Enterprise Survey 2009
Benin, 2009
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BEN_2009_ES_v01_M_WB
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Data file: Benin-2009-Indicator-full data-
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Valid:
150
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Discrete
Start:
824
End:
1067
Width:
244
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INTERVIEWER COMMENTS (Problems occurred/extraordinary circumstances which could influence results)
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banking institution constitutes a problem | 1 |
0.7%
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| CAJAF is a much bigger company with COMON and owners are the same people.According to the respondents, it's difficult to differenciate between the two companies.Which have their own business. The mother company is CAJAF. The financial account o | 1 |
0.7%
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| Communication was not eas with him I do not completely trust the figures and finances | 1 |
0.7%
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| Concering the turnover of the company, she is not much abreast with the figures | 1 |
0.7%
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| Concerning the supply, we received 30% before, 60% after and 10% after the guarantee. The bank gave us an overdraft of 90000000 | 1 |
0.7%
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| Director(woman) assisted by no one was not able to provide answers concerning figures and percentages of turnover of the company. She said is not used to making such estimates | 1 |
0.7%
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| Everything went well | 3 |
2%
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| Everything went well, but at J2 the respondent said that it can take the whole week or more to fill government obligations. So he preferred I write 100% | 1 |
0.7%
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| Everything went well. He does not have a complementary card. He left his contact on a piece of paper | 1 |
0.7%
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| Everything went well. The questionnaire was completed after 2 meeting | 1 |
0.7%
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| I had to take another appointment to come and finish the interview concerning figures. I am not sure the figures are reliable. | 1 |
0.7%
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| Interest rates for loans are zero because of a negotiation with the bank | 1 |
0.7%
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| Interview without any difficulty | 1 |
0.7%
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| It's a company created just to bid for public offers.It's not a company with a head office. So concerning the figures and other he had to do estimates for them because he is the only one who manages everything. The owner is an illiterate. He al | 1 |
0.7%
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| It's a family business so the respondent could not give any clear and precise figures. The manageress employ her cousin and sisters. They are at their first request for loan/credit line. The company has never been controlled by the fiscal agent | 1 |
0.7%
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| It's a young company, they have started activities exactly one year. This explain certain answers. Concerning K2, the respondent said everything varies according to the contracts that they get. | 1 |
0.7%
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| Its company that is facing serious problem now and business is not moving as it used due to government creating several bottle necks to export timber. | 1 |
0.7%
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| Losses and percentages for national and foreign sales have not been estimated. The respondent has never gone for loan but there is demand line of credit in progress | 1 |
0.7%
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| Losses rebuilting from theft have not been estimated in the statement of account. The respondent has not been able to estimate the time spent in terms of percentage on government obligations. The respondent started work in the company in 2009. | 1 |
0.7%
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| Losses resulting from power cut are not estimated due to a generator that takes over during power cuts. The respondent was very open and more talkative. The interview was conducted over two different appointment. | 1 |
0.7%
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| No activity in 2007 and 2008. No buying of raw materials in 2008. In 2008, almost all employee were in economic unemployment(release from work), including the Director General | 1 |
0.7%
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| No problem, the interview was smooth | 1 |
0.7%
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| No register or financial statement books(accounting books). The respondent was hesitating a little before giving the answer. He seems not interested in the study because he thinks it does not help in improving activities and turnovers | 1 |
0.7%
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| No sales, they only export cotton to Togo | 1 |
0.7%
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| None | 68 |
45.3%
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| Nothing to say | 1 |
0.7%
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| Nothing to signal | 3 |
2%
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| Notwistanding the insistance the respondent has not been precise in his answers especially the figures. The respondent had a little difficulty to speak french. | 1 |
0.7%
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| Page 10/Question C15,there is the instruction, if "no"go to C18, But there is no C18 in the questionnaire | 1 |
0.7%
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| Perfect | 1 |
0.7%
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| Problems of busy schedule of the respondent has led to we having the interview in his house at 10pm on the 09/07/09 and another part of the questionnaire the following day at 3pm. The respondent joined the company ending 2006. The financial sta | 1 |
0.7%
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| Respondent answered questions with hesitation | 1 |
0.7%
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| Spending on security and in the rennovation of guest houses are estimates calculated with accuracy. The total cost of labor was commuicated to me by telephone | 1 |
0.7%
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| The 2008 turnover is an estimation. He makes unofficial payment buy does not want to talk about it. The respondent has subscribed to a telephone line that is fixed without cable. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The Director has contracted a chartered accountant firm to do an annual overview for her company and this firm has not yet finished submitting the financial statement. The respondent complained about the administrative procedures of banks, micr | 1 |
0.7%
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| The Director was cautious and concerning the turnover he did not want to disclose it and just said that it is big. He insisted to know the offices of RMS in Benin and was wondering why it's after 5 years that they have report is published and c | 1 |
0.7%
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| The Director was distrustful/cautious in providing information that are sensible/vitale because of internet fraud.There was no coherence between turnover and costs | 1 |
0.7%
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| The Director was not in a good mood and he was answering questions with much difficulty. He then said that he was very busy and that he had no time | 1 |
0.7%
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| The Director was reluctant and did not want to answer all the questions | 1 |
0.7%
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| The accountant is not working full time for the company. The company has started its activities in 2007 by taking the building of another company which as stopped it activities. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The accountant said he joined the company two years ago,this is what justify the numerous"Don't know" | 1 |
