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Investment Climate Survey 2003

Montenegro, 2003
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Data file: Montenegro-2003--full data-3,5

The file contains the cleaned, raw database. Text of questions can be found in "Investment Climate Survey Questionnaire" in "Questionnaires" folder.

Cases: 100
Variables: 841

Variables

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
firmid
sr
Region
q1
What is the principal sector in which your firm operates?
vl
Ownership
vel
Size of enterprise
ops
Municipality:
ank
Interviewer:
q1pr
Manufacturing : main product line (e.g. textiles, chemicals)
q1us
Services: main service provided (e.g. consulting, transportation)
q2_1
Where are your headquarters located in this country?
q2_2
name of city
q2_3_1
Where are your principal operating facilities located in this country?
q2_4_1
name of city
q2_3_2
Where are your principal operating facilities located in this country?
q2_4_2
name of city
q2_3_3
Where are your principal operating facilities located in this country?
q2_4_3
name of city
q2_3_4
Where are your principal operating facilities located in this country?
q2_4_4
name of city
q2_3_5
Where are your principal operating facilities located in this country?
q2_4_5
name of city
q3
Domestic or international firm
q3d
In what year was your firm founded?
q3s
If an international firm, in what year did you start operations in this country?
q4
What is the current legal status of your firm?
q4dr
Other specify:
q5_1
What percentage of your firm is owned by: Private Sector a) domestic
q5_2
What percentage of your firm is owned by: Private Sector b) foreign
q5_3
What percentage of your firm is owned by: Government/State
q5_4
What percentage of your firm is owned by: Other
q6a
Was your firm previously owned by the government (the state)?
q6b
If yes, when was it privatized?
q6bg
(year)
q7a
What percentage of your firm is owned by the principal owner (or shareholder)
q7b
Is this principal owner also the manager/director?
q7c
Is the principal owner males?
q8
Does your firm have holdings or operations in other countries?
q8b
How many establishments (separate operating facilities) does your firm have in t
q8c
Do you have other income generating activities beyond these main business lines?
q8d1
Accounted for by manufacturing
q8d2
Accounted for by services
q8d3
Accounted for by retail/wholesale trade
q8d4
Accounted for by construction
q8d5
Accounted for by other (specify)
q8d5dr
Other
q9a1
Establishments sales are sold domestically
q9a2
Establishments sales are exported directly
q9a3
Establishments sales are exported indirectly (through a distributor)
q9b
What was the year your establishment first exported?
q9c1
Approximately what percentage of your domestic sales are to the government
q9c2
State owned or controlled enterprise
q9c3
Multinationals located in your country
q9c4
Your parent company or affiliated subsidiaries
q9c5
Large domestic firms (those with approximately 300 plus workers)
q9c6
Other (sales to small firms, individuals, etc.)
q9_1_1
Destinations for your exports?
q9_1_2
Destinations for your exports?
q9_1_3
Destinations for your exports?
q9_1_4
Destinations for your exports?
q9_1_5
Destinations for your exports?
q10_1
...purchased from domestic sources
q10_2
...imported directly
q10_3
...imported indirectly (through a distributor)
q11
At the time you receive delivery of your most important input or supply,how many
q12
What percent of material inputs and supplies are of lower than agreed upon quali
q13
What is the percentage of sales are lost due to delivery delays from suppliers?
q14
Within your main product line, what share of the national market of these produc
q15_1_1
Competitors - Domestic private
q15_2_1
Competitors - State-Owned Firms
q15_3_1
Competitors - Foreign Owned
q15_1_2
Suppliers - Domestic private
q15_2_2
Suppliers - State-Owned Firms
q15_3_2
Suppliers - Foreign Owned
q15_1_3
Customers - Domestic private
q15_2_3
Customers - State-Owned Firms
q15_3_3
Customers - Foreign Owned
q15_1
If you were to raise your prices of your main product line or main line of servi
q16a
Please judge on a four-point scale how problematic the following factors are for
q16b
Electricity
q16c
Roads and ports
q16d
Access to Land
q16e
Tax rates
q16f
Tax administration
q16g
Customs and trade regulations
q16h
Labor regulations
q16i
Skills and education of available workers
q16j
Business licensing and registration
q16k
Access to Financing (e.g. collateral)
q16l
Cost of Financing (e.g. interest rates)
q16m
Economic policy uncertainty
q16n
Macro-economic instability (inflation, exchange rate)
q16o
Corruption
q16p
Crime, theft and disorder
q16q
Unfair or informal competition
q16r
Legal system/conflict resolution
q17da_1
power outages or surges from the public grid? - days
q17hr_1
power outages or surges from the public grid? - hours
q17pc_1
power outages or surges from the public grid? - persent
q17da_2
insufficient water supply? - days
