世界银行-2023财年埃及国家意见调查报告（英）-2023

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ECRBusinessIntelligenceTeam|November2023

Acknowledgements

TheEgypt(Egypt)CountryOpinionSurveyispartoftheCountyOpinionSurvey

ProgramseriesoftheWorldBankGroup.ThisreportwaspreparedbytheBusiness

Intelligence(BI)team,ledbyJoséDeBuerba(SeniorExternalAffairsOfficer)and

SvetlanaMarkova(SeniorExternalAffairsOfficer).YuliaDanilina,JessicaCameron,

NanLin,andSofyaGubaydullinaoversawthedesign,reporting,andanalysisofthe

surveyresults.NoreenWambuiandIrinaPopovaprovideddatasupport.

BIacknowledgesthesignificantcontributionfromtheEgyptcountryteamand

independentfieldingagency,theEgyptianCenterforPublicOpinionResearch

(BASEERA).Inparticular,BIisgratefulforthesupportfromMaissaGaberRamadan

Abdalla(ExternalAffairsOfficer)andHebaWassef(ProgramAssistant)who

coordinatedthesurvey-relatedactivitiesfromCairo,Egypt.

Contents

Objectives

MethodologyOverview

OverallContext

OverallAttitudesTowardtheWorldBankGroup

WorldBankGroup’sSupportinDevelopmentAreas

WorldBankGroup’sWorkandEngagementontheGround

WorldBankGroup’sKnowledgeWorkandActivities

TheFutureRoleoftheWorldBankinEgypt

CommunicationandOutreach

SampleDemographicsandDetailedMethodology

3

Objectives

ThissurveywasdesignedtoassisttheWorldBankGroup(WBG)ingainingabetterunderstandingofhowstakeholdersinEgyptperceivetheWBG.Thesurveyexploredthefollowingquestions:

1.OverallContext:Howdostakeholdersperceivethecountry’sdirection?HowfamiliararetheywiththeWBG?HowmuchdotheytrusttheWBG?

2.KeyIndicators:WhatopiniondokeystakeholdershaveoftheWBGwhenitcomestoitseffectiveness,relevance,alignmentwithEgypt’sdevelopmentpriorities,andotherkeyindicators?Areopinionssignificantlydifferentamongstakeholdergroups?

3.DevelopmentPriorities:Whatareasofdevelopmentareperceivedtobethemostimportant?HoweffectiveistheWBGperceivedtobeintheseareas?

4.EngagementandWorkontheGround:WhatdokeystakeholdersvaluethemostandtheleastwhenitcomestotheWBG’sworkinEgypt?HowistheWBGperceivedasadevelopmentpartner?

5.FinancialInstrumentsandKnowledgeWork:WhatopiniondokeystakeholdershaveofWBGfinancialinstrumentsandknowledgeproducts?Whatarestakeholders’suggestionstoimproveWBG’seffectiveness?

6.CommunicationandOutreach:Whatarethepreferredcommunicationchannelsandwhichchannelsarereportedtobeusedthemost?Aretheredifferencesamongstakeholdergroupsintermsofpreferredchannels?

7.MessageRecall:WhatkeytopicsthattheWBGcommunicatesdostakeholdersrecall?IstherearelationshipbetweenmessagerecallandviewsoftheWBG’swork?

4

MethodologyOverview

.FieldedMay2023throughAugust2023

.936potentialparticipantswereaskedtocompleteamostlyquantitativesurvey

.Respondentscompletedthequestionnaireonline,viaemail,ortheyreceivedthequestionnairebycourierandreturneditaccordingly

.AlistofnameswasprovidedbytheWBGcountryteamandsupplementedbythefieldingagency

.Processmanagedonthegroundbyanindependentfieldingagency

.203participants(22%responserate)

.92%fromCairo

.56%currentlycollaboratewiththeWBG

Click

here

fordetailsoftheRespondentSampleandMethodology.

Academia/ResearchInstitute/ThinkTank

BilateralorMultilateralAgency

GovernmentInstitution

Media

CivilSocietyOrganization

PrivateSector

OfficeofaMinister

State-OwnedEnterprise OfficeofthePresidentOfficeofthePrimeMinister

Other

OfficeofaParliamentarian

LocalGovernmentOfficeorStaff

22%

20%

17%

10%

9%

8%

4%

3%

2%

2%

1%

<1%

<1%

Q

5

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourcurrentaffiliation?

