Enterprise 4Q2018 survey Question Title * 1. 2018 was a good year to do business in Egypt Strongly agree Agree Undecided No change Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 2. Business conditions in Egypt will improve in 2019 Strongly agree Agree Undecided No change Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 3. My business will increase its investments in Egypt in the next six months Strongly agree Agree Undecided or no change from the past six months Disagree Strongly disagree Not applicable OK Question Title * 4. I see new foreign investment coming into my industry in 2019 Strongly agree Agree Undecided or no change from 2018 Disagree Strongly disagree Not applicable OK Question Title * 5. In six months, how well do you think your business will be doing against the competition? Significantly better Better Undecided or no change from the past six months Worse Significantly worse Not applicable OK Question Title * 6. What’s the biggest issue facing your business today? The current Interest rate environment and access to credit Foreign exchange (including pricing and availability) Learning how to operate in an environment in which FX rates are set by the open market Inflation (whether in wages, FX-linked or the phase-out of energy subsidies) The current Interest rate environment and access to credit Finding and retaining talented employees Bureaucracy and government regulation Legal and regulatory uncertainty Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 7. How are the current interest rates affecting your company’s investment plan? Very negatively Somewhat negatively No effect Somewhat positively Very positively Not applicable OK Question Title * 8. When do you expect interest rates to start coming down? 1Q2019 2Q2019 3Q2019 4Q2019 No change OK Question Title * 9. What EGP to USD has your company used to budget for your 2019 budget? EGP 17.50 or under EGP 17.51-18.50 EGP 18.51-19.50 EGP 19.51-20.50 More than EGP 20.51 Not applicable OK Question Title * 10. I expect the official EGP to USD exchange rate on 1 July 2019 to be: EGP 17.50 or under EGP 17.51-18.50 EGP 18.51-19.50 EGP 19.51-20.50 More than EGP 20.51 Not applicable OK Question Title * 11. My company is hiring staff in 2019: Strongly agree Agree Undecided or no change from the past six months Disagree Strongly disagree Not applicable OK Question Title * 12. What annual raise increment would you recommend for 2019 if you had the power to set your company’s budget? No change from 2018 0-5% increase 6-10% increase 11-15% increase 16-20% increase 21-25% increase Over a 26% increase Not applicable OK Question Title * 13. Taken as a whole, the members of the Cabinet economic committee understand and are sympathetic to the needs of business: Strongly agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 14. I want to move from Egypt to a different country Strongly agree Agree Undecided / Not applicable Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 15. I want to move my possessions / wealth away from Egypt Strongly agree Agree Undecided / Not applicable Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 16. If your company already announced raises for 2019, what was the annual raise increment? OK Question Title * 17. If you could start a new business today, what industry would it be in? OK Question Title * 18. Is there anything else you want to tell us? OK DONE