Business Survey in B&H

click on the image to download file Business Survey 2022 was carried out as part of the Center of Excellence for Evaluation and Policy Research’s (CoE) work to build a foundation of evidence-based data to help inform the decisions of policy makers vis-à-vis BiH’s business environment. The overall objective of this survey was to assess the business environment and ease of doing business for enterprises across BiH.

The survey also captured the perceptions of required skills and employment practices, migration and the diaspora, e-commerce, and digital skills. The survey was conducted on a nationally representative sample of BiH companies and included 870 face-to-face, telephone, and online surveys with BiH companies across the country, covering 93 municipalities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS) as well as Brčko District (BD).

The major topics covered in the report are:

  • political and legal environment,
  • business support policies – doing business and the business environment
  • macroeconomic factors
  • foreign investment and export orientation
  • fiscal  and parafiscal charges and burdens
  • sources and access to finance
  • anti-corruption
  • labor market, skills needs, and employment practices
  • migration and diaspora
  • e-commerce
  • digital skills

Findings from this survey will be used to inform the creation of economic and social policies for employment, taxation, education, and training and other relevant and connected policies within BiH. This survey will be an important element in the decision-making process for all stakeholders, including the public sector, the business community, and academia.

 

Full Report and the Extended Summary can be downloaded here:

Business Survey in B&H