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World Bank Group Country Survey 2020

Equatorial Guinea, 2020
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Data collected using the 2020 Equatorial Guinea World Bank Group Country Survey questionnaire (FY20).
- Overall context
- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group
- World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground
- World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas
- World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities
- The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Cases: 165
Variables: 272

Variables

id
ID
method
Survey completion method
a1
In general, would you say that Equatorial Guinea is headed in?
a2
Do you think that economic opportunity for citizens in Equatorial Guinea is … ?
a3_1
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
a3_2
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a3_3
Private sector development
a3_4
Education
a3_5
Financial markets
a3_6
Health
a3_7
Global/regional integration
a3_8
Food security
a3_9
Urban development
a3_10
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
a3_11
Water and sanitation
a3_12
Job creation/employment
a3_13
Energy
a3_14
Natural resource management
a3_15
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
a3_16
Agriculture and rural development
a3_17
Trade and exports
a3_18
Information and communications technology
a3_19
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
a3_20
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
a3_21
Poverty reduction
a3_22
Anti-corruption
a3_23
National debt
a3_24
Economic growth
a3_25
Disaster risk management
a3_26
Judiciary reform
a4_1
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
a4_2
Economic growth
a4_3
Disaster risk management
a4_4
Anti-corruption
a4_5
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
a4_6
Agriculture and rural development
a4_7
Information and communications technology
a4_8
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
a4_9
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
a4_10
Natural resource management
a4_11
Trade and exports
a4_12
Judiciary reform
a4_13
National debt
a4_14
Health
a4_15
Water and sanitation
a4_16
Job creation/employment
a4_17
Urban development
a4_18
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
a4_19
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
a4_20
Financial markets
a4_21
Education
a4_22
Global/regional integration
a4_23
Food security
a4_24
Private sector development
a4_25
Energy
a5_1
Human development (e.g., health, education, and social protection)
a5_2
Equal opportunity for girls and boys, men and women
a5_3
Growing Equatorial Guinea’s economy in a way that leads to jobs and employment
a5_4
The gap between the rich and the poor
a5_5
Making government more effective
a5_6
Anti-corruption
a5_7
Attracting new sources of foreign investment
a6_1
Climate change
a6_2
Jobs/employment
a6_3
Terrorism
a6_4
Migrants and refugees
a6_5
Geo political uncertainty
a6_6
The gap between the rich and the poor
a6_7
Environmental degradation
a6_8
Trade constraints
a6_9
Fragility in Equatorial Guinea or neighboring countries
a6_10
Technology based disruption
a6_11
National debt
a7_1
Poor coordination within the government
a7_2
Corruption
a7_3
Inadequate level of private sector participation
a7_4
Inadequate level of donor coordination
a7_5
Reforms are not well thought out in light of country challenges
a7_6
Private sector involvement and/or influence
a7_7
Inadequate level of government accountability
a7_8
Inadequate level of capacity in the government
a7_9
Political pressures and obstacles
a7_10
Inadequate level of citizen/civil society participation
a7_11
A7 - Other (please specify)
a8_1
The national/federal government
a8_2
Bilateral organizations (e.g., DFID, JICA, GIZ, USAID)
a8_3
The World Bank Group
a8_4
The International Monetary Fund
a8_5
The United Nations (UN)
a8_6
Regional development banks
a8_7
Equatorial Guinea’s Central Bank
a8_8
International private sector
a8_9
Domestic private sector
a8_10
International civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
a8_11
Domestic civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
a8_12
Faith-based institutions
a8_13
Domestic traditional media and their web presence (e.g., newspapers, TV stations, radio)
a8_14
International media and their web presence
a8_15
Web based media (i.e., blogs, social media, other web-based news and information sources)
a9
To what extent do you trust private sector to engage in public service delivery in Equatorial Guinea?
b1
How familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group in Equatorial Guinea?
b2
Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Equatorial Guinea
b3
The World Bank Group’s work is aligned with what I consider the development priorities for Equatorial Guinea
b4
Overall, please rate your impression of the World Bank Group’s effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea
b5
To what extent does the World Bank Group’s work help to achieve development results in Equatorial Guinea?
