Publication: FY 2025 Botswana Country Opinion Survey Report
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The Country Opinion Survey in Botswana assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Botswana 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 Botswana on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Botswana; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Botswana; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Botswana; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Botswana.
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“World Bank. 2025. FY 2025 Botswana Country Opinion Survey Report. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/43840 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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