FY

2023

RomaniaCountry

OpinionSurveyReportECR

Business

IntelligenceTeam

|

October2023AcknowledgementsTheRomania

Country

Opinion

Survey

ispart

ofthe

County

Opinion

Survey

Programseries

of

theWorld

Bank.Thisreport

was

prepared

bytheBusiness

Intelligence

(BI)team,

ledbyJoséDe

Buerba

(Senior

External

Affairs

Officer)

andSvetlana

Markova(Senior

External

Affairs

Officer).

Yulia

Danilina,

JessicaCameron,

NanLin,andSofyaGubaydullina

oversaw

thedesign,

reporting,

andanalysis

of

thesurvey

results.Noreen

WambuiandIrina

Popova

provided

datasupport.BIacknowledges

thesignificant

contribution

from

the

Romania

country

team

andindependent

fielding

agency,

Mercury

Research.

Inparticular,

BIisgrateful

forthesupport

from

Ioana-Alexandra

Irimia

(External

Affairs

Officer)

and

IrinaElenaTalos(Team

Assistant)

who

coordinated

thesurvey

related

activities

from

Bucharest,Romania.ContentsObjectivesMethodology

OverviewOverall

ContextOverall

Attitudes

Toward

the

World

Bank

GroupWorld

Bank

Group’s

Support

in

Development

AreasWorld

Bank

Group’s

Work

and

Engagement

on

the

Ground

in

RomaniaWorld

Bank

Group’s

Financial

Instruments

and

Knowledge

WorkThe

Future

Role

of

the

World

Bank

Group

in

RomaniaCommunication

and

OutreachDemographics

of

the

Sample

and

Detailed

Methodology3ObjectivesThissurvey

was

designed

toassist

the

World

BankGroup

(WBG)

ingaining

abetter

understanding

of

howstakeholders

inRomania

perceive

theWBG.

Thesurvey

explored

thefollowing

questions:1.

Overall

Context:

Howdostakeholders

perceive

thecountry’s

direction?

Howfamiliar

arethey

with

the

WBG?

Howmuch

dotheytrust

theWBG?2.

KeyIndicators:

What

opinion

dokeystakeholders

have

of

theWBG

when

itcomes

toitseffectiveness,

relevance,alignment

with

Romania’s

development

priorities,

andother

keyindicators?

Areopinions

improving

ordeclining?3.

Development

Priorities:

What

areas

of

development

areperceived

tobethe

most

important?

Have

the

prioritieschanged

over

thepast

three

years?

Howeffective

istheWBG

perceived

tobeintheseareas?4.

Engagement

andWorkonthe

Ground:

What

dokeystakeholders

value

themost

and

theleastwhen

itcomes

totheWBG’s

work

inRomania?

Howisthe

WBG

perceived

asadevelopment

partner?

Areopinions

improving

ordeclining?5.

Financial

Instruments

andKnowledge

Work:What

opinion

dokeystakeholders

have

of

WBG

financial

instrumentsandknowledge

products?

Areopinions

improving

or

declining?

What

are

stakeholders’suggestions

toimprove

WBG’seffectiveness?6.

Communication

andOutreach:

What

arethepreferred

communication

channels

and

which

channels

arereported

tobeused

themost?

Arethere

differences

among

stakeholder

groups

interms

of

preferred

channels?7.

Message

Recall:

What

keytopicsthat

theWBG

communicates

dostakeholders

recall?

Isthere

arelationship

betweenmessage

recall

and

views

of

theWBG’s

work?4Methodology

Overview?

Fielded

May

2023through

July2023GovernmentInstitutionLocalGovernment35%?1,900

potential

participants

were

asked

tocomplete

amostlyquantitative

survey17%17%??Respondents

completed

thequestionnaires

onlineList

of

names

provided

by

the

WBG

country

team

and

supplementedby

the

fielding

agencyCivilSocietyOrganizationPrivateSector?Process

managed

on

the

ground

by

the

fielding

agency13%?

260participants

(14%

response

rate)Academia/ResearchInstitute/ThinkTank8%??57%

from

Bucharest,

27%

from

outside

of

Bucharest51%

currently

collaborate

with

the

WBGBilateralor

MultilateralAgencyOfficeof

aParliamentarian5%?

