Dr. Nikica Mojsoska-Blazevski University American College-Skopje
Methodology and sample Business perception on - Legislation - Macro factors - Company BEIM vs. BEEPS Future steps
Conducted on a sample of 245 enterprises and 7 institutions, 55 responses were collected Survey is based on a questionnaire of the Business Alliance of Slovakia Questionnaire consists of 3 sections of total 33 items A) Legislation B) Macro C) Company Each item is valued (assessed) on a scale from -3 to 3 Quarterly basis to track developments over time
All three items show negative values; prevalence of answers indicating deterioration The most negative is item Macro factors All three items show negative values; prevalence of answers indicating deterioration The most negative is item Macro factors Findings
The impact of the legislation and regulatory framework on (doing) business The impact of the legislation and regulatory framework on (doing) business Best (valued) item of the overall BEIM Top three ranked items: Regulation of market entry/exit and cross boarder trade (licensing, certificates, duties) Labour Law Commercial Law
Perceived “top” three negatives: Acceptance of subject equality before the law (71% of respondents assigned value of -2) Functionality of political system in the country (18% assigned value of -2) Market regulation, competition
This component has highest negative value Only one item has positive score (ER stability) The other two “positive” items are credibility and financial discipline of business partners and corruption
Extreme improvement is present only in the answers to this section Extreme improvement is present only in the answers to this section Worst performance in the area of fulfillment of company vision and mission, liquidity and investments Worst performance in the area of fulfillment of company vision and mission, liquidity and investments Support for local region, charity Information openness, image
Test and re-think methodology Provide consistency Increase sample size Publish BEIM quarterlyIncrease awareness Use BEIM as a tool in the dialogue with the business community
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