May 2023FY 2023 GuineaCountry Opinion Survey – Pulse ReportECR Business Intelligence TeamPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizededAcknowledgementsThe Guinea Country Opinion Survey is part of the Country Opinion Survey Program series of the World Bank Group. This report was prepared by the Business Intelligence (BI) team, led by José De Buerba (Senior External Affairs Officer). Yulia Danilina, Jessica Cameron, Nan Lin, and Sofya Gubaydullina oversaw the design, reporting, and analysis. Noreen Wambui, and Irina Popova provided data support. BI acknowledges the significant contribution from the Guinea country team. In particular, BI is grateful for the support from Nguessan Enoh Ndri (External Affairs Officer), Zubah Emmanuel Flomo Beavogui (External Affairs Officer), and Thierno Hamidou Diallo (Operations Analyst), who coordinated the survey-related activities from Conakry, Guinea.ObjectivesOverall ContextWorld Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground Communications and Outreach Sample Demographics Methodology Contents3This survey was designed to assist the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Guinea perceive the WBG. The survey explored the following questions: 1.What opinion do key stakeholders have of the WBG in terms of its effectiveness, relevance, alignment with Guinea’s development priorities, as well as other key indicators? Are opinions improving or worsening?2.What areas of development are perceived to be the most important? Have the priorities changed over the past three years?3.How is the WBG perceived as a development partner? Are opinions improving or worsening?4.What are the main information sources about the WBG’s work reported by respondents? 5.What key topics concerning WBG communications do stakeholders recall? Is there a relationship between message recall and views of the WBG’s work?Objectives4Overall Context5QHow familiar are you with the work of the World Bank Group in Guinea? Scale: 1-10 (1: Not familiar at all – 10: Extremely familiar)Year comparison: Respondents in this year’s Country Survey reported significantly higher levels of familiarity with the World Bank Group than in fiscal year (FY) 2019:Mean familiarity: FY23 = 7.2 FY19 = 6.3.Collaboration: Respondents who indicated that they collaborate with the WBG in FY23 reported significantly higher levels of familiarity with the institution’s work:Mean familiarity: WBG collaborators = 8.1 Non-collaborators = 4.9Familiarity with the World Bank Group7.28.77.67.46.86.55.44.512345678910All RespondentsOffice of the President, Prime Minister,MinisterGovernment InstitutionPrivate SectorBilateral or Multilateral AgencyCivil Society OrganizationMediaAcademia/Research Institute/Think TankMean Familiarity Rating6QTo what extent do...
