Publication: FY 2025 Sierra Leone Country Opinion Survey Report
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The Country Opinion Survey in Sierra Leone assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Sierra Leone; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Sierra Leone; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Sierra Leone; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Sierra Leone.
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“World Bank. 2025. FY 2025 Sierra Leone Country Opinion Survey Report. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/43855 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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