Publication: FY 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Opinion Survey Report
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2021-01
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2021-01
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The Country Opinion Survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 3) overall impressions of the WBGâs effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and 4) their perceptions of the WBGâs future role in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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âWorld Bank Group. 2021. FY 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Opinion Survey Report. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36988 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.â
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