Compared

toFY20Country

Survey??391

participants

(40%

response

rate)2%Surveys

completed

online

or

received

via

mail

and

returnedaccordinglyOfficeof

thePresident,PrimeMinister,Minister2%2%?39%

collaborated

with

the

WBGClickhere

fordetails

ofthe

Respondent

Sampleand

Methodology.MediaQWhich

ofthe

following

best

describesyour

current

affiliation?(Selectonly1response)

(Percentage

of

Respondents,

N=260)56Overall

Context“I

think

itisimportant

for

the

WBG

to

reassess

its

ways

of

involvement

inthe

development

of

Romaniansociety.

Yes,

WBG

isagood

partner,

[and]

anet

contributor

to

Romania's

development.

Going

forward,

thispartnership

can

bebeneficial,

but

it

should

berevisited.

Romania

is

nolonger

so

"junior"

inits

relationshipwithWBG.

We

wouldbe

better

served

by

apartnership

ofequals.

...

Perhaps

it's

time

for

amore

discreet,less

"hands

on"

involvement

from

the

WBG.

For

example,

Iwould

like

WBG

to

work

inpartnership

with

localcompanies

and

expertise,

not

just

hire

those

experts

from

local

companies,

thus

stifling

the

development

ofthe

localconsultancymarket.”(Private

Sector

Respondent)“Involve

more

actively

the

private

sector

and

civil

society

whenconducting

analyses.

Ensure

that

the

involvedstakeholders

implementtheir

recommendations.”(Government

Institution

Respondent)QInyouropinion,

what

is

the

mostimportantthingtheWorld

BankGroup

coulddo

tohelpincreaseitseffectiveness

in

Romania?(N=78)Respondents

inRomania

arePositiveabout

the

Country’s

DirectionIn2023,

amajority

ofrespondents

inRomania

(62%)

indicated

thatthecountry

was

headed

intheright

direction.?

However,

respondents

from

civil

society

were

lessoptimistic

–onlyathirdof

them

agreed

thatthe

country

was

ontheright

track,while

46%were

not

sure.62%The

rightdirectionThe

wrongdirectionNotsure?

Overall,

inthisyear’s

survey,

respondents

were

more

optimisticthan

in2020,

when

only44%saidthecountry

was

ontherighttrack,

while

athirdthought

thecountry

was

headed

inthewrongdirection.

In2020,

thesurvey

was

conducted

during

the

COVID-19pandemic,

which

might

have

adversely

affected

respondents’outlook.14%24%Q7Ingeneral,would

you

say

thatRomania

isheaded

in

...?

(Percentage

ofRespondents,

N=260)Familiaritywith

theWorld

Bank

Group

has

Improved?

Year

comparison:

Respondents

inthisyear’s

CountryAllRespondentsGovernment

InstitutionBilateral/MultilateralAgencyAcademia6.5Survey

reported

significantly

higher

levels

of

familiarity

withtheWBG

compared

toFY20:Mean

familiarity:FY23

=6.5FY20

=6.17.17.17.0?

Collaboration

withthe

WBG:

Respondents

who

collaboratewith

theWBG

reported

significantly

higher

levels

of

familiaritywith

theinstitution’s

work:Mean

familiarity:Collaborate

withWBG=7.2Do

not

collaborate

=5.8CivilSocietyOrganizationPrivateSector6.06.0LocalGovernment5.212345678910MeanRatingofFamiliarityQHow

familiar

areyou

with

thework

of

theWorld

BankGroup

inRomania?Scale:1Notfamiliarat

all

–

10Extremely

familiar

(N=260)

Significantly

different

betweenstakeholder

groups8TheWBG

isamong

the

MostTrusted

Institution

in

Romania8.07.97.77.67.67.57.57.57.4TheEuropeanCommissionTheWorldBankGroup*Privatesector6.8Respondents

gave

the

highest

ratings

of

trust

fortheEuropeanCommission,

the

World

BankGroup,

academia,

theUN,

andtheprivate

sector

inRomania.

Atthesame

time,

media,

parliament,andgovernment

institutions

inRomania

were

theleast

trustedamong

the

institutions

studied.Academia/thinktanks/researchinstitutionsUN*NationalBankofRomania*Civilsociety6.66.7Notably,

levels

of

trust

inthe

WBG,

the

UN,the

National

BankofRomania,

theIMF,

andthe

Central

Government

wereEuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopment(EBRD)significantly

higher

inFY23

than

inFY20

survey,

which

mayreflect

amore

positive

outlook

of

therespondents

inFY23compared

toFY20,

at

theoutset

of

theCOVID-19

pandemic.EuropeanInvestmentBank(EIB)FY23FY20OtherRegionalDevelopmentBanksorIFIs7.37.0?

