Publication: FY16 Egypt Country Opinion Survey Report
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2016-08
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2016-10-27
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The Country Opinion Survey in Egypt assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Egypt perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Egypt on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Egypt; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Egypt; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Egypt; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Egypt.
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“World Bank Group. 2016. FY16 Egypt Country Opinion Survey Report. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25281 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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