(Selectonly1response)(PercentageofRespondents,N=202)

6

Q

OverallContext

“Coordinatingworkamongdevelopmentpartnerstoachieveconsensusondevelopmentprioritiesand

followinguponmeasuringtheperformanceanddevelopmentimpactofvariousprojectsandinterventions.”

(PrivateSectorRespondent)

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthingtheWorldBankGroupcoulddotohelpincreaseitseffectivenessinEgypt?(N=73)

Q

FamiliaritywiththeWorld

BankGroup

Allrespondents

GovernmentPrincipals^

.CollaborationwiththeWBG:Respondentswhocollaborate

withtheWBGreportedsignificantlyhigherlevelsoffamiliarity

withtheinstitution’swork:

GovernmentInstitution^

Meanfamiliarity:CollaboratewithWBG=7.9

Donotcollaborate=6.7

PrivateSector

.Stakeholderanalysis:Governmentprincipalsreportedthe

highestleveloffamiliaritywiththeWBG(mean=8.4)while

respondentsfromcivilsocietyreportedsignificantlylower

Media

familiaritywiththeinstitution(mean=6.2).

Bilateral/MultilateralAgency

Academia

CivilSociety

HowfamiliarareyouwiththeworkoftheWorldBankGroupinEgypt?

Scale:1Notfamiliaratall–10Extremelyfamiliar(N=203)

^TheGovernmentPrincipalsgroupincludesrespondentsfromtheOfficeofthePresident,OfficeofthePrimeMinister,andOfficeofaMinister;GovernmentInstitutiongroupincludesrespondentsfrom

GovernmentInstitutions,LocalGovernments,andState-OwnedEnterprises.

7.4

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.1

6.2

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MeanFamiliarityRating

Significantlydifferentbetweenstakeholdergroups

7

Q

BilateralOrganizations

7.1

TheWorldBankGroup

7.0

Regionaldevelopmentbanks

Academia/thinktanks/researchinstitutions

Egypt’sCentralBank PrivatesectorTheUnitedNations(UN)

Civilsociety

Thenationalgovernment

TheInternationalMonetaryFund

(IMF)

Youthgroups

Faith-basedinstitutions

Parliament

Localgovernment

Media

TheWorldBankGroupisamongtheMostTrustedInstitutionsinEgypt

Respondentsgavethehighesttrustratingsforbilateral

organizations,theWBG,andregionaldevelopmentbanks.Atthesametime,theParliament,localgovernment,andthe

mediainEgyptreceivedsomewhatlowertrustratingsamongthoseinstitutionsstudied.

.

Governmentprincipalsreportedthehighestlevelsoftrust

intheWBG(mean=8.2),whilerespondentsfromcivilsocietygavesignificantlylowerratingsoftrustinthe

institution(mean=5.0).

Towhatextentdoyoutrusteachofthefollowinggroupstodowhatisright?Scale:1Tonodegreeatall–10Toaverysignificantdegree(FY23N=~170)

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.8

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MeanRatingofTrust

8

9

Q

OverallAttitudestowardtheWorldBankGroup

“EgyptcouldusetheWBGanalysisandreportsonmultipletopicsmoreoftentoaddressissuessuchasfoodand

watersecurity,poverty,andunemploymentissuesandsolutions.Inaddition,whilethereisafocusonsustainability,genderequality,climatechange,andequippingtheEgyptianworkforcewith21st-centuryskills,thereisalackof

solutionsthatpertaintotheEgyptianoutlook.Theprogramsimplementedseemtoserveshort-termobjectivesratherthanlong-termstrategiesthataretranslatedtobetterperformanceonthedifferentchallengesfacingEgypt.”

(GovernmentInstitutionsRespondent)

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthingtheWorldBankGroupcoulddotohelpincreaseitseffectivenessinEgypt?(N=73)

Q

KeyPerformanceIndicators

Alongwithtrust,respondentsreportedthehighestratingsfortheWBG’salignmentwithdevelopmentprioritiesinEgypt(mean=6.6).However,ratingsinEgyptweresignificantlylowerthaninotherIBRDcountriessurveyedinFY23*.

