# **Table A5:  Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BPS)**

**Data Provider** World Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development **Description** Multilateral development banks headquartered in Washington, United States and London, United Kingdom **Website** http://www.worldbank.org/eca/governance **Data Source** Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey. **Type** Survey **Respondents** Firms **Frequency** Every three years since 1999 **Coverage** Transition economies in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union **Public Access** Full access to firm-level data through website noted above **Description** This survey, part of the Investment Climate Survey project of the World Bank, collects a wide range of data on firms' financial performance and their perceptions of the regulatory and investment climate.

|**Voice and Accountability**|2007|2006|2005|2004|2003|2002|2000|1998|1996|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|NA|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**Political Stability and Absence of Violence**||||||||||
|NA|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**Government Effectiveness**||||||||||
|How problematic are telecommunications for the growth of your business|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic is electricity for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic is transportation for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|**Regulatory Quality**||||||||||
|Information on the laws and regulations is easy to obtain|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Unpredictability of changes of regulations|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic are labor regulations for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic are tax regulations for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic are custom, foreign currency and trade regulations for the growth of your||||||||||
|business.|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|**Rule of Law**||||||||||
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: Fair|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: affordable|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: enforceable|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: Honesty|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: Quickness|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|Are property rights adequately protected|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic is organized crime for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic is judiciary for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic is street crime for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|**Control of Corruption**||||||||||
|How common is for firms to have to pay irregular additional payments to get things done|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|Percentage of total annual sales do firms pay in unofficial payments to public officials|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How often do firms make extra payments for permits, in connection with utilities, in procurement,||||||||||
|<br>in taxes, in customs, in the judiciary and to influence the content of new legislation|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|Extent to which firms' payments to public officials impose costs on other firms|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic is corruption for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|**Country Coverage**|**27**|**27**|**27**|**27**|**27**|**27**|**18**|**..**|**..**|
|**Year of Publication**|**2005 **|**2005**|**2005 **|**2002**|**2002 **|**2002**|**2000**|**..**|**..**|

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