Belarus CPF Consultations Survey

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* 1. Does it make sense to plan the work programme only for 2018-20?

Yes, there is too much uncertainty after then.

No, it is possible to plan for 4 years.

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* 2. What are the main risks to the World Bank Group's programme in Belarus? (up to 4 answers)

political development

World Bank Group performance and capacity

macroeconomic risk

Government resistance to policy changes

public resistance to policy changes

corruption

government performance and capacity

weak donor coordination

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How can the World Bank Group best help people and companies access economic and financial information?

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* 4. What analytical work should the World Bank Group carry out in 2018-20 (choose up to 3)

Public Expenditure Review

Higher Education Assessment

Energy Efficiency analysis

Household Utility Subsidy Program

Poverty Monitoring

Social Services Assessment

Use of Energy Resources in the context of the Nuclear Power Plant

Strengthening market competition

The business environment

State-Owned Enterprises

Review of Government spending no health

Study of climate change in Belarus

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What kind of investment projects should the World Bank finance in 2020-22. Please give up to 2 answers.

Public sector governance

Energy efficiency

Strengthened public finance management

Private sector development

Increased quality and efficiency of education

Improving the natural environment

Improved health care

Disaster protection

Strengthened social protection

Better main roads

Strengthened labor market institutions

Better local roads

Increased efficiency and sustainability of utility service provision (heating, water supply and sanitation)

Upgrading state-owned enterprises

Financial markets

Information and communications technology

Water and sanitation

Improved use for data for decision making, transparency and accountability )

Trade and exports

Agriculture/rural development

Urban development

Equality of opportunity/gender equity

Food security

Anti corruption

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* 6. If the World Bank finances a project for utility services, what should be the main result?

More reliable electricity supplies;

More reliable heating;

Less need for Government subsidies;

Target social assistance to help poor people with their energy bills;

Better quality water

Better disposal of solid waste

Fewer breakdowns of water supply

Properly-built landfills for solid waste

Better sewerage systems

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* 7. If the World Bank finances an education project, what should be the main result?

School consolidation and building hub schools

Expanding pre-school education

More modern universities

Alignment of higher education with European systems (Bologna process)

Better matching education to demand from employers

Increasing adult education

Better quality pre-schools

Renovation of school infrastructure

Rationalising education spending

Better quality university education

Curriculum development in primary and secondary education

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What are the World Bank Group's weaknesses? Choose as many as you like.

Doesn't listen.

Too bureaucratic.

Insensitive to the poor.

Doesn't coordinate well with other donors.

Too tough on Government.

Too generous to Government

Doesn't communicate well.

Weak coordination within the World Bank Group

Too economic, not social enough.

Politically naive.

Out of touch with reality of life in Belarus.

Too close to Government

Too slow

Doesn't consult civil society enough.

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* 9. How would you prefer to receive information from the World Bank Group? (Choose no more than TWO)

World Bank Group’s seminars/workshops/ conferences

Direct contact with World Bank Group representatives

World Bank Group’s publications and other written materials

e-Newsletters

World Bank Group’s website

Social media (Please specify next)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Preferred Social Media

Facebook

Vkontakte

Twitter

YouTube

Flickr

Instagram

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* 11. Do you have any other advice for the World Bank Group in Belarus?

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* 12. Choose one of the following

I work for a private firm

I am a student

I work for government

I work for a non-Governmental organization

Other (please specify)

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* 13. With which of the following statements do you agree most:

It is time to restructure Belarus’s economy, even if it means some people losing their jobs

It is important for social reasons to keep the economy as it is, even if it means losing some efficiency