InFY23,

respondents

from

government

institutions

gave

thehighest

ratings

of

trust

for

the

WBG

(mean=8.4)

whereasrespondents

from

civil

society

gave

significantly

lower,although,

still

rather

positive

ratings

(mean

=7.0).IMF*6.16.1LocalgovernmentTrade

unionsoremployers’5.9associations5.85.2Centralgovernment*PresidentialAdministrationParliament/legislativebranchMedia5.65.25.212345678910QTo

what

extent

do

you

trusteach

ofthe

following

groupstodo

what

isright?Scale:1To

no

degree

atall

–10To

a

verysignificantdegree

(FY23N=~235;

FY20

N=~277)Weighted

Mean

Rating

ofTrust9*Significantly

different

betweenyears10Overall

AttitudestowardtheWorld

BankGroup“I

think

itisimportant

for

the

WBG

to

keep

on

the

agenda

issues

such

asthe

quality

of

thedecision-making

process

and

budgeting

withafocus

onincreasing

the

transparency

andeffectiveness

ofpublic

interventions.

These

are

quite

technical

and,

sometimes,

difficult

subjectsthatrarelymake

it

ontothepublicagenda.”(Government

Institution

Respondent)“Over

the

next

4-5

years,

interventions

indigitisation

and

environmental

protection

willremain

apriority.”(Government

Institution

Respondent)“Focus

consulting

on

sector

strategies

and

investment

programmes,

tracking

the

external

funds

[tomake

sure

they]

are

used

efficiently;

post-implementation,

avoiding

investments

insophisticatedand

expensive

equipment

that

are

little

or

inefficiently

used.”(Local

Government

Respondent)QInyouropinion,

what

is

the

mostimportantthingtheWorld

BankGroup

coulddo

tohelpincreaseitseffectiveness

in

Romania?(N=78)Improvement

inTw

oKey

Performance

IndicatorsInFY23,

rankings

across

all

keyindicators

have

improved7.77.6significantly.

TheWBG’s

work

isincreasingly

perceived

asbeing

aligned

with

Romania’s

development

priorities,effective,

relevant,

and

influential.Alignmentwithdevelopmentpriorities*6.86.8Effectivenessinachievingresults*^?

Of

note,

respondents

from

government

institutions

gavethehighest

ratings

while

those

from

civil

society

gavesignificantly

lower

ratings

across

all

of

these

KPIs.7.56.8Relevance*FY23FY207.26.6Influencesthe

developmentagenda*7.1Endsextremepoverty12345678910Weighted

MeanRatingTheWBG’s

workis

aligned

withwhatIconsider

thedevelopment

priorities

forRomania.

Scale:

1Strongly

disagree

–10

Strongly

agreeHoweffective

has

theWBG

been

in

achieving

development

results

inRomania?

Scale:

1Noteffective

atall

–10

VeryeffectiveTheWBG

currently

playsarelevant

rolein

development

in

Romania.

Scale:

1Strongly

disagree

–10

Strongly

agreeTo

whatextentdoestheWBG

influence

thedevelopment

agenda

in

Romania?

Scale:

1To

no

degreeat

all

–10To

averysignificant

degreeTheWBG’s

workhelps

end

extremepovertyin

Romania.

Scale:

1Strongly

disagree–10

Strongly

agreeQ*Significantly

differentbetweenyears^Comparedtoameanscore

of

thetwoquestions

asked

in

FY20:

"Overall,

please

rateyour

impression

of

theWBG’seffectiveness

in

Romania.Scale:

1Noteffective

at

all–10

Veryeffective;

Towhatextent

doestheWBG’sworkhelp

toachieve

development

results

in

Romania?Scale:

1To

no

degree

atall–10

Toaverysignificant

degree11Government

Stakeholders,Respondents

fromBilateral/MultilateralInstitutionsHave

More

PositivePerceptionsofthe

WBGinRomania8.47.78.2TrustintheWBG*7.07.07.97.78.27.7GovernmentInstitutionAlignmentwithdevelopmentpriorities*8.37.6LocalGovernment7.28.17.97.9Comparing

ratings

of

keyperformance

indicators

betweenstakeholder

groups,

clear

patterns

emerge

intheir

perceptionsof

theWBG

anditswork.

