71 2.47 degree) 7. To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s work and support help the poorest people in Equatorial Guinea? (Select only ONE Percentage of Respondents response) (N=158) To a fully sufficient degree 5.7% To a somewhat sufficient degree 16.5% To a somewhat insufficient degree 29.7% To a very insufficient degree 22.2% Don’t know 25.9% 8. When thinking about the World Bank Group’s role in Equatorial Guinea, Percentage of Respondents which activity do you VALUE the most? (Choose no more than TWO) (Responses Combined; N=155) Implementation support 28.4% Technical assistance 23.9% Data and statistics 21.9% Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects 20.6% Donor coordination 20.6% Policy advice, studies, analyses 20.0% Financial resources 17.4% Promoting knowledge sharing 16.8% Mobilizing third party financial resources 9.7% Bringing together different groups of stakeholders 9.0% Other 1.3% 40 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea B. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group (continued) 9. Which of the following do you identify as the World Bank Group’s greatest Percentage of Respondents WEAKNESSES in its work in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) (Responses Combined; N=156) Staff too inaccessible 20.5% Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Equatorial Guinea 18.6% Too influenced by developed countries 17.3% Not collaborating enough with private sector 17.3% Not aligned with country priorities 14.7% Don’t know 14.7% Not collaborating enough with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) 12.8% Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results 12.2% Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country 11.5% World Bank Group’s processes too slow and complex 9.6% Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust 8.3% funds, UN Not enough public disclosure of its work 8.3% Inadequate World Bank Group’s staffing in Equatorial Guinea 7.1% Arrogant in its approach 5.8% Not adequately flexible 5.1% Other 0.6% 41 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea B. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group (continued) 10. When thinking about how the World Bank Group can have the most impact on development results in Equatorial Guinea, which sectors do you believe the World Bank Group should prioritize with its resources (financial and knowledge Percentage of Respondents services) in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than THREE) (Responses Combined; N=162) Education 46.3% Health 42.6% Job creation/employment 33.3% Anti-corruption 22.8% Agriculture and rural development 18.5% Economic growth 17.3% Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial 16.7% management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform) Private sector development 13.6% Poverty reduction 12.3% Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion) 11.1% Water and sanitation 9.3% Food security 8.0% Financial markets 6.8% Natural resource management 4.9% Judiciary reform 3.7% Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance) 3.1% Urban development 3.1% Trade and exports 3.1% National debt 2.5% Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls) 1.9% Information and communications technology 1.9% Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation) 1.9% Global/regional integration 1.2% Disaster risk management 0.6% Energy 0.0% Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation) 0.0% 42 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea C. World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground Staff Preparedness N DK Mean SD 1. To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group’s staff is well prepared (e.g., skills mix and knowledge) to help Equatorial Guinea solve its most 96 52 6.24 2.92 complicated development challenges? (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) To what extent is the World Bank Group an effective development partner in Degree Equatorial Guinea, in terms of each of the following? (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) N DK Mean SD 2. Responsiveness to needs* 108 40 5.06 2.38 3. Flexibility (in terms of the institution’s products and services)* 84 56 4.62 2.08 4. Flexibility (in terms of changing country circumstances)* 94 48 4.99 2.46 5. Being inclusive* 84 57 4.71 2.28 6. Openness (sharing data and other information)* 100 43 4.86 2.68 7. Collaboration with the Government* 103 39 5.93 2.57 8. The speed in which it gets things accomplished on the ground* 86 53 4.81 2.49 9. Helping to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of 90 51 5.08 2.58 investment projects* 10. Collaboration with civil society* 103 43 4.63 2.50 11. Staff accessibility* 90 48 4.68 2.39 12. Collaboration with other donors and development partners* 83 61 5.12 2.09 13. Collaboration with the private sector* 94 49 4.90 2.35 14. Straightforwardness and honesty* 91 52 5.01 2.79 15. Treating clients and stakeholders in Equatorial Guinea with respect* 90 55 5.90 2.80 16. Being a long-term partner* 87 58 6.05 2.82 To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following statements? Level of Agreement (1-Strongly disagree, 10-Strongly agree) N DK Mean SD 17. The World Bank Group disburses funds promptly 91 62 4.27 2.31 18. The World Bank Group effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and 102 50 5.90 2.74 programs it supports 19. The World Bank Group’s approvals and reviews are done in a timely fashion 92 58 5.04 2.32 20. The World Bank Group’s Environmental and Social Framework requirements 95 55 5.78 2.49 are reasonable 21. The World Bank Group’s conditions on its lending are reasonable 90 59 5.43 2.41 22. The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in Equatorial Guinea* 90 59 4.57 2.26 23. Working with the World Bank Group increases Equatorial Guinea’s 101 50 5.39 2.62 institutional capacity 24. Where country systems (e.g., procurement, financial management, etc.) are 82 70 5.43 2.45 adequate, the World Bank Group makes appropriate use of them* Knowledge Services N DK Mean SD 25. To what extent do you agree that the World Bank Group meets Equatorial Guinea’s needs for knowledge services (e.g., research, analysis, data, 109 49 4.67 2.30 technical assistance)?* (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) 43 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea C. World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground (continued) Reimbursable Advisory Services N DK Mean SD 26. To what extent do you believe that Equatorial Guinea received value for money from the World Bank Group’s Reimbursable Advisory Services ( RAS)? 88 69 4.78 2.33 (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) D. World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas 1. How EFFECTIVE do you believe the World Bank Group is in terms of the work Effectiveness it does in the following areas of development in Equatorial Guinea? (1-Not effective at all, 10-Very effective) N DK Mean SD 1. Private sector development (including business climate) 71 83 4.32 1.98 2. Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness) 86 69 4.45 2.03 3. Poverty reduction 94 59 3.95 2.28 4. Economic growth 97 54 4.38 2.32 5. Macroeconomics and fiscal management 78 75 4.40 2.02 6. National statistical system development 78 75 5.41 2.66 2. From your perspective, which of the following best describes the World Bank Group’s current emphasis on investing in human capital (e.g., education, Percentage of Respondents health, social protection)? (N=153) Increased its emphasis recently 6.5% Decreased its emphasis recently 15.7% Emphasis has remained pretty consistent over time 16.3% Don’t know 61.4% E. World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities 1. How frequently do you consult World Bank Group’s knowledge work and Percentage of Respondents activities in the work you do? (N=150) Weekly 5.3% Monthly 6.0% A few times a year 24.0% Rarely 28.0% Never 36.7% 44 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea E. World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities (continued) In Equatorial Guinea, to what extent do you believe that the World Bank Degree Group’s knowledge work and activities: (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) N DK Mean SD 2. Are timely 98 48 5.87 2.77 3. Include appropriate level of stakeholder involvement during preparation 87 57 5.24 2.13 4. Lead to practical solutions 99 46 5.30 2.53 5. Are source of relevant information on global good practices 88 53 5.76 2.64 6. Are adequately disseminated 85 57 5.21 2.41 7. Are translated enough into local language 89 53 6.02 2.62 8. Are adaptable to Equatorial Guinea’s specific development challenges and 90 57 5.88 2.73 country circumstances* Overall Evaluations N DK Mean SD 9. Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities make to development results in your 106 45 5.47 2.68 country?* (1-Not significant at all, 10-Very significant) 10. Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities?* (1-Very low technical quality, 10-Very high 102 50 5.69 2.47 technical quality) F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea 1. Which of the following SHOULD the World Bank Group do to make itself of Percentage of Respondents greater value in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) (Responses Combined; N=151) Increase the level of capacity development in the country 30.5% Work faster 26.5% Engage more effectively with private sector 21.2% Collaborate more effectively with Government clients (e.g., national, state, local) 13.9% Offer more innovative knowledge products and services 13.9% Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Equatorial Guinea’s 12.6% economy Offer more innovative financial products and services 11.9% Improve the quality of its experts as related to Equatorial Guinea’s specific 10.6% challenges Engage more effectively with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) 9.3% Ensure greater selectivity in its work 8.6% Engage more directly with beneficiaries 8.6% Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank 7.9% Group projects Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust 6.0% funds, UN Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing 5.3% Other 4.0% Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) 3.3% 45 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea (continued) 2. In addition to the regular relations with the national government, which TWO of the following groups should the World Bank Group collaborate with Percentage of Respondents more in your country? (Choose no more than TWO) (Responses Combined; N=151) Youth/university groups 66.9% Private sector 27.8% Academia/think tanks/research institutes 27.8% Parliament 19.2% Local government 15.2% Don't know 11.9% NGOs/Community Based Organizations 10.6% Media 5.3% Beneficiaries 4.6% Donor community 2.6% Other 2.0% G. Communication and Information Sharing 1. How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Percentage of Respondents Equatorial Guinea? (N=154) Never 61.7% Less than once a year 7.1% Once a year to a few times a year 16.9% Less than once a month 1.9% At least once a month 9.7% At least once a week 2.6% 2. How do you get most of your information about economic and social Percentage of Respondents development issues in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) (Responses Combined; N=155) Local television 48.4% Local radio 34.8% Internet 34.8% Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr) 23.2% International television 12.3% Periodicals 9.7% Other 9.7% International newspapers 9.0% International radio 8.4% Local newspapers 1.3% 3. How would you prefer to receive information from the World Bank Group? Percentage of Respondents (Choose no more than TWO) (Responses Combined; N=151) World Bank Group’s seminars/workshops/conferences 49.7% Direct contact with World Bank Group (i.e., face to face meetings/discussions) 35.1% World Bank Group’s publications and other written materials 34.4% e-Newsletters 25.2% World Bank Group’s website 19.9% Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr) 19.2% Webinars or online events hosted by the World Bank Group 9.3% 46 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea G. Communication and Information Sharing (continued) 4. Which Internet connection do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Percentage of Respondents Group website? (Select only ONE response) (N=121) High speed/WiFi 71.1% Dial-up 28.9% 5. What do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Group website? Percentage of Respondents (Select only ONE response) (N=140) Computer/laptop 35.0% Phone 31.4% I never visit the WBG websites 30.7% Tablet 2.9% 6. Over the past SIX MONTHS, on average how Percentage of Respondents often did you do any of the following related to the Every few Every few Every few World Bank Group (WBG)? N days weeks months Not at all Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in 150 10.0% 18.0% 30.7% 41.3% local media (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio) Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in 149 8.7% 24.2% 28.9% 38.3% global media (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio) Interacted with the WBG on Social Media (e.g., read a post or tweet, liked, commented, shared, 146 9.6% 8.9% 16.4% 65.1% retweeted) Visited a WBG website (e.g., read a blog, used data) 143 7.0% 12.6% 30.8% 49.7% Attended an event/conference hosted by the WBG 142 4.2% 9.2% 14.8% 71.8% Watched a webinar or online event hosted by the 148 3.4% 14.2% 20.3% 62.2% WBG Read some or all of a WBG research paper or 145 6.9% 13.8% 23.4% 55.9% publication Met professionally with WBG staff 144 4.9% 11.8% 11.1% 72.2% Read a WBG e-newsletter 147 8.8% 7.5% 23.1% 60.5% 47 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea H. Background Information 1. Which of the following best describes your current affiliation? (Select only Percentage of Respondents ONE response) (N=143) Other 15.4% Employee of Ministry, Ministerial Department, Implementation Agency 14.0% State-Owned Enterprise 10.5% Private Sector Organization 9.8% Academia/Research Institute/Think Tank 7.7% Independent Government Institution (i.e., regulatory agency, central 6.3% bank/oversight institution) Youth Group 6.3% Office of Minister 4.9% Office of Parliamentarian 4.9% Financial Sector/Private Bank 4.2% Project Management Unit (PMU) overseeing implementation of WBG 3.5% project/Consultant/Contractor working on WBG supported project/program Local Government Office or Staff 2.8% Judicial System (e.g., courts) 2.8% Bilateral Agency (e.g., embassy, diplomatic, military) 2.1% Private Foundation (e.g., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller 1.4% Foundation) NGO/Community Based Organization 1.4% Trade Union 1.4% Office of the President, Prime Minister 0.7% Multilateral Agency (UN, regional development bank) 0.0% Faith-Based Group 0.0% Media (press, radio, TV, web, etc.) 0.0% 48 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea H. Background Information (continued) 2. Please identify the primary specialization of your work. (Select only ONE Percentage of Respondents response) (N=146) Education 28.8% Other 11.6% Governance, anti-corruption 10.3% Tourism 6.8% Finance and markets 6.8% Jobs 6.2% Generalist (specialized in multiple sectors) 5.5% Digital development and technology (ICT) 3.4% Trade and competitiveness 2.7% Poverty 2.1% Macroeconomics, fiscal management 2.1% Health, nutrition 2.1% Environment, natural resources 2.1% Water, sanitation 2.1% Energy 1.4% Agriculture, rural development 1.4% Urban development 1.4% Transport 1.4% Social protection 0.7% Climate change 0.7% Gender 0.7% Fragility, conflict, violence, refugees 0.0% Demographics, migration 0.0% Communications, public affairs 0.0% 3. Currently, do you professionally collaborate/work with the World Bank Percentage of Respondents Group (IBRD, IFC, MIGA, ICSID) in your country? (N=144) Yes 19.4% No 80.6% 4. If yes, which of the following agencies of the World Bank Group do you primarily collaborate/work with in Equatorial Guinea? (Select only ONE Percentage of Respondents response) (N=28) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) 42.9% The World Bank (IBRD) 28.6% The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) 25.0% International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) 3.6% Percentage of Respondents 5. Do your projects involve both the World Bank and the IFC? (N=28) Yes 53.6% No 46.4% 49 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea H. Background Information (continued) 6. Which of the following describes most of your exposure to the World Bank Percentage of Respondents Group in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) (Responses Combined; N=125) Observer (i.e., follow in media, discuss in informal conversations, etc.) 43.2% Use World Bank Group website for information, data, research, etc. 38.4% Use World Bank Group reports/data 26.4% Engage in World Bank Group related/sponsored events/activities 18.4% Collaborate as part of my professional duties 18.4% Percentage of Respondents 7. What’s your gender? (N=160) Female 46.3% Male 53.8% Percentage of Respondents 8. What’s your age? (N=159) 25 and under 40.9% 26-35 26.4% 36-45 20.1% 46-55 8.8% 56 and above 3.8% Percentage of Respondents 9. Which best represents your geographic location? (N=153) Malabo 97.4% Bata 1.3% Other 1.3% 50 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea Appendix B: Responses to Selected Questions by Stakeholder Groups2  Office of the President/Prime Minister/Minister N=8  Office of Parliamentarian N=7  Employee of a Ministry/PMU/Consultant on WBG N=25  Independent Government Institution N=9  State-Owned Enterprise N=15  Private Sector/Financial Sector/Private Bank N=20  CSO N=15  Academia/Research Institute/Think Tank (Academia) N=11  Other3 N=33 A. Overall Context In general, would you say that Equatorial Guinea is headed in ... ? Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Percentage of Respondents Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other The right direction 12.5% 33.3% 24.0% 37.5% 26.7% 10.0% 6.7% 27.3% 17.2% The wrong direction 75.0% 50.0% 36.0% 25.0% 26.7% 45.0% 53.3% 54.5% 44.8% Not sure 12.5% 16.7% 40.0% 37.5% 46.7% 45.0% 40.0% 18.2% 37.9% 2 Only 144 respondents provided information about their current positions. Therefore, only these respondents were included in the across-stakeholder analysis presented in this appendix. 3 Includes the following categories: Local Government Office or Staff (N=4), Judicial System (N=4), Bilateral Agency (N=3), and Other (N=22). 51 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea A. Overall Context (continued) Listed below are a number of development priorities in Equatorial Guinea. Please identify which of the following you consider the most important development priorities in Equatorial Guinea. (Choose no more than THREE) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ Percentage of Respondents President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ (Responses combined) Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Public sector 12.5% 14.3% 16.0% 22.2% 20.0% 60.0% 0.0% 40.0% 15.6% governance/reform* Gender equity 0.0% 28.6% 12.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.0% 13.3% 10.0% 9.4% Private sector development 0.0% 0.0% 12.0% 22.2% 26.7% 0.0% 6.7% 20.0% 3.1% Education 62.5% 42.9% 68.0% 55.6% 33.3% 60.0% 60.0% 40.0% 68.8% Financial markets* 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.3% Health* 87.5% 42.9% 60.0% 44.4% 33.3% 25.0% 26.7% 20.0% 56.3% Global/regional integration 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 6.7% 10.0% 0.0% Food security 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0% 13.3% 0.0% 3.1% Urban development 0.0% 14.3% 8.0% 0.0% 13.3% 0.0% 13.3% 10.0% 3.1% Social protection 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% Water and sanitation 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 9.4% Job creation/employment 12.5% 14.3% 20.0% 22.2% 13.3% 15.0% 26.7% 30.0% 12.5% Energy 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 10.0% 9.4% Natural resource management 25.0% 0.0% 4.0% 0.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 20.0% 12.5% Transport 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 10.0% 3.1% Agriculture and rural 12.5% 14.3% 24.0% 22.2% 6.7% 10.0% 13.3% 10.0% 18.8% development Trade and exports 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.3% Information and communications technology 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 11.1% 6.7% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 3.1% Equality of opportunity* 50.0% 0.0% 8.0% 11.1% 0.0% 20.0% 13.3% 0.0% 6.3% Climate change 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Poverty reduction 12.5% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 13.3% 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 3.1% Anti-corruption 0.0% 0.0% 32.0% 55.6% 20.0% 40.0% 33.3% 40.0% 18.8% National debt* 12.5% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Economic growth 0.0% 14.3% 16.0% 11.1% 20.0% 5.0% 13.3% 10.0% 9.4% Disaster risk management 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Judiciary reform 0.0% 14.3% 4.0% 11.1% 6.7% 15.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% *Significantly different between stakeholder groups 52 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea A. Overall Context (continued) When economic and/or social reform efforts fail or are slow to take place in Equatorial Guinea, which of the following would you attribute this to? (Choose no more than TWO) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ Percentage of Respondents President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ (Responses combined) Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Poor coordination within the government 37.5% 71.4% 20.0% 33.3% 18.2% 25.0% 42.9% 18.2% 36.7% Corruption 87.5% 57.1% 76.0% 66.7% 81.8% 90.0% 64.3% 81.8% 86.7% Inadequate level of private 0.0% 0.0% 28.0% 11.1% 27.3% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% sector participation* Inadequate level of donor 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9.1% 13.3% coordination Reforms are not well thought out in light of country 12.5% 0.0% 24.0% 11.1% 9.1% 15.0% 14.3% 18.2% 13.3% challenges Private sector involvement and/or influence 12.5% 14.3% 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% 6.7% Inadequate level of government accountability 0.0% 14.3% 4.0% 22.2% 9.1% 20.0% 14.3% 27.3% 3.3% Inadequate level of capacity in the government 37.5% 28.6% 12.0% 11.1% 18.2% 25.0% 14.3% 9.1% 16.7% Political pressures and 12.5% 14.3% 8.0% 22.2% 9.1% 10.0% 7.1% 0.0% 10.0% obstacles Inadequate level of citizen/civil 0.0% 0.0% 12.0% 11.1% 9.1% 5.0% 21.4% 9.1% 6.7% society participation Other 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% *Significantly different between stakeholder groups Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean To what extent do you trust the World Bank Group to do what is 6 4.67 7 4.43 15 6.00 6 5.17 10 5.00 13 4.77 5 6.80 6 7.17 19 5.79 right? (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) 53 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea B. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group 8 3.50 7 3.43 24 4.38 9 4.56 15 3.53 19 3.53 13 3.69 8 3.00 27 3.00 in Equatorial Guinea? (1-Not familiar at all, 10-Extremely familiar) To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following statements about the World Bank Group’s work in Equatorial Guinea? (1-Strongly disagree, 10-Strongly agree) Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in 6 3.83 6 3.67 19 6.32 6 6.67 8 5.25 13 5.00 11 6.45 8 3.75 21 5.05 development in Equatorial Guinea The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I consider the 6 3.50 5 3.80 18 5.06 5 7.20 9 4.67 14 4.86 11 5.27 8 5.75 17 5.53 development priorities for Equatorial Guinea Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank 7 4.14 6 3.67 18 5.44 6 6.67 10 3.50 13 4.85 10 5.00 7 4.29 22 5.05 Group’s effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea. (1-Not effective at all, 10-Very effective) 54 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea B. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group (continued) Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean To what extent does the World Bank Group’s work help to 7 4.14 6 4.17 18 5.33 6 6.33 10 4.30 12 5.42 8 4.63 8 5.88 20 4.85 achieve development results in Equatorial Guinea? (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the 7 4.29 6 3.83 19 5.26 5 5.80 10 4.80 11 5.82 10 4.50 5 5.20 21 4.52 development agenda in Equatorial Guinea? (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) 55 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea B. Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group (continued) When thinking about how the World Bank Group can have the most impact on development results in Equatorial Guinea, which sectors do you believe the World Bank Group should prioritize with its resources (financial and knowledge services) in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than THREE) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ Percentage of Respondents President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ (Responses combined) Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Financial markets 0.0% 14.3% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0% 20.0% 10.0% 6.1% Water and sanitation 0.0% 14.3% 4.2% 11.1% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 18.2% Public sector governance/reform* 25.0% 14.3% 8.3% 22.2% 13.3% 45.0% 0.0% 30.0% 12.1% Job creation/employment 37.5% 28.6% 37.5% 33.3% 6.7% 25.0% 33.3% 60.0% 33.3% Health* 50.0% 100.0% 37.5% 44.4% 46.7% 30.0% 40.0% 0.0% 39.4% Social protection 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% 15.