Trust

Alignmentwithdevelopmentpriorities

Relevance

Influenceonthe

developmentagenda

Effectivenessinachievingresults

7.0

6.6

6.5

7.4

7.3

7.2

6.4

6.9

6.4

7.1

EgyptFY23

IBRDFY23

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MeanRating

TheWBG’sworkisalignedwithwhatIconsiderthedevelopmentprioritiesforEgypt.Scale:1Stronglydisagree–10Stronglyagree

TheWBGcurrentlyplaysarelevantroleindevelopmentinEgypt.Scale:1Stronglydisagree–10Stronglyagree

TowhatextentdoestheWBGinfluencethedevelopmentagendainEgypt?Scale:1Tonodegreeatall–10Toaverysignificantdegree

HoweffectivehastheWBGbeeninachievingdevelopmentresultsinEgypt?Scale:1Noteffectiveatall–10Veryeffective

TheWBG’sworkhelpsendextremepovertyinEgypt.Scale:1Stronglydisagree–10Stronglyagree

10

*FY23IBRDcountriesincludedArmenia,Algeria,Albania,Azerbaijan,Jamaica,Montenegro,Malaysia,NorthMacedonia,Serbia,Mongolia,SouthAfrica,Romania,andTurkey

GovernmentStakeholders

Trust*

HaveSignificantlyMore

PositivePerceptions

oftheWBG

Alignmentwith

developmentpriorities*

Whencomparingratingsofkeyperformance

indicatorsamongstakeholdergroups,clear

patternsemergeintheirperceptionsoftheWBG

anditswork.Governmentprincipalsand

Relevance*

respondentsfromgovernmentinstitutions

tendedtohavethemostpositiveperceptionsof

theWBGanditswork,followedcloselyby

respondentsfrombilateralandmultilateral

Effectivenessinachievingresults*

agencies.Incontrast,civilsocietyrespondents

weresignificantlylesspositiveandtheyalso

reportedthelowestlevelsoffamiliaritywiththe

WBG.

Q

TowhatextentdoyoutrusttheWBGtodowhatisright?

Scale:1Tonodegreeatall–10Toaverysignificantdegree

TheWBG’sworkisalignedwithwhatIconsiderthedevelopmentprioritiesforEgypt.Scale:1Stronglydisagree–10Stronglyagree

TheWBGcurrentlyplaysarelevantroleindevelopmentinEgypt.Scale:1Stronglydisagree–10Stronglyagree

HoweffectivehastheWBGbeeninachievingdevelopmentresultsinEgypt?Scale:1Noteffectiveatall–10Veryeffective

TowhatextentdoestheWBGinfluencethedevelopmentagendainEgypt?Scale:1Tonodegreeatall–10Toaverysignificantdegree

Influencesthe

developmentagenda*

8.28.0

7.2

5.0

6.1

6.5

6.4

7.97.6

7.1

4.7

5.6

6.0

6.3

7.67.7

7.2

4.6

5.4

5.8

6.1

7.47.4

6.7

4.8

5.6

5.7

6.3

7.47.2

6.8

5.6

5.7

5.8

6.5

Government

Principles

Government

Institutions

Bilateral/

MultilateralAgency

CivilSociety

Organization

PrivateSector

Academia

Media

*Significantlydifferent

amongstakeholder

groups

1.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.09.010.0

MeanRating

11

12

Q

FamiliarityLeadstoMorePositivePerceptions

Comparingratingsofkeyperformanceindicators

amongrespondentshighlyfamiliarwiththeWBG

(ratingsof8-10ona10-pointscale)andthosewithlittlefamiliaritywiththeWBG(ratingsof1-4ona

10-pointscale),wecanseethatthemorefamiliarstakeholdersarewiththeWBG,themorepositiveperceptionstheyhaveoftheWBGanditswork.

Meaningfulengagementandoutreachcanincreasepositiveperceptions.