Respondents

from

governmentinstitutions

andbilateral

andmultilateral

agencies

have

themost

positive

perceptions

while

respondents

from

civil

societyconsistently

have

significantly

lower

ratings

of

theWBG

anditswork.Bilateral/MultilateralAgencyEffectivenessinachievingresults*6.67.37.9CivilSociety8.07.77.7PrivateSectorAcademiaRelevance*6.97.47.0QTo

whatextentdoyoutrust

theWBG

todowhatisright?

Scale:

1To

no

degree

atall

–10To

averysignificant

degree7.77.37.7*Significantly

differentbetweenstakeholdergroupsTheWBG’s

workis

aligned

withwhatIconsider

thedevelopment

priorities

forRomania.Scale:

1Strongly

disagree–10Strongly

agreeInfluencesthedevelopmentagenda*6.2Howeffective

has

theWBG

been

in

achieving

development

results

inRomania?Scale:

1Noteffective

at

all–10

Veryeffective7.27.3TheWBG

currently

playsarelevant

rolein

development

in

Romania.

Scale:

1Strongly

disagree

–10

Strongly

agree12345678910To

whatextentdoestheWBG

influence

thedevelopment

agenda

in

Romania?Scale:

1To

no

degree

atall–10To

averysignificant

degreeMeanRating12FamiliarityLeads

toMore

Positive

PerceptionsComparing

ratings

of

keyperformance

indicators

amongrespondents

who

are

highlyfamiliar

with

the

WBG8.47.7TrustintheWBG*(ratings

of

8-10ona10-point

scale)

andthose

with

littlefamiliarity

with

the

WBG

(ratings

of

1-4ona10-pointscale),

onecan

seethatthe

more

familiar

stakeholdersarewith

the

WBG,

the

more

positive

perceptions

theyhave

ofthe

institution

and

itswork.6.56.58.28.2Alignmentwithdevelopmentpriorities*7.47.2Effectivenessinachievingresults*Meaningful

engagement

and

outreach

cancontinuetoincrease

positive

perceptions.6.28.0Relevance*7.26.57.7Influencethe

developmentagenda*6.86.212345678910MeanRatingHowfamiliarareyou

withtheworkoftheWBG

inRomania?HighFamiliarity(8-10)SomeFamiliarity(5-7)LowFamiliarity(1-4)*Significantly

different

betweenlevels

of

familiarityTo

whatextentdoyoutrust

theWBG

todowhatisright?

Scale:

1To

no

degree

atall

–10To

averysignificant

degreeTheWBG’s

workis

aligned

withwhatIconsider

thedevelopment

priorities

forRomania.

Scale:

1Strongly

disagree

–10

Strongly

agreeHoweffective

has

theWBG

been

in

achieving

development

results

inRomania?

Scale:

1Noteffective

atall

–10

VeryeffectiveTheWBG

currently

playsarelevant

rolein

development

in

Romania.

Scale:

1Strongly

disagree

–10

Strongly

agreeQ13To

whatextentdoestheWBG

influence

thedevelopment

agenda

in

Romania?

Scale:

1To

no

degreeat

all

–10To

averysignificant

degreeRomania

Rated

Higher

than

other

European

&CentralAsianandIBRD

Countries

inFY23

onKeyPerformanceIndicators7.9Trust***Alignmentwith

developmentpriorities***Effectivenessinachievingresults***Relevance***7.57.37.77.57.2RomaniaFY237.77.36.9Europe&CentralAsiaFY237.57.37.1IBRDFY237.26.96.8Influencesthedevelopmentagenda***12345678910MeanRating*Significantly