q17hr_2
insufficient water supply? - hours
q17pc_2
insufficient water supply? - persent
q17da_3
unavailable mainline telephone service? - days
q17hr_3
unavailable mainline telephone service? - hours
q17pc_3
unavailable mainline telephone service? - persent
q17da_4
transport failures - days
q17hr_4
transport failures - hours
q17pc_4
transport failures - persent
q19a
Does your establishment own or share a generator?
q19b
If YES, what percentage of your electricity comes from your own or a shared gene
q19ct
If YES, what was its approximate initial cost?
q19cg
Year of purchase
q19d
If YES, what is the cost of operation over the last year (including fuel and mai
q20_1
What share of your firms water supply do you get from municipal/public sources?
q20_2
your own well or a shared well?
q20_3
purchased from private vendors
q21_1
...year connection
q21_2
...the total cost was
q21_3
...the time was
q22
What percentage of your average shipment is lost due to breakage, theft, or spoi
q23_1
...Mobile phone?
q23_2
...E-mail?
q23_3
...Website?
q24
Is your establishment/firm a member of a business association or local chamber o
q25a
Lobbying government
q25b
Resolution of disputes (with officials, workers or other firms)
q25c
Information and/or contacts on domestic product and input markets
q25d
Information and/or contacts on international product and input markets
q25e
Accrediting standards or quality of products; reputational benefits
q25f
Information on government regulations
q26
What percent of your workforce regularly uses a computer in their jobs?
q27a1
Engineering - Available?
q27b1
Engineering - Affordable?
q27c1
Engineering - Quality?
q27a2
Management consultants - Available?
q27b2
Management consultants - Affordable?
q27c2
Management consultants - Quality?
q27a3
Marketing - Available?
q27b3
Marketing - Affordable?
q27c3
Marketing - Quality?
q27a4
Accounting - Available?
q27b4
Accounting - Affordable?
q27c4
Accounting - Quality?
q27a5
Legal services - Available?
q27b5
Legal services - Affordable?
q27c5
Legal services - Quality?
q27a6
Insurance - Available?
q27b6
Insurance - Affordable?
q27c6
Insurance - Quality?
q27a7
IT services - Available?
q27b7
IT services - Affordable?
q27c7
IT services - Quality?
q28a1
Working Capital -Internal funds or Retained earnings
q28a2
Working Capital -Equity, sale of stock
q28a3
Working Capital -Local commercial banks (loan, overdraft)
q28a4
Working Capital -Foreign-owned commercial banks
q28a5
Working Capital -Investment Funds/Special Development Financing/Or Other State S
q28a6
Working Capital -Leasing arrangement
q28a7
Working Capital -Supplier credit
q28a8
Working Capital -Customer credit (prepayments)
q28a9
Working Capital -Family or friends
q28a10
Working Capital -Money lenders or informal sources
q28a11
Working Capital -Credit [ahws1]cards
q28a12
Working Capital -Other (specify source):
q28adr
Working Capital -Other (specify source):
q28b1
Investments - Internal funds or Retained earnings
q28b2
Investments - Equity, sale of stock
q28b3
Investments - Local commercial banks (loan, overdraft)
q28b4
Investments - Foreign-owned commercial banks
q28b5
Investments - Investment Funds/Special Development Financing/Or Other State Serv
q28b6
Investments - Leasing arrangement
q28b7
Investments - Supplier credit
q28b8
Investments - Customer credit (prepayments)
q28b9
Investments - Family or friends
q28b10
Investments - Money lenders or informal sources
q28b11
Investments - Credit [ahws1]cards
q28b12
Investments - Other (specify source):
q28bdr
Investments - Other (specify source):
q29
Do you have an overdraft facility or line of credit?
q29_1
If YES, what percent is currently unused?
q29_2
When was this financing approved (year)?
q29_3
Did the financing require collateral or a deposit?
q29_4_1
If yes, what share of collateral was...Land and Buildings?
q29_4_2
If yes, what share of collateral was...Machinery?
q29_4_3
If yes, what share of collateral was...Intangible assets (accounts receivable, i
q29_4_4
If yes, what share of collateral was...Personal assets of owner
q29_5
What was the approximate value of collateral required as a percentage of the loa
q29_6
What is the loans approximate annual cost/ rate of interest?
q29_7
What is the duration (term) of the loan _____ months
q30da1
check - Days
q30pr1
check - Charge (% of transaction)
q30da2
domestic currency wire - Days
q30pr2
domestic currency wire - Charge (% of transaction)
q30da3
foreign currency wire - Days
q30pr3
foreign currency wire - Charge (% of transaction)
q31
Does your establishment have its annual financial statement reviewed by an exter
q32k
Within the last two years, how much time did it take to fill your most recent va
q32p
Production/service worker?
q33
q33ak
What percentage of your employees received formal training in 2002...skilled
q33ap
What percentage of your employees received formal training in 2002....unskilled
q33bk
What was the average number of weeks of training for each employee...skilled