TowhatextentdoyoutrusttheWBGtodowhatisright?Scale:1Tonodegreeatall–10Toaverysignificantdegree

TheWBGcurrentlyplaysarelevantroleindevelopmentinEgypt.Scale:1Stronglydisagree–10Stronglyagree

TheWBG’sworkisalignedwithwhatIconsiderthedevelopmentprioritiesforEgypt.Scale:1Stronglydisagree–10Stronglyagree

TowhatextentdoestheWBGinfluencethedevelopmentagendainEgypt?Scale:1Tonodegreeatall–10Toaverysignificantdegree

HoweffectivehastheWBGbeeninachievingdevelopmentresultsinEgypt?Scale:1Noteffectiveatall–10Veryeffective

Trust*

Relevance*

Alignment*

Influence*

Effectivenessin

achieving

results*

7.5

6.3

6.5

7.3

5.9

4.3

7.1

6.1

5.0

7.1

5.7

4.1

7.0

6.0

4.7

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MeanRating

HighFamiliarity(8-10)SomeFamiliarity(5-7)LowFamiliarity(1-4)

HowfamiliarareyouwiththeworkoftheWBGinEgypt?

*Significantlydifferentbetweenlevelsoffamiliarity

Q

StakeholderTrendsAcrossPerformanceIndicators

Respondentsfromgovernmentinstitutionsandbilateral/

multilateralagencieshadthehighestmeanratingsacrosstheaggregatedresponsestotheseventeenCOSindicator

questionswhereasrespondentsfromcivilsociety,theprivatesector,andthemediahadsignificantlylowerratings.

AllRespondents

GovernmentInstitution

Bilateral/MultilateralAgency

GovernmentPrincipals

.CollaborationwiththeWBG:Respondentswhocollaborate

withtheWBGgavesignificantlyhigherratingsacrossall

indicatorquestionscomparedtorespondentswhodonot

collaboratewiththeWBG:

Academia

CivilSociety

Meanrating:CollaboratewithWBG=7.2

Donotcollaborate=5.5

PrivateSector

Media

AllIndicatorQuestionswereaskedonaScalefrom1to10.ClickherefordetailsoftheseIndicatorQuestions.

6.5

7.9

7.7

7.7

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

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MeanRatingofAggregatedIndicatorQuestions

13

14

Q

WorldBankGroup’sSupportinDevelopmentAreas

“AssistingtheEgyptiangovernmentindeterminingprioritiesandbuildingpoliciesandstrategiesthataimtoachieverealandsustainableeconomicgrowththatworkstoinvolveallsegmentsandclassesofsocietyinachievingitinawaythatpositivelyimprovesthestandardoflivingofthe

averagecitizen.”

(Bilateral/MultilateralRespondent)

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthingtheWorldBankGroupcoulddotohelpincreaseitseffectivenessinEgypt?(N=73)

DevelopmentAreasforWBGFocus

Education,jobcreation/employment,andhealthwereidentifiedasthetopareaswherestakeholderswouldliketheWBGtofocusitsresourcesgoing

forward.

.Stakeholderanalysis:Privatesectordevelopmentwasthetoppriorityforrespondentsfrombilateral/multilateralagencies(42%).Climatechange(40%)andmacroeconomicstability(40%)werealso

amongthehighprioritiesforthisgroupof

stakeholders.Macroeconomicstabilitywasanareaofhighpriorityforrespondentsfromgovernment

organizations(45%).

Highpriorityfor

respondentsfrom

Education

Jobcreation/employment

Health

Privatesectordevelopment

Macroeconomicstability

Agricultureandfoodsecurity

governmentorganizations(45%)

Climatechange

Socialprotection

Publicsectorgovernance

SocialInclusion

Energy/Extractives

Debtsustainability

Watersupplyandsanitationinfrastructure

Environment/Naturalresourcemanagement

DigitalDevelopmentGenderequity

Trade

TransportUrbandevelopment

Regionalintegration

Q

WhichareasshouldtheWBGondevelopmentresultsinthe(PercentageofRespondents,

prioritizecountry?N=191)

initsworkinEgypttohavethemostimpact

(Choosenomorethan5)

Other

48%

43%

42%

37%

36%

32%

28%

25%

25%

21%

20%

18%

16%

14%

11%

10%

10%

8%

8%

7%

5%

Thetoppriorityforrespondentsfrom

bilateral/

multilateral

agencies(42%)

15

Privatesectordevelopment

Jobcreation/employment

Publicsectorgovernance

Macroeconomicstability

Trade

Debtsustainability

Environment/Naturalresourcemanagement

Climatechange

Agricultureandfoodsecurity

EffectivenessofWBG’s

SupportinSectoralAreas

TheWBG’sworkintransportreceivedthehighestratingsofeffectivenessinEgypt.However,ratingsfortheWBG’sworkinseveraltop-priorityareas,forexample,educationandhealth,receivedsomewhatlowerratings.