different

betweenRomania

FY23

andEurope

&CentralAsiaFY23**Significantly

different

between

Romania

FY23

and

IBRD

FY23QFY23Europe

and

CentralAsia

countries

included

Armenia,

NorthMacedonia,

Serbia,

Montenegro,Kyrgyz

Republic,

Albania,

Uzbekistan,

Azerbaijan,and

Turkey.FY23IBRDcountries

included

Armenia,NorthMacedonia,

Serbia,

Mongolia,Montenegro,

Jamaica,

Egypt,

Algeria,

Albania,

Azerbaijan,SouthAfrica,

Malaysia,

and

Turkey14Stakeholder

Trends

Across

Performance

IndicatorsRespondents

from

bilateral

and

multilateral

agencies

andfrom

government

institutions

hadthe

highest

mean

ratingsacross

theaggregated

responses

totheeighteen

COSindicator

questions

whereas

respondents

from

civil

societyhadsignificantly

lower

ratings

(respondents

fromcivilsociety

alsohadlower

ratings

of

familiarity

with

the

WBG,along

with

theprivate

sector

and

local

government).AllRespondentsBilateralor

MultilateralAgencyGovernmentInstitutionLocalGovernmentAcademia7.68.28.1?

Collaboration

withthe

WBG:

Respondents

whocollaborate

with

the

WBG

gave

significantly

higherratings

across

theaggregated

indicator

questionscompared

torespondents

who

donot

collaborate

withtheWBG:7.67.4Mean

rating:Collaborate

withWBG=8.2Do

not

collaborate

=6.9PrivateSector7.1CivilSociety6.712345678910MeanRatingof

Aggregated

Indicator

QuestionsQAll

IndicatorQuestionswere

asked

ona

Scalefrom

1to10.

Click

here

for

detailsofthese

IndicatorQuestions.1516World

Bank’s

SupportinDevelopment

Areas“Priority

must

be

given

to

areas

that

help

Romania's

European

convergence,

to

increasing

the

quality

of

thejob

offer,

to

the

careers

of

young

people.

Supporting

Romania's

entry

into

the

euro

area

through

actionsaimed

at

achieving

the

convergence

criteria.”(Respondent

from

the

Office

of

aParliamentarian)“It

wouldhelp

alot

if,

from

an

economic

development

perspective,

the

WBG

paid

more

attention

to

the

issuesof

social

inclusion

and

equity….”(Civil

Society

Respondent)“Development

of

basic

infrastructures

and

regional

interconnectivity:

energy,

logistics,

financial.

Capitalmarket

development,

modernisation

of

Financial

Supervisory

Authority

regulations.

Agricultural

developmentbased

on

efficiency

and

sustainability.”(Private

Sector

Respondent)QInyouropinion,

what

is

the

mostimportant

thingtheWorld

BankGroup

coulddo

tohelpincreaseitseffectiveness

in

Romania?(N=78)Development

AreasforWBGFocusEducation50%Publicsectorgovernance/Strengtheninginstitutions40%Health34%33%Support

forRomania’s

convergence

withtheEUstandardsMacroeconomicstability/budgetsupportDigitalDevelopmentSocialInclusion32%Education,

public

sector

governance,

health,

convergencewiththe

EUstandards,

macroeconomic

stability,

and

digitaldevelopment

were

thetopareas

inFY23

where

stakeholderswould

liketheWBG

tofocusitsresources.31%29%26%24%High

priorityforCSOs(55%)Supportforresearchand

innovationPrivatesector

developmentUrbandevelopmentHigh

priorityforthe

privatesector(49%)?

Although

education,

governance,

andhealth

were

among

thetoppriorities

for

theWBG

identified

intheFY20

survey,respondents

inthisyear’s

survey

considered

digitaldevelopment

of

much

greater

priority—it

was

identified

as

apriority

byonethird

of

therespondents,

asopposed

tojust

7%in2020.20%19%Both

are

high

priorityforlocalgovernment(37%)JudiciaryreformTransport19%Agricultureand

food

securityClimatechange18%16%16%13%Jobcreation/employmentDisasterriskmanagementSocialprotectionIn

your

opinion,

whatisthemostimportantthing

theWBGcould

do

tohelpincrease

itseffectiveness

in

Romania?13%12%“Increasing

transparency

of

governance

/

decision

makingandinstitutional

accountability;

makingpublic

servicesmoreefficientthroughdigital

transformation,

interoperability,

and

unifiedgovernment

cloud

migration.

Reforming

theeducation

systemthroughpolicies

and

funding

based

on

performance

indicators

andlinkingthem

toappropriateinclusionmeasures.”Debt

sustainabilityEnvironment11%Watersupplyand

sanitationinfrastructureGenderequity10%9%9%(Government

Institution

Respondent)Energy/ExtractivesOther2%1%QWhich

areas

shouldtheWBG

prioritize

inits

work

inRomania

tohavethemost

impact

on

development

resultsin

the

country?

