EBRD, EIB and WBG launch enterprise survey

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the World Bank Group (WBG) are launching a new round of enterprise surveys in more than 40 countries including Ukraine.

It was reported by the EBRD. 

The objective of the Survey is to seek feedback from private sector enterprises on the state of the business environment in each of the participating countries, and use the feedback to assess opportunities and constraints to private sector growth.

In each country the survey will be conducted through interviews with private firms in the manufacturing and services sectors.

Ipsos, company, has been hired in Ukraine to collect the respective data. The company will start surveying random selected companies in December 2018. 

This work will continue till May 2019. Preliminary findings of the survey are expected in the second half of 2019. 

The survey findings along with collected data in other countries will be assesses to develop better understanding how to increase investments, effectiveness of enterprizes and economic growth rate in the participating countries. 

The survey is similar to other WBG's surveys that are based on the standard methodics and conducted all over the world/

Topics included in the questionnaire – such as productivity, the adoption of technology and innovation, competition, the qualification of the workforce, informality, access to financial services, infrastructure and the impact of government regulations – will be comparable on a global scale.

The survey will also include a module on the green economy.

A new round of enterprise surveys will be conducted in more than 40 countries in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.