HumanDevelopment

Infrastructure

Water

GenderequitySocialprotection

SocialInclusion

Health

Education

Transport

supplyandsanitationinfrastructure

DigitalDevelopment

Urbandevelopment

6.1

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.9

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MeanRatingofEffectiveness

Finance/Institutions/EconomicGrowth

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.3

5.3

EnvironmentalSustainability

6.2

6.2

5.8

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MeanRatingofEffectiveness

Q

HoweffectivedoyoubelievetheWBGisintermsoftheworkitdoesinthefollowingareasofdevelopmentinEgypt?Scale:1Noteffectiveatall

–10Veryeffective(IfyouhaveNOexposureto/experienceinworkinginanyofthesectorslistedbelow,pleaserespond“Don’tknow”)

16

17

Q

WorldBankGroup’sWorkandEngagementonthe

Ground

“BemoreresponsivetotheimmensechangeshappeninginEgyptandtheworld.Also,workonprovidingmoreholisticandmulti-sectorialsolutionstoEgypt’scomplexproblems.”

(CivilSocietyRespondent)

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthingtheWorldBankGroupcoulddotohelpincreaseitseffectivenessinEgypt?(N=73)

Bringingtogetherdifferentstakeholdergroups

Providingdataandstatistics

Providingadvisoryservicesand

analyticstosupportdesignor

implementationofpolicies

Producingresearchonglobaldevelopmentissues

Q

49%

FinancialResourcesaretheBank’sGreatestValue

FinancialresourceswereconsideredtheWBG’sgreatestvaluebyrespondents,followedbycapacitybuilding,training,andtechnicalassistance.

Providingfinancialresources

Capacitybuildingandtraining,technicalassistance

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthing

theWBGcoulddotohelpincreaseitseffectiveness

inEgypt?

“IncreasingthefinancingpackagesprovidedtoraisethestatusoftheEgyptianeconomyandpayingattentiontoactivelyengagingtheprivatesectortoincreaseits

investmentsintheEgyptianeconomythroughasoundgovernanceframeworkthatpreventstheinterferenceofstakeholdersandinfluenceinworkmechanisms.WhileprotectingthesuccessfulprogramsoftheWorldBankintheinstitutionsitdealswithfromanychangesinthe

seniormanagementofthoseinstitutions.”

(GovernmentInstitutionsRespondent)

Mobilizingthird-partyfinancialresources

Other

WhenthinkingabouttheWBG’sroleinEgypt,whichactivitydoyouVALUEthemost?

(Choosenomorethan2)(PercentageofRespondents,N=176)

37%

31%

26%

26%

15%

7%

3%

18

Q

Government

Organizations^

Bilateral/

Multilateral

Agency

Non-governmentOrganizations^^

PerceptionsoftheWBGasDevelopmentPartnerVariedAmongStakeholdersGroups

Beingalong-termpartner*

InFY23,governmentrespondentsperceived

theWBGasasignificantlymoreresponsive,

accessible,andflexiblelong-termpartner

thanrespondentsfromnon-government

organizations.