b6
To what extent does the World Bank Group influence the development agenda in Equatorial Guinea?
b7
To what extent do you believe that the World Bank Group’s work and support help the poorest in Equatorial Guinea?
b8_1
Data and statistics
b8_2
Capacity development related to World Bank Group supported projects
b8_3
Donor coordination
b8_4
Policy advice, studies, analyses
b8_5
Financial resources
b8_6
Technical assistance
b8_7
Promoting knowledge sharing
b8_8
Implementation support
b8_9
Mobilizing third party financial resources
b8_10
Bringing together different groups of stakeholders
b8_11
B8 - Other (please specify)
b9_1
Not sufficiently focused on sustainable results
b9_2
Too influenced by developed countries
b9_3
Staff too inaccessible
b9_4
Not collaborating enough with private sector
b9_5
Not collaborating enough with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
b9_6
Not aligned with country priorities
b9_7
Not adequately sensitive to political/social realities in Equatorial Guinea
b9_8
Arrogant in its approach
b9_9
World Bank Group’s processes too slow and complex
b9_10
Not adequately flexible
b9_11
Not collaborating enough with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
b9_12
Not enough public disclosure of its work
b9_13
Not willing to honestly criticize policies and reform efforts in the country
b9_14
Inadequate World Bank Group’s staffing in Equatorial Guinea
b9_15
B9 - Other (please specify)
b9_16
B9 - Don’t know
b10_1
Financial markets
b10_2
Water and sanitation
b10_3
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness, public financial management, public expenditure, fiscal system reform)
b10_4
Job creation/employment
b10_5
Health
b10_6
Social protection (e.g., pensions, targeted social assistance)
b10_7
Gender equity (closing the gap between women and men, and boys and girls)
b10_8
Private sector development
b10_9
Education
b10_10
Food security
b10_11
Global/regional integration
b10_12
Energy
b10_13
Urban development
b10_14
Information and communications technology
b10_15
Economic growth
b10_16
Climate change (e.g., mitigation, adaptation)
b10_17
Disaster risk management
b10_18
Equality of opportunity (i.e., social inclusion)
b10_19
Transport (e.g., roads, bridges, transportation)
b10_20
Agriculture and rural development
b10_21
Trade and exports
b10_22
Natural resource management
b10_23
National debt
b10_24
Poverty reduction
b10_25
Anti-corruption
b10_26
Judiciary reform
c1
To what extent do you believe the World Bank Group’s staff is well prepared (e.g., skills mix and knowledge) to help Equatorial Guinea solve its most complicated development challenges?
c2
Responsiveness to needs
c3
Flexibility (in terms of the institution’s products and services)
c4
Flexibility (in terms of changing country circumstances)
c5
Being inclusive
c6
Openness (sharing data and other information)
c7
Collaboration with the Government
c8
The speed in which it gets things accomplished on the ground
c9
Helping to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of investment projects
c10
Collaboration with civil society
c11
Staff accessibility
c12
Collaboration with other donors and development partners
c13
Collaboration with the private sector
c14
Straightforwardness and honesty
c15
Treating clients and stakeholders in Equatorial Guinea with respect
c16
Being a long-term partner
c17
The World Bank Group disburses funds promptly
c18
The World Bank Group effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and programs it supports
c19
The World Bank Group’s approvals and reviews are done in a timely fashion
c20
The World Bank Group’s Environmental and Social Framework requirements are reasonable
c21
The World Bank Group’s conditions on its lending are reasonable
c22
The World Bank Group takes decisions quickly in Equatorial Guinea
c23
Working with the World Bank Group increases Equatorial Guinea’s institutional capacity
c24
Where country systems (e.g., procurement, financial management, etc.) are adequate, the World Bank Group makes appropriate use of them
c25
To what extent do you agree that the World Bank Group meets Equatorial Guinea’s needs for knowledge services (e.g., research, analysis, data, technical assistance)?
c26
To what extent do you believe that Equatorial Guinea received value for money from the World Bank Group’s Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)?
d1_1
Private sector development (including business climate)
d1_2
Public sector governance/reform (i.e., government effectiveness)
d1_3
Poverty reduction
d1_4
Economic growth
d1_5
Macroeconomics and fiscal management
d1_6
National statistical system development
d2
From your perspective, which of the following best describes the World Bank Group’s current emphasis on investing in human capital (e.g., education, health, social protection)?