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% Gender equity 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Private sector development 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 11.1% 13.3% 30.0% 6.7% 30.0% 6.1% Education* 50.0% 57.1% 79.2% 22.2% 73.3% 35.0% 40.0% 20.0% 36.4% Food security 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 22.2% 20.0% 5.0% 13.3% 0.0% 12.1% Global/regional integration 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% Energy 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Urban development 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 6.1% Information and communications technology 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% Economic growth 25.0% 0.0% 4.2% 11.1% 26.7% 20.0% 6.7% 30.0% 18.2% Climate change 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% Disaster risk management 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Equality of opportunity 25.0% 0.0% 16.7% 11.1% 0.0% 10.0% 26.7% 0.0% 6.1% Transport 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Agriculture and rural development* 37.5% 57.1% 12.5% 11.1% 13.3% 0.0% 13.3% 40.0% 27.3% Trade and exports 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.1% Natural resource management 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 0.0% 6.7% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.2% National debt 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.1% Poverty reduction 0.0% 0.0% 8.3% 11.1% 6.7% 0.0% 26.7% 30.0% 15.2% Anti-corruption* 12.5% 0.0% 33.3% 66.7% 26.7% 25.0% 33.3% 0.0% 15.2% Judiciary reform 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 6.7% 15.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% *Significantly different between stakeholder groups 56 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea C. World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground To what extent is the World Bank Group an effective development partner in Equatorial Guinea, in terms of each of the following? (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean Responsiveness to needs 5 5.00 7 3.57 15 5.60 8 6.63 7 4.43 17 4.00 5 6.00 8 6.00 16 4.75 Flexibility (in terms of the institution’s products and 8 3.88 4 3.25 15 5.33 3 6.33 6 4.33 12 4.83 6 3.67 6 5.17 14 4.00 services) Flexibility (in terms of changing 8 3.75 7 3.14 15 6.07 3 5.67 5 5.60 14 4.86 8 4.25 7 6.29 16 4.69 country circumstances) Being inclusive 7 4.29 6 4.17 15 5.47 7 4.86 5 4.20 12 5.42 4 3.00 5 5.80 14 4.21 Openness (sharing data and 8 4.63 5 4.20 18 6.44 7 6.14 5 6.40 16 5.06 6 2.17 8 4.38 17 3.65 other information)* Collaboration with the 6 4.67 5 3.80 16 6.69 7 6.86 7 6.00 14 6.21 8 6.00 8 7.38 21 5.81 Government The speed in which it gets things 4 4.25 4 5.00 14 4.71 4 6.00 5 5.00 13 5.00 7 4.43 7 4.29 19 4.58 accomplished on the ground Helping to bring discipline/effective supervision 4 4.75 5 4.80 15 5.80 3 5.67 7 4.57 15 5.40 8 4.50 6 6.83 18 4.50 to implementation of investment projects Collaboration with civil society 7 4.57 6 4.00 15 5.13 6 5.17 6 3.50 16 5.25 8 4.00 7 4.00 19 4.58 Staff accessibility 8 5.38 7 4.29 13 5.00 5 6.00 5 3.80 17 5.35 5 3.20 6 4.17 16 3.94 Collaboration with other donors 8 4.63 7 4.86 11 5.73 4 4.75 5 3.60 15 5.80 6 5.67 5 6.20 14 4.86 and development partners Collaboration with the private 7 4.86 6 4.33 14 5.07 5 5.20 5 3.80 17 5.88 7 4.71 7 4.14 16 4.81 sector Straightforwardness and 7 4.57 5 3.60 11 4.64 6 5.17 5 5.00 15 6.20 8 4.63 6 5.33 19 5.11 honesty Treating clients and stakeholders in Equatorial 8 3.75 5 4.40 14 6.36 5 6.40 5 5.60 15 7.93 5 5.60 5 6.80 18 5.67 Guinea with respect* Being a long-term partner* 7 4.71 4 3.00 16 6.88 4 7.00 4 6.25 17 7.06 3 3.00 6 7.33 19 5.89 *Significantly different between stakeholder groups 57 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea C. World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground (continued) To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following statements? (1- Strongly disagree, 10- Strongly agree) Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in Equatorial 6 4.83 6 3.50 16 4.63 4 5.00 5 4.80 11 4.64 6 3.50 6 4.33 22 5.18 Guinea Where country systems are adequate, the World Bank 8 4.50 3 2.67 15 5.73 3 4.00 4 7.25 13 5.69 4 5.25 6 5.67 19 6.32 Group makes appropriate use of them Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean To what extent do you agree that the World Bank Group 8 3.88 6 3.50 18 5.94 7 5.57 9 3.89 13 4.77 8 4.50 6 5.83 21 4.52 meets Equatorial Guinea’s needs for knowledge services? (1- Strongly disagree, 10- Strongly agree) D. World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas From your perspective, which of the following best describes the World Bank Group’s current emphasis on investing in human capital (e.g., education, health, social protection)?* Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Percentage of Respondents Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Increased its emphasis 12.5% 16.7% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.0% 7.1% 0.0% 3.0% recently Decreased its emphasis 25.0% 33.3% 20.0% 11.1% 7.1% 10.0% 0.0% 9.1% 18.2% recently Emphasis has remained 12.5% 0.0% 25.0% 11.1% 21.4% 30.0% 21.4% 27.3% 9.1% pretty consistent over time Don’t know 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 77.8% 71.4% 45.0% 71.4% 63.6% 69.7% 58 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea E. World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities How frequently do you consult World Bank Group’s knowledge work and activities in the work you do? Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Percentage of Respondents Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Media Other Weekly 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 0.0% 9.1% 10.0% 6.7% 0.0% 6.5% 0.0% Monthly 0.0% 0.0% 8.3% 37.5% 9.1% 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% A few times a year 12.5% 16.7% 29.2% 37.5% 27.3% 20.0% 33.3% 20.0% 19.4% 12.5% Rarely 62.5% 33.3% 29.2% 12.5% 9.1% 35.0% 13.3% 30.0% 29.0% 62.5% Never 25.0% 50.0% 29.2% 12.5% 45.5% 35.0% 46.7% 40.0% 45.2% 25.0% In Equatorial Guinea, to what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s knowledge work and activities: Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean are adaptable to Equatorial Guinea’s specific development 6 4.17 4 4.75 18 6.56 7 7.71 4 5.75 17 7.47 6 7.17 6 5.00 12 4.50 challenges and country circumstances* (1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree) *Significantly different between stakeholder groups Office of the Employee of a Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of Ministry/PMU/Consultant Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Minister/Minister Parliamentarian on WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean N Mean Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's 7 4.29 6 5.83 18 5.50 7 7.14 3 6.33 13 6.77 12 4.42 7 6.43 22 5.23 knowledge work and activities make to development results in your country? Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World 7 4.71 4 6.25 20 6.45 7 7.29 5 6.80 12 6.17 10 5.80 7 5.14 20 5.10 Bank Group's knowledge work and activities? (1-Not significant at all, 10-Very significant; 1-Very low technical quality, 10-Very high technical quality) 59 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea F. The Future Role of The World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea Which of the following SHOULD the World Bank Group do to make itself of greater value in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ Percentage of Respondents President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ (Responses combined) Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Engage more effectively with private sector 12.5% 20.0% 17.4% 55.6% 26.7% 36.8% 13.3% 20.0% 15.2% Work faster* 37.5% 60.0% 13.0% 11.1% 53.3% 5.3% 26.7% 20.0% 39.4% Collaborate more effectively with Government clients (e.g., 37.5% 0.0% 21.7% 11.1% 6.7% 10.5% 20.0% 0.0% 9.1% national, state, local) Offer more innovative knowledge products and 12.5% 0.0% 21.7% 0.0% 0.0% 21.1% 6.7% 0.0% 21.2% services Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group 0.0% 20.0% 8.7% 0.0% 6.7% 15.8% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% financing Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 15.8% 13.3% 10.0% 12.1% Bank Group projects Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, 25.0% 0.0% 4.3% 0.0% 6.7% 5.3% 6.7% 10.0% 0.0% multilaterals, trust funds, UN Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services 0.0% 0.0% 8.7% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.1% (RAS) Ensure