AccesstoWBGstaffandexperts*

Responsivenesstoneeds*

Flexibilitywhencircumstanceschange*

TowhatextentistheWBGaneffectivedevelopmentpartnerinEgypt,intermsofeachofthefollowing?Scale:1Tonodegreeatall-10Toaverysignificantdegree

*Significantlydifferentamongstakeholdergroups

^GovernmentOrganizationsincluderespondentsfromtheOfficeofthePresident,PrimeMinister,Officeofaminister,governmentinstitutions,localgovernmentoffices,andstate-ownedenterprises

^^Non-governmentOrganizationsincluderespondentsfromcivilsocietyorganizations,theprivatesector,academia,andmedia

8.3

7.7

6.6

7.8

6.7

5.8

6.9

5.5

7.4

6.8

5.4

7.5

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MeanRating

19

Q

Government

Organizations

Bilateral/MultilateralAgency

Non-

government

Organizations

WBGasaDevelopmentPartner:

CollaboratingwithVariousGroups

InFY23,theWBGreceivedthehighestmeanratingsforitscollaborationwiththenationalgovernment(mean=7.2),followedbyotherdonorsanddevelopmentpartners

(mean=6.6)andregionaldevelopmentbanks(mean=6.3).WBG’scollaborationwithfaith-basedinstitutions

receivedthelowestratingsfromallstakeholdergroups.

.RespondentsfromthegovernmentorganizationsgavethehighestratingsfortheWBG’scollaborationwith

variousstakeholdergroups.Asinotherquestions

throughoutthesurvey,respondentsfromnon-

governmentorganizationsgavesignificantlylower

ratingsfortheBank’scollaborationacrossallgroups.

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthingtheWBG

coulddotohelpincreaseitseffectivenessinEgypt?

“BecomemorevisiblebydoingmoreoutreachactivitieswithAcademia,media,andNGOssoastoreducetheperceived

negativeimageoftheWBGinEgypteversincetheHighDambackinthelate1950s.”

(AcademiaRespondent)

Thenationalgovernment*

Otherdonorsanddevelopmentpartners*

Regionaldevelopmentbanks*

Academia/thinktanks/researchinstitutions*

Privatesector*

Civilsociety(e.g.,NGOs,CBOs)*

Parliament*

Localgovernment*

Media*

Youthgroups*

Faith-basedinstitutions*

TowhatextentistheWBGaneffectivedevelopmentpartnerinEgypt,intermsofcollaboratingwiththefollowinggroups?Scale:1Tonodegreeatall–10Toaverysignificantdegree

*Significantlydifferentamongstakeholdergroups

7.8

7.56.6

7.76.8

5.9

7.2

6.6

5.8

7.26.3

5.0

6.1

5.6

7.0

5.7

5.0

6.2

3.9

4.6

6.2

5.6

4.6

6.1

5.4

4.1

5.9

4.8

4.0

5.0

3.2

3.3

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MeanRating

20

Q

StakeholderswanttheBanktoCollaborateMore

withtheNationalGovernmentsandthePrivateSector

Morethanhalfofallrespondentsinthesurvey

indicatedthattheWBGshouldcollaboratemorewiththenationalgovernmentandtheprivatesector.

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthing

theWBGcoulddotohelpincreaseits

effectivenessinEgypt?

“Increasecommunicationwithgovernmentofficialstoidentifyneedsandwaystoenhancecooperation.”

(GovernmentInstitutionsRespondent)

“Don'trelyonlyonthegovernmentandthelocalauthoritiesbutalsoonregionalorganizations,theprivatesector,youthandwomen,etc.”

(Bilateral/MultilateralAgencyRespondent)

Thenationalgovernment

Privatesector

Topchoicefor/

Academia/think

non-governmenttanks/researchinstitutions

Otherdonorsand

developmentpartners

organizations

respondents

(52%)

Civilsociety

Regionaldevelopmentbanks YouthgroupsLocalgovernment

Media

Parliament

Other

Faith-basedinstitutions

WhichTHREEofthefollowinggroupsshouldtheWBGcollaboratewithmoreinEgypt?(Choosenomorethan3)(PercentageofRespondents,N=172)

54%

51%

39%

35%

34%

21%

15%

15%

9%

8%

4%

1%

21

22

Q

WorldBankGroup’s

KnowledgeWorkandActivities

“Organizingongoingdialogues,listeningtothecountry’sneeds,andcooperatinginthedesignand

implementationofdevelopmentprogramsandprojectsbybringingtogetherthevariousstakeholdersaroundonetable,notjustwhenthecountrystrategyisworking.”

