International Contracting - market comparisons 2013

1.What industry do you work in?
2.What geographic region are you based in?
3.Please indicate the context in which you are answering this survey
4.We would like to understand your overall experience of doing business with customers, suppliers or partners in other countries. For any country or countries in the following list with which you have significant experience, please rate the relative ease or difficulty of doing business
1 (very difficult to do business with)
2
3
4
5 (easy to do business with)
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Congo
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Malaysia
Mexico
Mozambique
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
Vietnam
5.Focusing on countries which you ranked as 'difficult', which of the following caused significant issues or concerns:
Ethics / business culture
Contract or negotiation skills / understanding
Problems with payment
Demands for performance bonds or guarantees
Dealing with licenses
Local laws or regulations
Maintaining rights to assets or property
Language
Enforcing contracts
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Congo
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Malaysia
Mexico
Mozambique
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
Vietnam
6.Please indicate any markets where actual or perceived difficulty / risk of doing business has caused you to avoid trading with that country.
7.Given current economic conditions, has your organization recently revised its approach to doing business internationally, or is giving active consideration to a revised approach? (select all that apply)
8.If you would like to receive a copy of the results of this survey, please enter your e-mail address here (you will not be quoted and your input will not be shared with any third party)