1.Do you work in-house or for an agency?

In-house - Private Sector

In-house - Government / Semi-Government 

Agency 

2.In your view, how much has the Middle East communications industry been economically impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak?

Not at all

Slightly but short term

Too early to say

Hit hard, with potential big business consequences 

Immensely and I'm not sure how long it will take for us to recover 

3.Thinking about other brands and organisations you have spoken to in recent weeks since the crisis began, what do you understand their business outlook for 2020 to be?

Very positive

Somewhat positive

Unclear

Somewhat negative

Very negative 

4.Comparing your organisation’s performance in Q1 2020 with what your forecast for Q2 2020, will you see:

A significant increase in projects and activity

A small increase in projects and activity

No change on projects and activity

A small decrease in projects and activity

A significant decrease in projects and activity

Not sure

5.What is your business outlook for your own organization for the rest of 2020?

Very positive

Somewhat positive

Neutral

Somewhat negative

Very negative 

6.Bearing in mind the recent decree from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation regarding private sector employment contracts, is your organization considering any of the following measures to mitigate the business impact of Covid-19? (tick those which apply):

Temporarily reducing salaries during the crisis

Permanently reducing salaries

Making staff redundancies

Seeking rent reductions

Freezing recruitment

None of the above

7.To date, has your organization taken any of the following actions? (tick those which apply)

Temporarily reducing salaries during the crisis

Permanently reducing salaries

Making staff redundancies

Seeking rent reductions

Freezing recruitment

None of the above

8.How else can MEPRA support its members and the industry through this time?