(AcademiaRespondent)

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthingtheWorldBankGroupcoulddotohelpincreaseitseffectivenessinEgypt?(N=73)

Q

RespondentsBelievetheWBGInsistsonAccountabilityThroughitsLending

RespondentsgavethehighestratingsfortheWBG

insistingonaccountabilitythroughitslending

(mean=7.1).RatingsfortheWBG’sinstruments

meetingtheneedsofEgypt,forthetimelinessofitsfinancialsupport,andforthecompetitivenessof

WBG’sfinancingweresignificantlydifferentamongstakeholdergroups.

.Respondentsfrombilateral/multilateralagenciesreportedsignificantlyhigherrankingsforthe

timelinessandcompetitivenessoftheWBG’s

financialsupport.

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthing

theWBGcoulddotohelpincreaseitseffectiveness

inEgypt?

“Policyadviceandimplementationversustheimmediatedisbursementofloans.Thatis,theWBGcanprovide

conditionalloansthatwouldincludeprivatesectorfinanceasapartnerineveryproject,suchasinfrastructure.”

(Bilateral/MultilateralAgencyRespondent)

“WorkingtoincreasegrantsandinvestmentsinEgypt.”

(AcademiaRespondent)

TheWBGinsistson

accountabilitythroughits

lending.

TheWBG’sfinancialinstrumentsmeettheneedsofEgypt.*

TheWBGprovidesfinancialsupportinatimelymanner.*

TheconditionsoftheWBG’s

financingarecompetitive

comparedtomarkets.*

Towhatextentdoyouagree/disagreewiththefollowingstatements?Scale:1Stronglydisagree–10Stronglyagree*Significantlydifferentamongstakeholdergroups

7.7

7.2

6.7

5.6

5.4

5.5

7.7

7.3

7.1

7.5

7.0

7.3

GovernmentOrganizations

Bilateral/MultilateralAgency

Non-

governmentOrganizations

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MeanRating

23

24

HaveyouusedtheWBG’sadvisoryservicesandanalyticsinthepast?(PercentageofRespondents,N=171)

6in10RespondentsHaveUsedtheWBG’sKnowledgeWork

Approximately6in10oftherespondentsreportedhavingusedtheWBG’sadvisoryservicesandanalyticalwork(knowledge

work)inthepast.

.Majorityofrespondentsfromgovernmentorganizations

haveusedtheWBG’sknowledgework(72%).Respondentsfromnon-governmentorganizationsweretheleastlikelytouseWBG’sknowledgework(48%).

Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthing

theWBGcoulddotohelpincreaseitseffectiveness

inEgypt?

“Providingtechnicalservicesandstudiesforeconomic

sectorsthatdeterminedevelopmentrequirementsandraisetheperformanceefficiencyofthesectorsintermsof

legislativeandregulatorydimensionsanddeterminetherole

ofthegovernment,regulatorymechanisms,requirements,andtoolsforimprovingtheperformanceoftheprivate

sector.”

(PrivateSectorRespondent)

HaveyouusedtheWBG’sadvisory

servicesandanalyticsinthepast?

Notsure

14%

Yes57%

No

29%

Q

Q

GovernmentandBilateral/MultilateralStakeholdersValueWBGKnowledgeWork,AnticipateUsingitintheFuture

IntermsoftheWBG’sknowledgework,respondentshadthehighestlevelsofagreementthatWBG’s

knowledgeworkbringsglobalexpertisetoEgypt(mean=7.1)andthattheyanticipateusingitinthefuture(mean=7.6)TheWBGreceivedsomewhatlowerratingsforitspublicationsbeingtranslated

enoughintoArabic(mean=6.3).

Respondentsfrombilateral/multilateralagenciesandstakeholdersfromthegovernmentgavethe

highestratingsacrossmostaspectsoftheWBG

knowledge,whilenon-governmentstakeholdersweresignificantlymorecritical.

Inaddition,respondentswhohadusedtheWBG’s

knowledgeworkinthepasthadsignificantlyhigher

levelsofagreementacrossalloftheaspectsofthe

WBG’sknowledgeworkcomparedtorespondentswhohadnotusedit.

IanticipateusingtheWBG'sadvisoryservicesandanalyticalworkinthefuture.*

WBGknowledgeworkcontributessignificantlytodevelopmentresultsinEgypt*

TheWBG’sadvisoryservicesandanalyticalwork

includesappropriatelevelofstak