e1
How frequently do you consult World Bank Group’s knowledge work and activities in the work you do?
e2
Are timely
e3
Include appropriate level of stakeholder involvement during preparation
e4
Lead to practical solutions
e5
Are source of relevant information on global good practices
e6
Are adequately disseminated
e7
Are translated enough into local language
e8
Are adaptable to Equatorial Guinea’s specific development challenges and country circumstances
e9
Overall, how significant a contribution do you believe the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities make to development results in your country?
e10
Overall, how would you rate the technical quality of the World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities?
f1_1
Engage more effectively with private sector
f1_2
Work faster
f1_3
Collaborate more effectively with Government clients (e.g., national, state, local)
f1_4
Offer more innovative knowledge products and services
f1_5
Reduce the complexity of obtaining World Bank Group financing
f1_6
Help to bring discipline/effective supervision to implementation of World Bank Group projects
f1_7
Engage more effectively with partners such as bilaterals, multilaterals, trust funds, UN
f1_8
Increase availability of Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)
f1_9
Ensure greater selectivity in its work
f1_10
Provide more adequate data/knowledge/statistics/figures on Equatorial Guinea’s economy
f1_11
Offer more innovative financial products and services
f1_12
Increase the level of capacity development in the country
f1_13
Engage more directly with beneficiaries
f1_14
Improve the quality of its experts as related to Equatorial Guinea’s specific challenges
f1_15
Engage more effectively with civil society (e.g., NGOs, CBOs)
f1_16
F1 - Other (please specify)
f2_1
Youth/university groups
f2_2
Beneficiaries
f2_3
Private sector
f2_4
Local government
f2_5
Donor community
f2_6
Media
f2_7
Parliament
f2_8
Academia/think tanks/research institutes
f2_9
NGOs/Community Based Organizations
f2_10
F2 - Other (please specify)
f2_11
F2 - Don’t know
g1
How frequently do you interact with the World Bank Group now in Equatorial Guinea?
g2_1
Local radio
g2_2
International radio
g2_3
Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr)
g2_4
International newspapers
g2_5
Local television
g2_6
Internet
g2_7
Periodicals
g2_8
International television
g2_9
Local newspapers
g2_10
G2 - Other (please specify)
g3_1
World Bank Group’s publications and other written materials
g3_2
e-Newsletters
g3_3
World Bank Group’s seminars/workshops/conferences
g3_4
World Bank Group’s website
g3_5
Direct contact with World Bank Group (i.e., face to face meetings/discussions)
g3_6
Social media (e.g., blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr)
g3_7
Webinars or online events hosted by the World Bank Group
g4
Which Internet connection do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Group website?
g5
What do you use primarily when visiting a World Bank Group website?
g6_1
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in local media (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio)
g6_2
Read, viewed or heard a story about the WBG in global media (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio)
g6_3
Interacted with the WBG on Social Media (e.g., read a post or tweet, liked, commented, shared, retweeted)
g6_4
Visited a WBG website (e.g., read a blog, used data)
g6_5
Attended an event/conference hosted by the WBG
g6_6
Watched a webinar or online event hosted by the WBG
g6_7
Read some or all of a WBG research paper or publication
g6_8
Met professionally with WBG staff
g6_9
Read a WBG e-newsletter
h1
Which of the following best describes your current affiliation?
h2
Please identify the primary specialization of your work.
h3
Currently, do you professionally collaborate/work with the World Bank Group (IBRD, IFC, MIGA, ICSID) in your country?
h4
If yes, which of the following agencies of the World Bank Group do you primarily collaborate/work with in Equatorial Guinea?
h5
Do your projects involve both the World Bank and the IFC?
h6_1
Observer (i.e., follow in media, discuss in informal conversations, etc.)
h6_2
Use World Bank Group reports/data
h6_3
Engage in World Bank Group related/sponsored events/activities
h6_4
Collaborate as part of my professional duties
h6_5
Use World Bank Group website for information, data, research, etc.
h7
What’s your gender?
h8
What’s your age?
h9
Which best represents your geographic location?
Total: 272
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