greater selectivity in its work 12.5% 20.0% 4.3% 11.1% 20.0% 5.3% 0.0% 20.0% 9.1% Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figur es on Equatorial Guinea’s 0.0% 20.0% 34.8% 11.1% 0.0% 10.5% 20.0% 10.0% 9.1% economy Offer more innovative financial 12.5% 0.0% 8.7% 0.0% 20.0% 21.1% 6.7% 0.0% 6.1% products and services Increase the level of capacity 25.0% 40.0% 43.5% 33.3% 6.7% 15.8% 46.7% 30.0% 33.3% development in the country Engage more directly with 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 6.7% 5.3% 20.0% 10.0% 9.1% beneficiaries Improve the quality of its experts as related to Equatorial 0.0% 0.0% 13.0% 22.2% 0.0% 15.8% 6.7% 10.0% 12.1% Guinea’s specific challenges Engage more effectively with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)* 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 6.7% 10.5% 6.7% 40.0% 9.1% Other 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 11.1% 6.7% 5.3% 6.7% 0.0% 3.0% *Significantly different between stakeholder groups 60 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea F. The Future Role of The World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea (continued) In addition to the regular relations with the national government, which TWO of the following groups should the World Bank Group collaborate with more in your country? (Choose no more than TWO) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ Percentage of Respondents President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ (Responses combined) Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Youth/university groups 75.0% 66.7% 68.2% 55.6% 46.7% 68.4% 60.0% 90.0% 67.7% Beneficiaries 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 11.1% 6.7% 0.0% 6.7% 10.0% 0.0% Private sector 12.5% 0.0% 36.4% 55.6% 46.7% 26.3% 20.0% 20.0% 19.4% Local government 37.5% 33.3% 18.2% 11.1% 6.7% 10.5% 26.7% 10.0% 16.1% Donor community 0.0% 16.7% 4.5% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% Media 12.5% 0.0% 13.6% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9.7% Parliament 12.5% 16.7% 9.1% 11.1% 26.7% 15.8% 6.7% 0.0% 38.7% Academia/think tanks/research institutes* 0.0% 33.3% 22.7% 33.3% 26.7% 52.6% 53.3% 40.0% 9.7% NGOs/Community Based Organizations 25.0% 16.7% 9.1% 0.0% 6.7% 10.5% 0.0% 30.0% 16.1% Other 0.0% 0.0% 4.5% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% Don’t know 25.0% 0.0% 9.1% 0.0% 13.3% 10.5% 13.3% 0.0% 12.9% *Significantly different between stakeholder groups G. Communication and Information Sharing How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Equatorial Guinea? Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Percentage of Respondents Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Never 75.0% 66.7% 45.8% 44.4% 60.0% 60.0% 78.6% 54.5% 72.7% Less than once a year 0.0% 16.7% 4.2% 0.0% 20.0% 10.0% 7.1% 18.2% 0.0% Once a year to a few times 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 11.1% 0.0% 10.0% 14.3% 27.3% 18.2% a year Less than once a month 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 11.1% 0.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% At least once a month 25.0% 16.7% 12.5% 22.2% 13.3% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9.1% At least once a week 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 6.7% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 61 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea G. Communication and Information Sharing (continued) How do you get most of your information about economic and social development issues in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ Percentage of Respondents President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ (Responses combined) Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Local radio 50.0% 33.3% 25.0% 33.3% 13.3% 45.0% 28.6% 36.4% 39.4% International radio 12.5% 33.3% 4.2% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 21.4% 0.0% 6.1% Social media* 12.5% 16.7% 4.2% 11.1% 46.7% 0.0% 28.6% 36.4% 39.4% International newspapers* 25.0% 50.0% 8.3% 0.0% 6.7% 15.0% 7.1% 0.0% 6.1% Local television 50.0% 33.3% 62.5% 77.8% 53.3% 45.0% 57.1% 45.5% 33.3% Internet* 25.0% 0.0% 41.7% 44.4% 40.0% 65.0% 28.6% 36.4% 21.2% Periodicals 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 11.1% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 9.1% 12.1% International television 0.0% 33.3% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 14.3% 18.2% 15.2% Local newspapers 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Other 12.5% 0.0% 8.3% 11.1% 13.3% 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 12.1% *Significantly different between stakeholder groups How would you prefer to receive information from the World Bank Group? (Choose no more than TWO) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ Percentage of Respondents President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ (Responses combined) Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other World Bank Group’s publications and other 25.0% 75.0% 29.2% 22.2% 40.0% 30.0% 21.4% 54.5% 40.0% written materials e-Newsletters 37.5% 25.0% 33.3% 22.2% 13.3% 10.0% 35.7% 0.0% 33.3% World Bank Group’s seminars/workshops/confer 50.0% 25.0% 45.8% 77.8% 53.3% 50.0% 35.7% 27.3% 66.7% ences World Bank Group’s 12.5% 25.0% 25.0% 44.4% 26.7% 20.0% 21.4% 36.4% 3.3% website Direct contact with World 50.0% 25.0% 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 50.0% 42.9% 54.5% 10.0% Bank Group Social media 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 13.3% 25.0% 28.6% 18.2% 30.0% Webinars or online events hosted by the World Bank 25.0% 25.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 15.0% 7.1% 0.0% 13.3% Group Which Internet connection do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Group website? (Select only ONE response) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Percentage of Respondents Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other High speed/WiFi 66.7% 66.7% 59.1% 55.6% 70.0% 85.0% 63.6% 77.8% 73.7% Dial-up 33.3% 33.3% 40.9% 44.4% 30.0% 15.0% 36.4% 22.2% 26.3% 62 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea H. Background Information Currently, do you professionally collaborate/work with the World Bank Group (IBRD/IDA, IFC, MIGA, ICSID) in your country? Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Percentage of Respondents Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Yes 50.0% 14.3% 31.8% 33.3% 13.3% 16.7% 0.0% 11.1% 10.3% No 50.0% 85.7% 68.2% 66.7% 86.7% 83.3% 100.0% 88.9% 89.7% If yes, which of the following agencies of the World Bank Group do you primarily collaborate/ work with in Equatorial Guinea? (Select only ONE response) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Percentage of Respondents Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other IBRD 25.0% 0.0% 14.3% 100.0% 100.0% 33.3% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% IFC 75.0% 100.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% MIGA 0.0% 0.0% 57.1% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% ICSID 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% Which of the following describes most of your exposure to the World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) Office of the Employee of a Ministry/ Independent Private Sector/ President/Prime Office of PMU/Consultant on Government State-Owned Financial Sector/ Percentage of Respondents Minister/Minister Parliamentarian WBG Project Institution Enterprise Private Bank CSO Academia Other Observer* 14.3% 66.7% 22.7% 14.3% 58.3% 73.7% 36.4% 55.6% 50.0% Use World Bank Group reports/data 28.6% 16.7% 36.4% 28.6% 41.7% 21.1% 27.3% 11.1% 27.3% Engage in World Bank Group related/sponsored 57.1% 16.7% 22.7% 0.0% 8.3% 10.5% 18.2% 11.1% 18.2% events/activities Collaborate as part of my 0.0% 0.0% 31.8% 42.9% 8.3% 15.8% 18.2% 22.2% 9.1% professional duties Use World Bank Group website for information, data, research, 28.6% 33.3% 54.5% 71.4% 16.7% 47.4% 36.4% 22.2% 31.8% etc. *Significantly different between stakeholder groups 63 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea Appendix C: Equatorial Guinea FY20 COS Questionnaire World Bank Group Country Survey FY 2020 – Equatorial Guinea The World Bank Group is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Equatorial Guinea or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The following survey will give the World Bank Group’s team that works in Equatorial Guinea, greater insight into how the Bank’s work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank Group uses to assess the views of its stakeholders, and to develop more effective strategies that support development in Equatorial Guinea. A local independent firm has been hired to oversee the logistics of this survey. This ensures anonymity and confidentiality. We hope you’ll be candid. Finally, the survey relates to the World Bank Group’s work. The World Bank Group consists of IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA, and ICSID. When responding to the survey, please consider the area of the World Bank Group with which you are most familiar. To complete the survey, please circle/check the response that most accurately reflects your opinion. If you prefer not to answer a question, please leave it blank. If you feel that you do not have an adequate amount of information on a subject, please check “Don’t know”. PLEASE NOTE: IN SOME CASES THE SURVEY WILL ASK FOR A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF RESPONSES. PLEASE DO NOT CHOOSE ANY MORE THAN REQUESTED. IF MORE RESPONSES ARE CHOSEN, DATA CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN ANALYSIS. 