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FY16 Kyrgyz Republic Country Opinion Survey Report Summary

Core Content

This report presents the findings of the FY16 Kyrgyz Republic Country Opinion Survey conducted by the World Bank Group's Public Opinion Research Group (PORG). The survey aimed to understand stakeholders' perceptions of the World Bank Group (WBG) in the Kyrgyz Republic, including its effectiveness, role in development, and knowledge work.

Main Objectives

• To assess how stakeholders in the Kyrgyz Republic perceive the WBG.
• To evaluate the WBG's effectiveness and results.
• To identify the WBG's knowledge work and instruments.
• To explore the future role of the WBG in the Kyrgyz Republic.
• To examine communication and outreach practices.

Methodology

• Conducted from March to May 2016.
• Invited 479 stakeholders, including government officials, project managers, NGOs, private sector representatives, and others.
• 322 stakeholders participated (67% response rate).
• Data were weighted to ensure comparable stakeholder compositions between FY16 and FY13.
• Results were compared to the FY13 Country Survey (55% response rate, N=166).
• Indicator questions were used for the WBG's annual Corporate Scorecard.

Key Demographics

• Respondents from the President/Prime Minister/Minister offices and PMUs/Consultants had the highest ratings.
• Stakeholders from the financial sector and NGOs/CBOs had significantly lower ratings.
• Respondents from "Other Areas" (excluding Bishkek) showed higher effectiveness ratings.
• Lower familiarity with the WBG was observed in FY16 compared to FY13.

General Issues Facing the Kyrgyz Republic

• Most respondents believed the country was heading in the right direction (45%).
• Development priorities included public sector governance/reform (38%), anti-corruption (35%), education (28%), and energy (21%).
• Poverty reduction was most associated with economic growth (40%), job creation (35%), and rural development (32%).
• Respondents identified the gap between the rich and the poor as a very serious problem (41%), and global climate change as a very serious problem (48%).

Overall Attitudes Toward the World Bank Group

• The WBG's overall effectiveness had a mean rating of 6.3 in FY16, similar to FY13 (6.1).
• Collaborators gave higher effectiveness ratings (7.0) than non-collaborators (5.7).
• The greatest value of the WBG was seen as its financial resources for investment lending (71%), followed by policy-based lending and training.
• The greatest weaknesses were identified as insufficient public disclosure (34%), lack of sensitivity to political/social realities (19%), slow processes (18%), and limited collaboration with non-state actors (17%).

Sectoral Effectiveness

• The WBG's support was rated highly in areas like poverty reduction, business environment, and public administration.
• Collaborators rated the effectiveness of sectoral work significantly higher than non-collaborators.
• The WBG was perceived as effective in promoting private-public partnerships (mean rating = 7.0) and helping the poorest (mean rating = 6.6).

How the WBG Operates

• The WBG was seen as playing a relevant role in development (mean rating = 6.7) and aligned with development priorities (mean rating = 6.4).
• Respondents from Other Areas were more likely to agree that the WBG makes decisions quickly (mean rating = 7.3) compared to those from Bishkek (6.2).
• The WBG was rated as an effective development partner in terms of responsiveness, flexibility, and speed of implementation.

WBG's Knowledge and Instruments

• PMUs/Consultants on WBG-supported projects used the WBG's knowledge work most frequently (38% weekly/monthly).
• The WBG's knowledge work was rated as meeting the country's needs (mean rating = 6.4), with collaborators showing higher agreement (7.0).
• The significance of the WBG's contribution to development results was higher in FY16 (7.7) than in FY13 (6.6).
• Technical quality of WBG knowledge work was rated highly (mean rating = 7.2), with PMUs/Consultants, the private sector, and other organizations showing the highest ratings.

Communication and Outreach

• The report highlights the importance of communication and outreach in shaping perceptions of the WBG.
• Stakeholders from PMUs/Consultants and other organizations were more engaged and had better communication with the WBG.

Key Findings

• Collaboration significantly influenced perceptions of the WBG's effectiveness and value.
• Weighting of data improved statistical reliability between FY16 and FY13.
• Stakeholder groups had varying levels of agreement with WBG's role and effectiveness.
• Familiarity with the WBG was lower in FY16, but those who collaborated had higher ratings.
• The WBG's knowledge work was widely used and perceived as high quality and significant for development.

Conclusion

The survey provides a comprehensive view of stakeholder opinions on the WBG's role in the Kyrgyz Republic. It underscores the importance of collaboration, transparency, and alignment with national priorities. The WBG is seen as a valuable institution, particularly for its financial resources and knowledge work, but there is room for improvement in public disclosure and engagement with non-state actors.