Publication: FY17 Country Opinion Survey Report for Member Countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
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2017-09
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2018-07-31
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The Country Opinion Survey in Antigua and Barbuda assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Antigua and Barbuda 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 Antigua and Barbuda on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Antigua and Barbuda; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Antigua and Barbuda; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Antigua and Barbuda; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Antigua and Barbuda.
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“World Bank Group. 2017. FY17 Country Opinion Survey Report for Member Countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. Country opinion survey program (COS);. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30079 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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