64 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION A: OVERALL CONTEXT A1. In general, would you say that Equatorial Guinea is headed in ... ? 1 The right direction 2 The wrong direction 3 Not sure A2. Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Equatorial Guinea is … ? 1 Increasing 2 Decreasing 3 Staying about the same A3. Listed below are a number of development priorities in Equatorial Guinea. Please identify which of the following you consider the most important development priorities in Equatorial Guinea. (Choose no more than THREE) Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government 1 effectiveness, public financial management, public 14 Natural resource management expenditure, fiscal system reform) Gender equity (closing the gap between women 2 15 Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation) and men, and boys and girls) 3 Private sector development 16 Agriculture and rural development 4 Education 17 Trade and exports 5 Financial markets 18 Information and communications technology 6 Health 19 Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion) 7 Global/regional integration 20 Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation) 8 Food security 21 Poverty reduction 9 Urban development 22 Anti-corruption Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social 10 23 National debt assistance) 11 Water and sanitation 24 Economic growth 12 Job creation/employment 25 Disaster risk management 13 Energy 26 Judiciary reform 65 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION A: OVERALL CONTEXT A4. Poverty reduction is a broad term that encompasses work in many different areas. Which THREE areas of development listed below do you believe would contribute most to reducing poverty in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than THREE) 1 Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion) 14 Health 2 Economic growth 15 Water and sanitation 3 Disaster risk management 16 Job creation/employment 4 Anti-corruption 17 Urban development Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social 5 18 effectiveness, public financial management, public assistance) expenditure, fiscal system reform) Gender equity (closing the gap between women 6 Agriculture and rural development 19 and men, and boys and girls) 7 Information and communications technology 20 Financial markets 8 Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation) 21 Education 9 Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation) 22 Global/regional integration 10 Natural resource management 23 Food security 11 Trade and exports 24 Private sector development 12 Judiciary reform 25 Energy 13 National debt A5. Please describe the direction Equatorial Guinea is moving in, when considering … ? Getting Getting Staying Getting Getting much somewhat the somewhat much worse worse same better better Human development (e.g., health, education, and 1      social protection) 2 Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men and women      Growing Equatorial Guinea’s economy in a way that 3      leads to jobs and employment 4 The gap between the rich and the poor      5 Making government more effective      6 Anti-corruption      7 Attracting new sources of foreign investment      A6. Listed below are global challenges. Which do you think have the most serious impact on Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Climate change 7 Environmental degradation 2 Jobs/employment 8 Trade constraints Fragility in Equatorial Guinea or neighboring 3 Terrorism 9 countries 4 Migrants and refugees 10 Technology based disruption 5 Geo political uncertainty 11 National debt 6 The gap between the rich and the poor 66 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION A: OVERALL CONTEXT A7. When economic and/or social reform efforts fail or are slow to take place in Equatorial Guinea, which of the following would you attribute this to? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Poor coordination within the government 2 Corruption 3 Inadequate level of private sector participation 4 Inadequate level of donor coordination 5 Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges 6 Private sector involvement and/or influence 7 Inadequate level of government accountability 8 Inadequate level of capacity in the government 9 Political pressures and obstacles 10 Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation 11 Other (please specify): ________________________________________ A8. To what extent do you trust each of the following groups to do what is right? To no degree To a very significant Don't at all degree know 1 The national/federal government 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  2 Bilateral organizations (e.g., DFID, JICA, GIZ, USAID) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  3 The World Bank Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  4 The International Monetary Fund 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  5 The United Nations (UN) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  6 Regional development banks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  7 Equatorial Guinea’s Central Bank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  8 International private sector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  9 Domestic private sector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  10 International civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  11 Domestic civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  12 Faith-based institutions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Domestic traditional media and their web presence (e.g., 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  newspapers, TV stations, radio) 14 International media and their web presence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Web based media (i.e., blogs, social media, other web- 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  based news and information sources) A9. To what extent do you trust private sector to engage in public service delivery in Equatorial Guinea? 1 To a very low degree 2 To a somewhat low degree 3 To a somewhat high degree 4 To a very high degree 5 Don't know 67 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION B: OVERALL ATTITUDES TOWARD THE WORLD BANK GROUP B1. How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Not familiar at all Extremely familiar To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following statements about the World Bank Group’s work in Equatorial Guinea? Strongly Strongly Don't disagree agree know Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a B2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  relevant role in development in Equatorial Guinea The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I B3 consider the development priorities for Equatorial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Guinea B4. Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank Group’s effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Not effective at Very effective Don't know all B5. To what extent does the World Bank Group’s work help to achieve development results in Equatorial Guinea? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  To no degree at To a very Don't know all significant degree B6. To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Equatorial Guinea? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  To no degree at To a very Don't know all significant degree B7. To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s work and support help the poorest in Equatorial Guinea? (Select only ONE response) 1 To a fully sufficient degree 2 To a somewhat sufficient degree 3 To a somewhat insufficient degree 4 To a very insufficient degree 5 Don’t know 68 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION B: OVERALL ATTITUDES TOWARD THE WORLD BANK GROUP B8. When thinking about the World Bank Group’s role in Equatorial Guinea, which activity do you VALUE the most? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Data and statistics 2 Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects 3 Donor coordination 4 Policy advice, studies, analyses 5 Financial resources 6 Technical assistance 7 Promoting knowledge sharing 8 Implementation support 9 Mobilizing third party financial resources 10 Bringing together different groups of stakeholders 11 Other (please specify): ________________________ B9. Which of the following do you identify as the World Bank Group’s greatest WEAKNESSES in its work in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results 2 Too influenced by developed countries 3 Staff too inaccessible 4 Not collaborating enough with private sector 5 Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN 6 Not aligned with country priorities 7 Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Equatorial Guinea 8 Arrogant in its approach 9 World Bank Group’s processes too slow and complex 10 Not adequately flexible 11 Not collaborating enough with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) 12 Not enough public disclosure of its work 13 Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country 14 Inadequate World Bank Group’s staffing in Equatorial Guinea 15 Other (please specify): __________________________________________________ 16 Don’t know 69 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION B: OVERALL ATTITUDES TOWARD THE WORLD BANK GROUP B10. When thinking about how the World Bank Group can have the most impact on development results in Equatorial Guinea, which sectors do you believe the World Bank Group should prioritize with its resources (financial and knowledge services) in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than THREE) 1 Financial markets 14 Information and communications technology 2 Water and sanitation 15 Economic growth Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government 3 effectiveness, public financial management, public 16 Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation) expenditure, fiscal system reform) 4 Job creation/employment 17 Disaster risk management 5 Health 18 Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion) Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social 6 19 Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation) assistance) Gender equity (closing the gap between women 7 20 Agriculture and rural development and men, and boys and girls) 8 Private sector development 21 Trade and exports 9 Education 22 Natural resource management 10 Food security 23 National debt 11 Global/regional integration 24 Poverty reduction 12 Energy 25 Anti-corruption 13 Urban development 26 Judiciary reform 70 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION C: WORLD BANK GROUP’S WORK AND ENGAGEMENT ON THE GROUND C1. To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group’s staff is well prepared (e.g., skills mix and knowledge) to help Equatorial Guinea solve its most complicated development challenges? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  To no degree at To a very Don't know all significant degree To what extent is the World Bank Group an effective development partner in Equatorial Guinea, in terms of each of the following? To no degree To a very significant Don't at all degree know C2 Responsiveness to needs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Flexibility (in terms of the institution’s products and C3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  services) C4 Flexibility (in terms of changing country circumstances) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  C5 Being inclusive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  C6 Openness (sharing data and other information) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  C7 Collaboration with the Government 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  The speed in which it gets things accomplished on the C8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  ground Helping to bring discipline/effective supervision to C9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  implementation of investment projects C10 Collaboration with civil society 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  C11 Staff accessibility 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Collaboration with other donors and development C12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  partners C13 Collaboration with the private sector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  C14 Straightforwardness and honesty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Treating clients and stakeholders in Equatorial Guinea C15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  with respect C16 Being a long-term partner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  71 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION C: WORLD BANK GROUP’S WORK AND ENGAGEMENT ON THE GROUND To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following statements? Strongly Strongly Don't disagree agree know C17 The World Bank Group disburses funds promptly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  The World Bank Group effectively monitors and C18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  evaluates the projects and programs it supports The World Bank Group’s approvals and reviews are C19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  done in a timely fashion The World Bank Group’s Environmental and Social C20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Framework requirements are reasonable The World Bank Group’s conditions on its lending are C21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  reasonable The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in C22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Equatorial Guinea Working with the World Bank Group increases C23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Equatorial Guinea’s institutional capacity Where country systems (e.g., procurement, financial C24 management, etc.) are adequate, the World Bank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Group makes appropriate use of them C25. To what extent do you agree that the World Bank Group meets Equatorial Guinea’s needs for knowledge services (e.g., research, analysis, data, technical assistance)? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Strongly disagree Strongly agree Don't know C26. To what extent do you believe that Equatorial Guinea received value for money from the World Bank Group’s Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  To no degree at To a very Don't know all significant degree 72 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION D: WORLD BANK GROUP’S SUPPORT IN DEVELOPMENT AREAS D1. How EFFECTIVE do you believe the World Bank Group is in terms of the work it does in the following areas of development in Equatorial Guinea? (If you have NO exposure to/experience in working in any of the sectors listed below, please respond “Don’t know”) Not effective Very Don't at all effective know Private sector development (including business 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  climate) Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  effectiveness) 3 Poverty reduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  4 Economic growth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  5 Macroeconomics and fiscal management 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  6 National statistical system development 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  D2. From your perspective, which of the following best describes the World Bank Group’s current emphasis on investing in human capital (e.g., education, health, social protection)? 