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ICC WCF Global economic survey

Welcome to the ICC WCF Global economic survey

This survey aims to explore various dimensions of business climate, including access financing, artificial intelligence, inflation and climate and sustainability.

Your answers to this voluntary survey will be kept confidential, used for statistical and research purposes, and published in anonymised aggregate form only.

The survey should only take approximately 7 minutes to complete.

Thank you for your time and participation!

To maintain accuracy and avoid duplicate responses, we kindly request that each chamber of commerce submits only one completed survey.

For assistance with completing the survey or any inquiries, contact Melanie LALOUM (melanie.laloum@iccwbo.org) or Leonardo BARBOSA (leonardo.barbosa@iccwbo.org).

Chamber of Commerce and/or Industry Information *Required

Name of the Chamber and/or Industry *Required

Country/Territory *Required

Number of business members
*If your chamber is an organisation that includes other chambers as members (such as a federation or national chamber), please provide the total number of businesses represented by this entire network.

Contact information *Required

Name and last name of the respondent *Required

Position at the Chamber *Required

Email *Required This question requires a valid email address.

Business climate

1. How would you rate the current economic environment for businesses in your country? *Required

2. Which of the following factors are constraining the economic environment for businesses in your country? (select all that apply) *Required

3. Over the past 12 months, how has the global trade environment affected businesses in your country? *Required

Artificial Intelligence

4. How do businesses in your country perceive Artificial Intelligence? *Required

5. To what extent is Artificial Intelligence adopted in your country's business practices? *Required

Inflation
Inflation occurs when there is a broad increase in the prices of goods and services, not just of individual items

6. Have you observed changes in prices over the 12 months in your country? Prices have… *Required

What were the main consequences of changes in prices on businesses in your country? (Select all that apply) *Required

Increased operating costs
Reduced consumer domestic/foreign demand
Increased pressure to raise wages
Supply chain disruptions
Delayed investment decisions
Struggled to maintain competitiveness in domestic or international markets
No impact on businesses
Other (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

Access to financing

7. Compared to last year, do you feel access to financing has…? *Required

8. In your opinion, what are the biggest barriers to financial inclusion in your country? (Select all that apply) *Required

Outlook

9. How do you expect business activity (sales) to change over the next 12 months? It will *Required

10. Which sectors do you expect to see the most growth/ biggest decline in your country over the next 12 months? (Select up to three) *Required

Space Cell	Increase	Decrease
Technology	Technology: Increase	Technology: Decrease
Manufacturing (automotive, textile, aircraft, chemicals, etc.)	Manufacturing (automotive, textile, aircraft, chemicals, etc.): Increase	Manufacturing (automotive, textile, aircraft, chemicals, etc.): Decrease
Retail	Retail: Increase	Retail: Decrease
Extractive industries (mining, oil, etc.)	Extractive industries (mining, oil, etc.): Increase	Extractive industries (mining, oil, etc.): Decrease
Construction	Construction: Increase	Construction: Decrease
Tourism and hospitality	Tourism and hospitality: Increase	Tourism and hospitality: Decrease
Agriculture and fishing	Agriculture and fishing: Increase	Agriculture and fishing: Decrease
Finance and Banking	Finance and Banking: Increase	Finance and Banking: Decrease
Energy	Energy: Increase	Energy: Decrease
Education and Health	Education and Health: Increase	Education and Health: Decrease
Enter another option	Other: Increase	Other: Decrease

11. How do you expect that prices will develop in the next 12 months? *Required

Climate and sustainability

12. How are businesses in your country adapting to new climate policies and regulations? (Please select all that apply) *Required

Adopting green technologies
Diversifying energy sources
Reducing water consumption, waste or increasing recycling
Obtaining carbon credits or offsets
Developing sustainable products or services
Reducing carbon emissions in the supply chain or logistics
Hiring staff exclusively dedicated to sustainability
None of the above
Other (Please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