(Choose

nomorethan

5)(Percentage

ofRespondents,

N=254)Supportto

forciblydisplacedpersonsfromUkraine17Development

Areas

forWBG

FocusPredictable

institutionalandeconomicenvironmentforpeopleandbusinessesWhen

askedabout

the

focusareas

for

thenewCountryPartnership

Framework

(CPF),

respondents

identified

apredictable

institutional

and

economic

environment(69%),

better

health

and

education

outcomes

(69%),and

equal

access

tohigh-quality

public

services

(58%)as

toppriorities.High

priorityforthe

privatesector(84%)69%69%Betterhealthandeducationoutcomes

forallEqualaccessto

high-qualitypublicservicesonthecentraland

locallevels58%Respondents

from

theprivate

sector

also

identifiedclimate

change

mitigation

forenvironmentalsustainability

of

economic

activity

among

theirtoppriorities

(50%).Favorableconditionsformoreandbetterprivate-sectorjobs30%ClimatechangemitigationforenvironmentalsustainabilityofeconomicactivityHigher

priorityforthe

privatesector(50%)26%Resilienceto

shocks

andadaptationto

climatechange,especiallyforvulnerablehouseholds26%Other2%QWhere

would

it

be

most

impactful

for

the

WBG

tochannel

itssupport

tohelpRomania’sdevelopment

progress

inasustainable

andinclusive

way?

(Chooseno

more

than

3)(Percentage

ofRespondents,

N=243)18WBGFocus

toStrengthen

GovernanceStrengthenthe

performanceofinstitutions

throughdigitalization51%When

askedabout

the

areas

where

theWBG

couldcontribute

the

most

tohelpstrengthen

governance

basedonreformed

institutions,

respondents

identifiedImprovetransparencyandaccountabilityinthe

public

sector49%Higher

priorityforcivil

society(73%)digitalization

as

atop

priority

(51%),

followed

byimproved

transparency

and

accountability

inthepublic

sector

(49%),

strengthening

institutions

toaccelerate

public

investments

in

Romania

(48%)

andstrengthening

institutions

tohelp

recruit

and

retainhighly

skilled

human

resources

on

ameritbasis

(47%).Strengtheninstitutions

toacceleratepublicinvestmentsin

Romania48%47%Strengtheninstitutions

tohelprecruitandretainhighlyskilledhumanresourceson

amerit

basisModernizeeconomicinstitutionsandenhancepublicfinancialmanagement40%For

civil

society

respondents,

improving

transparencyand

accountability

was

the

most

important

area

for

theWBG

tofocus

ontostrengthen

governance

inRomania(73%).Strengthenthe

performanceof

thejudicialsystem26%Enhancecompetitionviastate-ownedenterprisereform23%Other2%1%Don’t

knowQInyour

view,

inwhich

areascan

the

WBG

contributethe

most

tohelpstrengthen

governance

based

on

reformed

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than

3)(Percentage

of

Respondents,

N=243)19Effectiveness

ofWBG’sSupportin

Sectoral

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/Institutions/EconomicGrowthSupport

for

Romania’s

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work

insupporting

Romania’s

convergence

with

theEUstandards

received

thehighest

ratings

ofeffectiveness

inRomania.Theworkinmacroeconomic

stability

and

governance

was

also

highlyranked.

Incontrast,

ratings

for

education

and

health

have

declined,

and

theydeclinedsignificantly

indigital

development

andenergy.Publicsectorgovernance/Strengtheninginstitutions7.06.86.7PrivatesectordevelopmentSupport

forresearchand

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Development6.4Education6.8Infrastructure6.4Socialprotection6.5FY23FY207.0DisasterriskmanagementUrbandevelopment6.76.36.7Health6.97.1EnvironmentalSustainability6.76.9Watersupplyand

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Mean

Rating

ofEffectiveness*Significantly

different

betweenyearsWeighted

Mean

Rating

ofEffectivenessQHoweffectivedo

youbelieve

theWBG

isin

termsof

theworkit

doesin

thefollowing

areasof

development

in

Romania?

Scale:

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all–10

Veryeffective

(Ifyou

have

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in

working

in

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