FY 2023 EgyptCountry Opinion Survey ReportECR Business Intelligence Team | November 2023Public Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizededAcknowledgementsThe Egypt (Egypt) Country Opinion Survey is part of the County 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) and Svetlana Markova (Senior External Affairs Officer). Yulia Danilina, Jessica Cameron, Nan Lin, and Sofya Gubaydullina oversaw the design, reporting, and analysis of the survey results. Noreen Wambui and Irina Popova provided data support. BI acknowledges the significant contribution from the Egypt country team and independent fielding agency, the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (BASEERA). In particular, BI is grateful for the support from Maissa Gaber Ramadan Abdalla (External Affairs Officer) and Heba Wassef (Program Assistant) who coordinated the survey-related activities from Cairo, Egypt. ContentsObjectivesMethodology OverviewOverall Context Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and ActivitiesThe Future Role of the World Bank in EgyptCommunication and Outreach Sample Demographics and Detailed Methodology3ObjectivesThis survey was designed to assist the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Egypt perceive the WBG. The survey explored the following questions: 1. Overall Context: How do stakeholders perceive the country’s direction? How familiar are they with the WBG? How much do they trust the WBG?2. Key Indicators: What opinion do key stakeholders have of the WBG when it comes to its effectiveness, relevance, alignment with Egypt’s development priorities, and other key indicators? Are opinions significantly different among stakeholder groups?3. Development Priorities: What areas of development are perceived to be the most important? How effective is the WBG perceived to be in these areas?4. Engagement and Work on the Ground: What do key stakeholders value the most and the least when it comes to the WBG’s work in Egypt? How is the WBG perceived as a development partner?5. Financial Instruments and Knowledge Work: What opinion do key stakeholders have of WBG financial instruments and knowledge products? What are stakeholders’ suggestions to improve WBG’s effectiveness?6. Communication and Outreach: What are the preferred communication channels and which channels are reported to be used the most? Are there differences among stakeholder groups in terms of preferred channels? 7. Message Recall: What key topics that the WBG communicates do stakeholders recall? Is there a relationship between message recall and views of the WBG’s work?4QMet...
