Balkan Barometer

Balkan Business Barometer

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Perceptions of the General Business Environment and Economic Trends

Economic situation
Economic situation - prospects
Investment climate
Business situation
Number of people employed
Quality of regional cooperation
EU membership

Business Trends in SEE

Demand for products/services
Future demand for products/services
Employment change
Company investments
Labour costs
Environmental-friendly businessess

Business Environment in SEE in Detail

Business obstacles
Transparency and predictability of government conduct
Obstacles for obtaining business licenses
Transport
Characteristics of the business environment
Electricty, gas and water supply
Impact of infrastructure upgrades
Regional Roaming Agreement
Elimination of roaming changes
Company's owners or senior managers spent time living and working abroad
Government sensibility to business
Tax reporting - annual sales
Tax reporting - wage
Percentage of registered employees
Laws and regulations
Information on laws and regulations
Interpretation of laws and regulations
Information from government agency - granted in timely manner
Information from government agency - pertinent and complete
Information from government agency - granted at a reasonable cost
Public tenders and procurement procedures
Reasons for not taking part
in public procurements
Share of public procurement market
Contacting by public procurement entities
   Contacting reasons -
   Technical specifications for
   goods, works or services
   they intend to purchase
   Contacting reasons -
   The drafts of tender
   documents they prepare
   Contacting reasons -
   The drafts of procurement
   contracts they prepare
   Contacting reasons - Cost
   estimates for goods,
   services or works
Usage of standard forms or models in public procurements
Attendance of trainings on public procurement
Usage of guidelines or manuals produced by the national procurement authority
Digital services provided by the public administration
Support from the national procurement authority
Public services for business
Financing source
Cooperation with governments
Regulations as obstacles
Court cases
Access to loan
Reasons for loan rejection
Information on the state aid
Irregular payments presence
Irregular payments cost
Public services
Licenses and permits
Contracts
Safety inspections
Labour inspections
Fire and
Building inspections
Environmental inspections
Tax collection
Customs/imports
Courts
New legislation
Impact of digitalization of public services in preventing corruptive practices
Wrongdoing reporting

Export and Import of SEE Businesses

Abroad investments
Reasons to invest abroad
Factors for choosing where to invest abroad
Sales and export
Reason for not exporting
Domestic sales percentage
Origins of inputs and supplies
Customs duration for import
Customs duration for export
Export obstacles
Competition from abroad
Competition from the region
Competitivenes within the region
Competitivenes to EU
Benefits from CEFTA
Export difficulty
Procurement priority
Procurement priority for social businesses
Market openness

Innovation and Technology

Internet usage
Percentage of online sales
Internet security problems
Internet connection satisfaction
Most important aspect of internet access
Cooperation with education facilities
Products' improvement
Delivery improvement
Government support for innovation activities

Human Resources: Needs and Practices

Education level
Education system
Inexperienced workers
Gender preferences in terms of hiring
Internship program
Recruitment
Importance of digital skills
Reason for unfilled vacancies
Measures to improve the digital skills
Hiring mode - personal contact
Hiring mode - 'poaching' employees
Hiring mode - advertisments
Hiring mode - cooperation with education institutions
Hiring mode - official employment agency
Hiring mode - 'head hunters'
Optimal level of employment
Employees gender
Hiring from abroad
Vulnerable groups employment
Hiring Roma persons
Hiring Roma - effects on sales and working atmosphere
Training for employees
Review of skills and training needs of employees
Hiring from the region
Hiring from the region - economy preferences
Acquiring additional qualifications
Number of women in the labour market

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* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence