Enterprise 4Q2017 survey Question Title * 1. 2017 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 2018 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 investments coming into my industry in 2018 Strongly agree Agree Undecided or no change from 2017 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? 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. I expect the official EGP to USD exchange rate on 1 July 2018 to be: EGP 15.50 or under EGP 15.51-16.50 EGP 16.51-17.50 EGP 17.51-18.50 More than EGP 18.51 Not applicable OK Question Title * 9. What EGP to USD has your company used to budget for the next six months? EGP 15.50 or under EGP 15.51-16.50 EGP 16.51-17.50 EGP 17.51-18.50 More than EGP 18.51 Not applicable OK Question Title * 10. My employer will hire for new positions within the next six months: Strongly agree Agree Undecided or no change from the past six months Disagree Strongly disagree Not applicable OK Question Title * 11. What annual raise increment would you recommend for 2018 if you had the power to set your company’s budget? No change from 2017 0-5% increase 6-10% increase 11-15% increase 16-20% increase 21-25% increase Over a 26% increase Not applicable OK Question Title * 12. 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 * 13. I want to move from Egypt to a different country Strongly agree Agree Undecided / Not applicable Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 14. I want to move my possessions / wealth away from Egypt Strongly agree Agree Undecided / Not applicable Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 15. If your company already announced raises for 2018, what was the annual raise increment? OK Question Title * 16. Is there anything else you want to tell us? OK Question Title * 17. Please enter your name and email if you want a chance to win one of our year-end giveaways: OK DONE