Appendix III: Questionnaire

Section A: Background Information

1. Please tick your age bracket
20 years or below [ ]

21-30 years [ ] 31-40 years [ ] Above 40 years

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2. Gender:

Male [ ]

Female[ ]

3. Please indicate your level of education (please tick your appropriate level)
Diploma

[ ]Under Graduate Degree [ ]

Post Graduate Degree [ ]

Others (please specify) __________________

Section B: Political factors and failure of investment projects financed by BRD
4. To what extent have the following political factors influenced the failure of
investment projects funded by BRD? Where 1- to no extent, 2- to a small extent,
3- moderate extent, 4- large extent, 5- to a very large extent
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Institutional instability
War (1994 Genocide)
Corruption
Political influence
Lack of internal political will
5. To what extent do you think political factors have led to failure of investment
projects financed by the BRD?
To no extent

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Large extent [ ]

To a small extent

[ ] Moderate extent

To a very large extent [ ]

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Section C: Environmental factors and failure of investment projects financed by

BRD
6. To what extent have the following environmental factors influenced the failure of
investment projects funded by BRD? Where 1- to no extent, 2- to a small extent,
3- moderate extent, 4- large extent, 5- to a very large extent
1 2 3 4 5
Vulnerability to and ravaging environmental degradation and
devastation due to wrong location.
Improper management of hazardous material and wastes
unsustainable use of natural resources
pollutionair, water, noise
7. To what extent do you think environmental factors have led to failure of
investment projects financed by BRD?
To no extent

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Large extent [ ]

To a small extent

[ ] Moderate extent

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To a very large extent [ ]

Section D: Regulation & legal factors and failure of investment projects financed by
BRD
8. To what extent have the following legal and regulatory factors influenced the
failure of investment projects funded by BRD? Where 1- to no extent, 2- to a
small extent, 3- moderate extent, 4- large extent, 5- to a very large extent
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Changes in investment laws

Currency conversion
Poor regulatory systems
role of judiciary in dispute settlement
9. To what extent do you think legal and regulatory factors have led to failure of
investment projects financed by BRD?

To no extent

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Large extent [ ]

To a small extent

[ ] Moderate extent

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To a very large extent [ ]

Section E: Economic factors and failure of investment projects financed by BRD

10. To what extent have the following economic factors influenced the failure of
investment projects funded by BRD? Where 1- to no extent, 2- to a small extent,
3- moderate extent, 4- large extent, 5- to a very large extent
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Inflation
Taxation
Project costs increase
Deflationary risk
Currency risk
Interest rate risk
11. To what extent do you think economic factors have led to failure of investment
projects financed by the BRD?
To no extent

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Large extent [ ]

To a small extent

[ ] Moderate extent

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To a very large extent [ ]

12. In General, to what extent do you think extrinsic factors have led to failure of
investment projects financed by BRD?
To no extent

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Large extent [ ]

To a small extent

[ ] Moderate extent

To a very large extent [ ]

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