Publication: FY 2024 Cambodia Country Opinion Survey Report
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2024-08-20
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2024-08-20
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The Country Opinion Survey in Cambodia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Cambodia 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 Cambodia on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Cambodia; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Cambodia; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Cambodia; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Cambodia.
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“World Bank. 2024. FY 2024 Cambodia Country Opinion Survey Report. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/42062 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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