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