Enterprise Survey 2009
Syrian Arab Republic, 2009
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SYR_2009_ES_v01_M_WB
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Syria-2009--full
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interviewer's comments 1 (a16a)
Data file: Syria-2009--full data-
Overview
Valid:
277
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
1778
End:
1845
Width:
68
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (-8) for any financial info | 1 |
0.4%
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| 40% of the company employees are illiterate | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| 9% of the company's employees are handicapped | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| A crucial need for market access information | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Accentuated bureaucracy in the judicial system | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Access to EU market is difficult (inadequate product standard) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Access to internet connection lines is difficult | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Administration corruption, ignorance of gov. employees and | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Airport Customs are more efficient than port customs | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| All Taxes must be unified (in one single tax) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| All numbers were giving in $ & transferred to Syrian pond | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| American economic sanction on Syria were a major obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Anti Monopoly & competition laws must be enforced by Tax admin | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Application of the law derails from its original intention | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Availability of land & water in Syria | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Avoids judicial system services to settle disputes & | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Bad infrastructure & high level of corruption | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Bad internet connection | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Bad tax system | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Banking requirements are a burden | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Banking services should tailor-made to some needs | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Between cancellation of an old license and in the process of getting | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Big considerations must be taken to move to the industrial city | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Biggest problem is corruption | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Billing foreign companies is difficult | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Business License is difficult to obtain, Laws must be clear | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Business is very very bad, the more we work | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Chamber of industry is active for personal interests | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Chinese competition based on low cost affected his performance | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Chinese imports needs regulation | 2 |
0.7%
|
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| Close family members are not included in social security | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Collaborative interviewee with exact answers | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Communications are bad, internet is slow and expensive | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Company affected by the opening of the market& the free | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Company suffers from import legislations | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Competition with public sector is important | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Conservative attitude & provision of estimate figures | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Constraints from public sector mainly | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Construction permits are delayed by engineers syndicate & high | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Contracting system of employees is not efficient | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Cooperative interviewee | 2 |
0.7%
|
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| Cooperative interviewee however provided | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Copyrights are hard to get | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Corrupted judicial system | 2 |
0.7%
|
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| Corruption & Inflation are constraints for investments | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Corruption & judicial system& sector regulations are the | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Corruption &lack of trust between gov. & private sector | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Corruption in the judicial system is an obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Corruption is a big obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Corruption is high at customs clearance | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Corruption is part of everyday's life | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Customs Fees guidelines are applied | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Customs are corrupt | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Customs system is not suitable for local industry development | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Delay in adsl line services | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Difference between the compensation in q84 and q76b | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Different monitoring of goods from different origins | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Difficult access to electricity and land | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Difficult access to finance | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Difficult obtainment of construction permit in non-industrial zones | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Dishonest interviewee | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Economic obstacles are mainly the sanctions on Syria | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Electricity & administrative corruption are major obstacles | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Electricity & diesel prices are high | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Electricity corruption & abuse exists | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Electricity in Syria is very cheap | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Electricity in an obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Electricity is a major constraint on doing business | 2 |
0.7%
|
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| Electricity is a major obstacle (catastrophic) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Electricity services & power supply are major obstacles | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Employees' productivity is affected by the general | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Exchange rate between SYP & USD | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Expensive access to land in non-industrial areas | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Export limitation by gov. is a major constraint | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Export promotion of the Syrian product in regional | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Exports need support | 2 |
0.7%
|
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| Facing big problems because of custom laws changes | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Fierce competition from Chinese products | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Figures provided by interviewee were illogical: q84 | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Fluctuating electricity voltage incur losses | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Frequent power outages & slow internet affect daily operations | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Good emerging of Islamic banking | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Good overall investment climate compared to EU | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Good tax administration within 2 last years | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Goods are released upon informal payments | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Gov staff must be more informed and more efficient | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| HR training is needed to prepare students for labor market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Hard to export with Chinese competition | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| He claims that he must pay tax even if he doesn't have profit | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| He refused to answer Q84 --> Q86 | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Helpful & cooperative interviewee | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Helpful interviewee however inaccurate data | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| High Telecommunication costs | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| High constraints on exports | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| High electricity overheads | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| High import fees are an obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| High overheads affected our export performance | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| High rate of job rotation and corruption are major obstacles | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| High taxes | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Highly cooperative interviewee | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| His allocation of qualified human resources is a major | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Illegal competition is a big obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Imitation & monopoly are major obstacles | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Import of raw material is troublesome | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Import on ready made garments must be regulated | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Import/export regulations & US sanctions on Syria | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Importers manipulate quality & prices | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Improve the financial transactions & custom clearance | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Improving labor law and revising social security law | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Inaccurate figures | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Inaccurate figures in section M. | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Inaccurate productivity figures | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Inaccurate sales number and productivity in general | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Indirect imports of raw materials are cheaper than direct imports | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Inefficient custom clearance services | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Informal payments facilitate doing legal business | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Instability of sector regulation | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interest free financing is crucial for industrialists | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Internet access is a major obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Internet connection is very slow | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee doesn’t have information about productivity and | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee emphasized that Syria is a rich investment area | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee focused on the access to finance problem | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee found some questions to be hard | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee gave answers that are 60% accurate | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee got bored and wasn't collaborative | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee is thinking of quitting production in Syria because of | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee praised investment environment: | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee wants a copy of the survey findings & results | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee was cooperative | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee was impressed by interviewers | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee was not cooperative | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewee was very cooperative | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Interviewers met two different