13. What economic opportunities have arisen for businesses in your country as a result of climate action? (Please rank the following by relevance, 1= the most relevant, 5= the least relevant). Each option should have only one rank. *Required Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4	5
Green product markets	Rank Green product markets as 1 out of 5	Rank Green product markets as 2 out of 5	Rank Green product markets as 3 out of 5	Rank Green product markets as 4 out of 5	Rank Green product markets as 5 out of 5
Access to climate finance	Rank Access to climate finance as 1 out of 5	Rank Access to climate finance as 2 out of 5	Rank Access to climate finance as 3 out of 5	Rank Access to climate finance as 4 out of 5	Rank Access to climate finance as 5 out of 5
Job creation in green industries	Rank Job creation in green industries as 1 out of 5	Rank Job creation in green industries as 2 out of 5	Rank Job creation in green industries as 3 out of 5	Rank Job creation in green industries as 4 out of 5	Rank Job creation in green industries as 5 out of 5
Competitive advantage from green practices	Rank Competitive advantage from green practices as 1 out of 5	Rank Competitive advantage from green practices as 2 out of 5	Rank Competitive advantage from green practices as 3 out of 5	Rank Competitive advantage from green practices as 4 out of 5	Rank Competitive advantage from green practices as 5 out of 5
None of the above	Rank None of the above as 1 out of 5	Rank None of the above as 2 out of 5	Rank None of the above as 3 out of 5	Rank None of the above as 4 out of 5	Rank None of the above as 5 out of 5

Comments

14. What measures could be most effective in supporting small businesses to take concrete climate action? (Please rank the following, 1= most effective, 6=least effective). Each option should have only one rank. *Required Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4	5	6
Enhance supply chain collaboration	Rank Enhance supply chain collaboration as 1 out of 6	Rank Enhance supply chain collaboration as 2 out of 6	Rank Enhance supply chain collaboration as 3 out of 6	Rank Enhance supply chain collaboration as 4 out of 6	Rank Enhance supply chain collaboration as 5 out of 6	Rank Enhance supply chain collaboration as 6 out of 6
Standardize and streamline reporting requirements	Rank Standardize and streamline reporting requirements as 1 out of 6	Rank Standardize and streamline reporting requirements as 2 out of 6	Rank Standardize and streamline reporting requirements as 3 out of 6	Rank Standardize and streamline reporting requirements as 4 out of 6	Rank Standardize and streamline reporting requirements as 5 out of 6	Rank Standardize and streamline reporting requirements as 6 out of 6
Foster the use of digital technologies	Rank Foster the use of digital technologies as 1 out of 6	Rank Foster the use of digital technologies as 2 out of 6	Rank Foster the use of digital technologies as 3 out of 6	Rank Foster the use of digital technologies as 4 out of 6	Rank Foster the use of digital technologies as 5 out of 6	Rank Foster the use of digital technologies as 6 out of 6
Fiscal measures to reduce costs for SMEs	Rank Fiscal measures to reduce costs for SMEs as 1 out of 6	Rank Fiscal measures to reduce costs for SMEs as 2 out of 6	Rank Fiscal measures to reduce costs for SMEs as 3 out of 6	Rank Fiscal measures to reduce costs for SMEs as 4 out of 6	Rank Fiscal measures to reduce costs for SMEs as 5 out of 6	Rank Fiscal measures to reduce costs for SMEs as 6 out of 6
Tackle trade barriers for sustainable goods and services.	Rank Tackle trade barriers for sustainable goods and services. as 1 out of 6	Rank Tackle trade barriers for sustainable goods and services. as 2 out of 6	Rank Tackle trade barriers for sustainable goods and services. as 3 out of 6	Rank Tackle trade barriers for sustainable goods and services. as 4 out of 6	Rank Tackle trade barriers for sustainable goods and services. as 5 out of 6	Rank Tackle trade barriers for sustainable goods and services. as 6 out of 6
Offer tailored guidance and training	Rank Offer tailored guidance and training as 1 out of 6	Rank Offer tailored guidance and training as 2 out of 6	Rank Offer tailored guidance and training as 3 out of 6	Rank Offer tailored guidance and training as 4 out of 6	Rank Offer tailored guidance and training as 5 out of 6	Rank Offer tailored guidance and training as 6 out of 6

Comments

15. What are the key challenges for businesses in addressing climate change? (Select all that apply) *Required

Complex new regulations and reporting requirements
Find support and tools to implement changes.
Access financial resources.
Gain support from major players in the value chain.
Other (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

16. What type of programs has your chamber initiated to support SMEs to take effective climate action? *Required