Publication: FY17 Papua New Guinea Country Opinion Survey Report
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2017-10
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2018-08-01
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The Country Opinion Survey in Papua New Guinea assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Papua New Guinea; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Papua New Guinea; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Papua New Guinea; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Papua New Guinea.
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“World Bank Group. 2017. FY17 Papua New Guinea Country Opinion Survey Report. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30097 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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