q33bp
What was the average number of weeks of training for each employee...unskilled
q34
What would be your optimal level of employment as a percent of your existing wor
q35
What percent of your workforce is unionized?
q36a
How many days last year did you lose due to strikes or other labor disputes?
q36b
How many days last year did you lose due to civil unrest?
q36c
How many days last year did you lose due to employee absenteeism due to illness,
q37
How would you generally rate the efficiency of government in delivering services
q38
How predictable are changes in rules, laws or regulations that materially affect
q39
In general, government officials interpretations of regulations affecting my est
q40
In general, how satisfied are you with the quality of regulations, administrativ
q41a
Registering a new enterprise
q41b
Procedures for access to land and premises
q41c
Fire safety regulations
q41d
Sanitary regulations
q41e
Business/Sectoral Licensing
q41f
Standards and certification
q41g
Customs
q41h
Tax administration
q41i
Labor regulations
q41j
Price regulations
q41k
Documentation requirements (forms, etc)
q41l
Currency/ foreign exchange regulations
q41m
Environmental Regulations
q41n
Inspections (of all types)
q41o
Complexity, non-transparency of government policies
q42
What percentage of senior managements time per year is spent in dealing with req
q43
We ve heard that establishments are often required to make informal payments to
q44a1
To get a mainline telephone connection - Delay/Wait (days)
q44b1
To get a mainline telephone connection - Irregular Payments /Excess Costs
q44a2
To get an electrical connection - Delay/Wait (days)
q44b2
To get an electrical connection - Irregular Payments /Excess Costs
q44a3
To get a water connection - Delay/Wait (days)
q44b3
To get a water connection - Irregular Payments /Excess Costs
q44a4
To get government contracts - Delay/Wait (days)
q44b4
To get government contracts - Irregular Payments /Excess Costs
q44a5
To get a construction permit - Delay/Wait (days)
q44b5
To get a construction permit - Irregular Payments /Excess Costs
q45a1
Business court - Total Time
q45b1
Business court - Total Agency time
q45c1
Business court - Did not register in this office
q45du1
Business court - Total Cost
q45dz1
Business court - Official Fees
q45dn1
Business court - Unofficial payments, gifts
q45a2
State Registrar, Statistics Min - Total Time
q45b2
State Registrar, Statistics Min - Total Agency time
q45c2
State Registrar, Statistics Min - Did not register in this office
q45du2
State Registrar, Statistics Min - Total Cost
q45dz2
State Registrar, Statistics Min - Official Fees
q45dn2
State Registrar, Statistics Min - Unofficial payments, gifts
q45a3
Bank - Total Time
q45b3
Bank - Total Ageny time
q45c3
Bank - Did not reister in this office
q45du3
Bank - Total Cost
q45dz3
Bank - Official Fees
q45dn3
Bank - Unofficial payments, gifts
q45a4
NBJ - Total Time
q45b4
NBJ - Total Agency time
q45c4
NBJ - Did not register in this office
q45du4
NBJ - Total Cost
q45dz4
NBJ - Official Fees at Agency
q45dn4
NBJ - Unofficial payments, gifts
q45a5
Local authorities (for utilities) - Total Time
q45b5
Local authorities (for utilities) - Total Agency time
q45c5
Local authorities (for utilities) - Did not register in this office
q45du5
Local authorities (for utilities) - Total Cost
q45dz5
Local authorities (for utilities) - Official Fees
q45dn5
Local authorities (for utilities) - Unofficial payments, gifts
q45a6
Foreign trade ministry - Total Time
q45b6
Foreign trade ministry - Total Agency time
q45c6
Foreign trade ministry - Did not register in this office
q45du6
Foreign trade ministry - Total Cost
q45dz6
Foreign trade ministry - Official Fees
q45dn6
Foreign trade ministry - Unofficial payments, gifts
q45a7
Employment office- Total Time
q45b7
Employment office- Total Agency time
q45c7
Employment office- Did not register in this office
q45du7
Employment office- Total Cost
q45dz7
Employment office- Official Fees
q45dn7
Employment office- Unofficial payments, gifts'
q45a8
Other- Total Time
q45b8
Other- Total Agency time
q45c8
Other- Did not register in this office
q45du8
Other- Total Cost
q45dz8
Other- Official Fees
q45dn8
Other- Unofficial payments, gifts
q45dr
How long did the most recent registration/re-registration process last...
q45a9
Total for Registration - Total Time
q45b9
Total for Registration - Total Agency time
q45c9
Total for Registration - Did not register in this office
q45du9
Total for Registration - Total Cost
q45dz9
Total for Registration - Official Fees
q45dn9
Total for Registration - Unofficial payments, gifts
q46
Did you hire an outside company to help you complete registration procedures?
q46_1
If so how much was the professional fee?
q47
Special Licenses
q47aa1
Basic Activity License/Permit - Total Time
q47ab1
Basic Activity License/Permit - Total Agency time
q47acu1
Basic Activity License/Permit - Total Cost
Total: 841
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