0.7%
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| The accountant was not there so the respondent had to estimate figures concerning amounts of turnover and total cost of labour. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The big company has started it activity in 2004 with 5 employees and in 2006 with 10 employees;2008, 15 employees | 1 |
0.7%
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| The bookshop has 2 annexes that are not autonomous. At J6a, the respondent does not want to consider a public tender of 1000000 as one because according to him, the deal was so small for one to consider it as such. But we coded 1 ie. ''yes'' fo | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company does not calculate percentages of sales and buying and the respondent refused to do any form of mathematical calculation during my visit | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company does not do anymore financial statement or does not have accounting book again. Some answers were given after much hesitation. The respondent has spoken in a mood that suggested he ws not interested in the work | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company does not exist physically. The head office is being put in place. The respondent insisted that the survey does not really have an impact on the improvement of business | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company does not have any accounting books, no accountant every month, they check what they have achieved | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company has a new set of staff in place. Who do not know much about 2008 exercise. Only the Director can give an accurate picture of the company but he has travelled for business. So the figures are estimates | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company has changed its denomination and is now called "Benin Semences" | 1 |
0.7%
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| The company has moved to another site(Abomey-Calavi) in December 2008. It's in this year 2009 that the company has contractedc the services of a charted accountant firm to look at their financial standing for them. The cost of fuel to operate t | 1 |
0.7%
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| The companyy cannot breakeven. Total expenditure for 2008 is higher than the turnover of the company. So they are functioning todayon overdraft and debt. It's likely they will go bankrupt and close down | 1 |
0.7%
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| The director does not want ot be clear/precise on information demanded. The company has changed its name from Metal Benin Sarl to Fiduciaire Afrique. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The director has refused to give his complementary card. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The director has travelled but he is at the sametime the accountant | 1 |
0.7%
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| The establishment does not have a financial statement for 2008. The respondent does not know how to estimate the cost of labor because she still have the stock for 2008 mixed up with that of 2009 and all makes up to the 30,000000. The responden | 1 |
0.7%
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| The establishment does not yet have a detailed financial report of the 2008 exercise for reasons the director did not want to reveal. The director did not want to give us her complementary card to be disturbed unessarily by the World Bank espec | 1 |
0.7%
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| The establishment has started its activities in October 2008 and has not yet won any contract yet. So he does not have a turnover for 2008. They employ only one person. Only the Director works in the company for now. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The establishment started its activities in July 2008. The respondent is assisting The Director General but is not a permanent employees of the company because he has other functions in another company. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The figure of the 2006 turnover is small because the company has worked for only 2 months | 1 |
0.7%
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| The financial statement/statement of accounts is not yet available. And the secretary is in maternity leave | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview has been perturbed many times for some few minutes because of the calls that the respondent received or made | 1 |
0.7%
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| The interview started earlier than planned, because the respondent has asked that I come over at the same time, when I called at 10:56 to tell her that I could not locate the office. The interview took place at the Director General residence an | 1 |
0.7%
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| The low educational level of the respondent obliged me to translate into local language(fon) all the questions.Absence of financial statements or accounting books.Company not officially registered | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent assumed office in January 2008, but she spent 3 months with the company in Burkina Faso toward the end of 2008. The accountant does not work only for this company. He comes only during financial reporting time or in case of emerg | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent does no longer have the statement of accout of 2006 and she does not remember the turnover of that year either. The respondent could not estimate in percentage the time spent on filling government obligations. She feels that it a | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent had difficulty in expressing himself in french, so his daughter who is also the secretary at time as interpreter. The respondent felt that it would be difficult to know the cost of integral renewal of equipment of the establishme | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent is extremely disppointed by the absence of the government in supporting the private sector. The respondent has started process of closure of his company. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent said that the turnover of the company has gone down these latter years. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent said that they recorded a deficit in 2008 exercise | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent suggested that the world bank should contact business tycoons | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent was in a hurry to go somewhere, but he wanted us to finish the interview which had already been postponed three times. The respondent was not having the financial statement of 2006 but he said that 2006 financial statement was fa | 1 |
0.7%
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| The respondent was willing and open. He was very interactive on almost every respects of the questions. Only the total spending on security was an estimate | 1 |
0.7%
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| The staus of the company may change in the day to come and SONACOP may become a public enterprise, The respondent told me. | 1 |
0.7%
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| The turnover of the company in 2006 has not been given because the company had a problem with the government in that year and did not work. | 1 |
0.7%
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| There must be a detailed report on the work long time ago. It is not now in 2009, 5 years after that the report should be sent to us. Admin is a continuity | 1 |
0.7%
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| There was no problem during the interviews, everything went well | 1 |
0.7%
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| They have exemption papers. This makes if for them to be permently in contact with the fiscal adimistration(IRS) | 1 |
0.7%
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| With regard to the loan the director has self-guaranteed the establishment because he himself is a shareholder of the Bank. According to the director it's very difficult to tell the percentage of time spent in a typical week working on governme | 1 |
0.7%
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Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.