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 2 (a16b)
Data file: Syria-2009--full data-
Overview
Valid:
193
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
1846
End:
1911
Width:
66
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| & accurate data provided | 1 |
0.5%
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| (import&export in the ready-made garments sector. | 1 |
0.5%
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| 1$=50 syp | 1 |
0.5%
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| 1- the lack of trust between the goverment and the companies | 1 |
0.5%
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| 10000000syp.furniture market is not competitive yet | 1 |
0.5%
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| 8%loss on average.labor law is very bad | 1 |
0.5%
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| A disincentive to investment in syria | 1 |
0.5%
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| A new one - he couldnt report his workforce | 1 |
0.5%
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| Absence of regulation on foreign competition | 1 |
0.5%
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| Access to imported produts, and they are really affected | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Administrative complications in visa obtention | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Agricutlture needs a lot of promotion&care | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Always facing problems with tax officals | 1 |
0.5%
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| An inaccurate sales figures | 1 |
0.5%
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| An industrial area is needed in every governorate | 1 |
0.5%
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| And a big part is not suitable for syria! | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| And international market is needed. | 1 |
0.5%
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| And services | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Are big obstacles | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Are costly | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Are major constraints | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Are major obstacles | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Are major obstacles, chamber of industry role is minor &exports | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Bad implementation of regulations | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Banks have high rates of interest | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Because he doesn't declare all the employees and in q76 it's | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Believes the ica study is of no true value | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Biggest obstcales . | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Brain drain is a major problem for syria | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Building licenses near them is forbidden | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| But laws and legistlations are the problem | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| By interviewee | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Cancel income tax first 2 years of operations | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Cancel industrial taxes | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Chamber of commerce subscribtion is obligatory but useless | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Chaotic regs | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Cheap lands&building, cheap labor | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Company needs a whole new marketing strategy | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Comparing cost of toursim service to regional countries is crucial | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Complicated papers to import from china | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Continues this way the company will exit at the end | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Corruption is a big obstacle | 2 |
1%
|
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| Costum clearance in 2009 is taking a long time | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Country of origin + social security law needs revision | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Custom fees on imports of raw materials must be abolished | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Custom laws are very unstable | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Custom, import/export laws must be reviewed | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Customes are an issue to follow up closely | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Debt in public secor became long term loans | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Depressed & corrupt politico-economic situation | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Difficult access to finance | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Difficult access to land in non-industrial areas | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Difficult access to water | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Disincentives exceed incentives for investments | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Doens't keep records! | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Dollar exchange rates should be more stable | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| E sector the work of our ancestors need support & protective | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Electricity | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Electricity fishing is damaging for species in syria | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Electricity is an obstacle for industrialists | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Electricity outage | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Employees safety at stake | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Employment tax rates are very high | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Exchange prices | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Export promotion is needed | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Export requirements to egypt are tougher than the ones to | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Fees are paid for the paper work | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| For the sake of the local product | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Frequent theft at ports | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Frequently down | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| From his or her salary and finally gets half of it because of tax | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Good travel & tourism new regulations | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Gov in other arab countries support exports by promoting 0% ir | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Government doesn't encourage new investments, on the contrar | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Government slove its problems by pushing the civilians | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Hard to answer section m as the company makes profit | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Have a positive impact on the syrian it sector | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| He recommends to support the professional organizations | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| He was interested in the survey and looing forward | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| High degree of theft in shipping | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| High transportation costs & lack of water supply in hassia | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| His buisness is heavily reliant on the internet | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| His e-mail: ahabbal@scs-net.org | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Hr very low | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Huge pressure on industrial firms from the old laws on | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Ignorance from customs employees in the airport is an obstacle | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Illegal competition in government contracts | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Illegal competitors are very dangerous | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Illogical answers | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Importing&exporting constraints | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| In case of informal payments | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| In input of raw material | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Inaccurate interviewee answers & figures provided | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Inaccurate sales & number of employees figures | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Industrial zone (hasiaa) should be automated | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Industries are not supported by government | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Inefficient ip rights&poor applicability of ip rights | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Instability of laws & regulations is a major obstacle | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Internet constraints incur big losses for the company | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Interviewee claimed absence of annual reports for 2007/08 | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Interviewee is thankful for the world bank efforts | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Investing in the human capital is crucial | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Irregularity of electricity outages | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Is hindered by unqualified staff | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Is needed to encourage investments | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Judicial system's corruption are all major obstalces | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Lack of awareness,poor following of technological & scientific | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Lack of finance&banking service in aljdaidah touristic area | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Lack of ip & industrial rights protection is a major obstacle | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Lack of qualified hr | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Lack of training and development courses | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Lack of venture lending to service firms because of poor | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Laws concerning prohibition of used motors import are a | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| License of buildings&lands. Low paid workers&expert | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Low awareness on banking services and limited loan facility | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Low internet connection | 2 |
1%
|
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| Machinary in the local market are very complicated.east | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Made him bankrupt | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Major problem is in finding natural gas for production | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Management has allocated a special person to deal with | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Market shares should be transparent (?) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Monitoring of exports from developing countries is needed | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| More control is needed on the industrial sector | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| More taxes shouled be applied on clothes so that sellers won't | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Most of the answers were illogical | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Must be monitored | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Must be reviewed & thoroughly discussed | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Need serious reform, electricity cuts are a major obstacle | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| No taxes should apply to producers | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| No water supply & over reliance on purchased mineral water | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Non transparent & unclear regulations | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Obsacle. | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Obstacle | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Of smes | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Poor electricity infrastructure | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Poor exporting of tomatoes as finished syrian branded goods | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Poor opportunities in the arab world & international for syr | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Poor physical infrastructure: no water supply & | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Poor quality& services of judicial system: trials take forever | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Poor services in general | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Poor telecommunication services at the industrial zone aleppo | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Poor water & waste management or services | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Poorly copied laws®ulations | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Private well was damaged | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Q64a ongoing trial | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Refers to negotiations | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Registration fees in chambers are very high | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Relationship between gov & banks must be healthier | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Rer hinders syrian exports to some destinations | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Ructure & performance | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Sales service. | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Scamming | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Security registration. | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Seriously thinking of exiting because | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Slow internet | 2 |
1%
|
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| State organizations must coordinate efforts&performance | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Syrian industry is beginning to set | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Syrian investments climate is not safe | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| System needs reform, chambers role must be enhanced especial | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Tax rates are set regardless of the firm's size&financial status | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Telecommunication interruptions slow the work | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Telecommunication problems incur huge losses | 1 |
0.5%
|
|
| The absence of a hault period after law issuance | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| The company enjoys gov. Sponsored telecom,electricity & | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| The gm believes the world bank will use this information | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| The information filled in q76 and q84 were not accurate | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| The lack of mutual trust between gov officials&private sector | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| The laws and regulations .in addition the unused lands need | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| The main reason for not dealing with banks is (riba) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| The tourism infrastructure is bad | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| There are various taxes over one product, and all for nothing | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| To manufacturers needs | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Unclear laws , unskilled workforce & corruption | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Unclear&non-transparent gov paper work (customs) | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Under these conditions the more ignorant we are | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Unmotivated&uncommitted workforce | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Unqualified & incompetent staff of the monitoring comission | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Unskilled & uneducated labor in general | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Unskilled labor is a major obstacle to doing business | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Useless taxes must be abolished | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| When it comes to reporting the total workforce % for | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Which prevents them from enjoying e-banking services | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Will improve dealings with the government | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| With contradictory answers | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| With government | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| With implementation guidlines/instructions to avoid blackmai | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| With new business environment | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Without being officially publicized | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Workers suffer from psychological boundaries | 1 |
0.5%
|
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| Wrong labor system | 1 |
0.5%
|
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.