Publication: FY2019 Paraguay Country Opinion Survey Report
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2019-08
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2019-11-25
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The Country Opinion Survey in Paraguay assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Paraguay 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 Paraguay on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Paraguay; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Paraguay; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Paraguay; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Paraguay.
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“World Bank Group. 2019. FY2019 Paraguay Country Opinion Survey Report. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32678 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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