1 Increased its emphasis recently 2 Decreased its emphasis recently 3 Emphasis has remained pretty consistent over time 4 Don’t know 73 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION E: WORLD BANK GROUP’S KNOWLEDGE WORK AND ACTIVITIES (i.e., analysis, studies, research, data, reports, conferences) E1. How frequently do you consult World Bank Group’s knowledge work and activities in the work you do? 1 Weekly 2 Monthly 3 A few times a year 4 Rarely 5 Never In Equatorial Guinea, to what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s knowledge work a nd activities: To no degree To a very significant Don't at all degree know E2 Are timely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Include appropriate level of stakeholder involvement E3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  during preparation E4 Lead to practical solutions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Are source of relevant information on global good E5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  practices E6 Are adequately disseminated 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  E7 Are translated enough into local language 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Are adaptable to Equatorial Guinea’s specific E8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  development challenges and country circumstances E9. Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities make to development results in your country? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Not significant at all Very significant Don't know E10. Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Very low technical Very high technical Don't know quality quality 74 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION F: THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE WORLD BANK GROUP IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA F1. Which of the following SHOULD the World Bank Group do to make itself of greater value in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Engage more effectively with private sector 2 Work faster 3 Collaborate more effectively with Government clients (e.g., national, state, local) 4 Offer more innovative knowledge products and services 5 Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing 6 Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects 7 Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN 8 Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) 9 Ensure greater selectivity in its work 10 Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Equatorial Guinea’s economy 11 Offer more innovative financial products and services 12 Increase the level of capacity development in the country 13 Engage more directly with beneficiaries 14 Improve the quality of its experts as related to Equatorial Guinea’s specific challenges 15 Engage more effectively with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs) 16 Other (please specify): ______________________________________________ F2. In addition to the regular relations with the national government, which TWO of the following groups should the World Bank Group collaborate with more in your country? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Youth/university groups 7 Parliament 2 Beneficiaries 8 Academia/think tanks/research institutes 3 Private sector 9 NGOs/Community Based Organizations 4 Local government 10 Other (please specify): _____________________ 5 Donor community 11 Don’t know 6 Media 75 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION G: COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SHARING G1. How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Equatorial Guinea? 1 Never 2 Less than once a year 3 Once a year to a few times a year 4 Less than once a month 5 At least once a month 6 At least once a week G2. How do you get most of your information about economic and social development issues in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Local radio 6 Internet 2 International radio 7 Periodicals Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, 3 8 International television YouTube, Flickr) 4 International newspapers 9 Local newspapers 5 Local television 10 Other (please specify): ____________________ G3. How would you prefer to receive information from the World Bank Group? (Choose no more than TWO) World Bank Group’s publications and other Direct contact with World Bank Group (i.e., face to 1 5 written materials face meetings/discussions) Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, 2 e-Newsletters 6 YouTube, Flickr) World Bank Group’s 3 Webinars or online events hosted by the World Bank seminars/workshops/conferences 7 Group 4 World Bank Group’s website G4. Which Internet connection do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Group website? (Select only ONE response) 1 High speed/WiFi 2 Dial-up G5. What do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Group website? (Select only ONE response) 1 Phone 2 Tablet 3 Computer/laptop 4 I never visit the WBG websites 76 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION G: COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SHARING G6. Over the past SIX MONTHS, on average how often did you do any of the following related to the World Bank Group (WBG)? Every few Every few Every few Not days weeks months at all Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in local media 1     (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio) Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in global media 2     (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio) Interacted with the WBG on Social Media (e.g., read a post or 3     tweet, liked, commented, shared, retweeted) 4 Visited a WBG website (e.g., read a blog, used data)     5 Attended an event/conference hosted by the WBG     6 Watched a webinar or online event hosted by the WBG     7 Read some or all of a WBG research paper or publication     8 Met professionally with WBG staff     9 Read a WBG e-newsletter     77 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION H: BACKGROUND INFORMATION H1. Which of the following best describes your current affiliation? (Select only ONE response) 1 Office of the President, Prime Minister 12 Private Sector Organization 2 Office of Minister 13 Financial Sector/Private Bank Private Foundation (e.g., Bill & Melinda Gates 3 Office of Parliamentarian 14 Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation) Employee of Ministry, Ministerial Department, 4 15 NGO/Community Based Organization Implementation Agency Project Management Unit (PMU) overseeing implementation of WBG project/ 5 16 Trade Union Consultant/Contractor working on WBG supported project/program 6 Local Government Office or Staff 17 Faith-Based Group Independent Government Institution (i.e., regulatory 7 18 Youth Group agency, central bank/oversight institution) 8 Judicial System (e.g., courts) 19 Academia/Research Institute/Think Tank 9 State-Owned Enterprise 20 Media (press, radio, TV, web, etc.) 10 Bilateral Agency (e.g., embassy, diplomatic, military) 21 Other (please specify): _____________________ 11 Multilateral Agency (UN, regional development bank) H2. Please identify the primary specialization of your work. (Select only ONE response) 1 Poverty 13 Agriculture, rural development 2 Macroeconomics, fiscal management 14 Urban development 3 Governance, anti-corruption 15 Transport 4 Education 16 Digital development and technology (ICT) 5 Health, nutrition 17 Tourism 6 Social protection 18 Fragility, conflict, violence, refugees 7 Jobs 19 Demographics, migration 8 Energy 20 Trade and competitiveness 9 Environment, natural resources 21 Finance and markets 10 Climate change 22 Communications, public affairs 11 Water, sanitation 23 Generalist (specialized in multiple sectors) 12 Gender 24 Other (please specify): ____________________ H3. Currently, do you professionally collaborate/work with the World Bank Group (IBRD, IFC, MIGA, ICSID) in your country? 1 Yes 2 No H4. If yes, which of the following agencies of the World Bank Group do you primarily collaborate/work with in Equatorial Guinea? (Select only ONE response) 1 The World Bank (IBRD) 2 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) 3 The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) 4 International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) 78 World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey 2020: Equatorial Guinea SECTION H: BACKGROUND INFORMATION H5. Do your projects involve both the World Bank and the IFC? 1 Yes 2 No H6. Which of the following describes most of your exposure to the World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea? (Choose no more than TWO) 1 Observer (i.e., follow in media, discuss in informal conversations, etc.) 2 Use World Bank Group reports/data 3 Engage in World Bank Group related/sponsored events/activities 4 Collaborate as part of my professional duties 5 Use World Bank Group website for information, data, research, etc. H7. What’s your gender? 1 Female 2 Male H8. What’s your age? 1 25 and under 2 26-35 3 36-45 4 46-55 5 56 and above H9. Which best represents your geographic location? 1 Malabo 2 Bata 3 Other Thank you for completing the survey! 79