senior managers | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Investment constraints: corruption, informal payments, general | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Investment is neither encouraged nor supported in Syria | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| It's impossible to have a license in agricultural areas | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Job rotation rate is a high 100% because the firm is new | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Judicial System needs improvements | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Judicial system needs reform | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Labor decrease because of foreign imports competition, Textile | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Labor law protect the worker & does not protect the boss | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Labor laws should be changed | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Lack of gov. bids regarding consultancy training | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Lack of labor dedication encourages employer to skip social | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Lack of monitoring & quality control on dairy products | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Lack of vocational training centres | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Large industrial organizations require a special consideration | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Lattakia doesn't have a skilled working force | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Laws & legislations should be more adequate | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Laws are not properly applied | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Legislations regulating my sector needs reviewing | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Loan facility obstructed because of high interest rates | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Local competition and high control on exports are decreasing sales | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Long questionnaire | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Looking fwd to the ICA study results | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Losses due to breakage & stealing are colossal | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Low internet connection and bad services and it's also | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Low internet debit | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| Low internet debit is a major obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Main problems: Bureaucracy and corruption | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Maintenance costs are very high: 8% of revenue | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Major obstacles include tax administration & electricity system | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| Manufacturing is affected by high overheads, poor infrastructure | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Most severe problems occur when dealing with public sectors | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| National security office is a big obstacle in customs | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| New Labor law must be revised | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| No access to water & telecommunications services | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| No concrete tax rewards perceived by the business community | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| No financial figures were provided | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| No industrial support | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| No internet service at the industrial zone (Seikh Najjar) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| No productivity figures were provided | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| No proper law documentation in Syria (personal opinion) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| No public water supply and slow internet connection | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| No such problems as theft in Syria | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| No transparency in financial information | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| No water supplies or internet connection at location | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Non cooperative interviewee | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Obstacles in Syria now exceed incentives | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Obstacles investment law#10 requirement to exchange & sell | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Obstacles on media & TV production are high | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Obstacles: Uncultured & unqualified labor (tax) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Old judicial system & outdated methods | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Outdated transport laws cause problems with cargo offices | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Political and economic stability is crucial for investments | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Poor electricity infrastructure | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Poor internet related services | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Poor investment incentives in Syria | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Poor law enforcement is major constraint | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Poor purchasing power | 2 |
0.7%
|
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| Poor resolution of trade disputes. Electricity outage & dephasage | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Positive contribution | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Power abuse of tax supervisor | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Power outage &fluctuating voltage inccur an | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Power outage cause a big problem | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Power outages incur losses | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Preferred fixed tax rate rather than the current rate | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Price fluctuation, economic stagnation & foreign competition | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Problem solving is problematic in Syria | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Problems are in communication, sewage system, and custom clearance | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Property acquisition laws for Arab nationals are | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Q33: copper prices fluctuate according to the stock | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Q76a the employee number 12 is the owner | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Q84 figure wasn't realistic and show loss of about | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Reduce customs fees on raw materials imports | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Reduction in custom fees, electricity & income tax | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Ref to q70a: 9: Because he has a personal loan | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Regulations complicate instead of facilitating the development | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Renovating a product line is costly | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Renting land in the Fairground is very expensive | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Rounding up in tax rates is an obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Severe difficulty in access to finance | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Slow internet & illegal competition | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Slow internet is a big obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Social security is a burden on the employee as it is deducted | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Social security is good & well studied | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Some workers don't get fixed pays so 76a is very accurate | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Strong will to jointly formulate laws & regulations | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Successful interview | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Support the infrastructure of the tourism sector | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Syria doesn’t have e-commerce. Companies online are fictitious | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Syria isn't a very good climate for investments because of | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Syria lacks a vigorous & dynamic service sector | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Syrian coasts are touristic areas, so | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Syrian market is not competitive internationally | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Tax admin, judical system, customs, services and labours law | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Tax administered on revenue for the T&T sector is an | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Taxes are high and useless | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Technology banning is a major obstacle and removing it will | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Telecommunication & Electricity are major obstacles. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Telecommunication services, access to qualified labor | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Temporary access to land is a constraint | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The advertising industry in Lattakia is in a bad state & if it | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| The company is an informal sector case | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| The contracted custom clearance office pays | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The customs clearance process incurs heavy losses | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The export system must be controlled by strict laws | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The high RER is hindering Syrian exports | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The instability of electricity is causing problems for after | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The main problem with the tourism sector is | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The overwhelming change in custom regulation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The regulations have to protect the private company from | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The spreading of the corruption is overwhelming. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The variety of tax types is an obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Theft occurs in customs | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| There are no vocational training centres | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| There is a desire to reform but actual implementation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| There is no monitoring on exports | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| There should be a production zone in Syria | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Transportation between Homs city & Hassia industrial area | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Transportation costs to the industrial city are high | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unfair & illegal competition is a major obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unfair Chinese competition with low price & low quality | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unfair competition in raw materials import | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unfair competition is a major obstacle affecting industry | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unfair tax rates for transportation projects | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unpredictability of laws & regulation is a major constraint | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unqualified HR | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unskilled committee for price fixing | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unskilled gov. staff | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Unstable regulations & inexperienced labor | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Very high interest rate impossible achievable profit | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Very negative interviewee | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Vocational training centres need rehabilitation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Waste management is an obstacle | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| We are used to corruption | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Weak internet debit | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Women are more reliable as they are loyal & meticulous | 1 |
0.4%
|
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.