Please spend a few minutes of your time for filling out this questionnaire. Data that you provide will go directly to the Data Management Centre of the Dubai Chamber, where individual responses will be confidential. Reports will be in the form of summaries and aggregates, with no reference to the identity of the respondents.
Survey Quarter January -March 2012
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Company Name:*
Membership Number: No. of employee:
Economic activity:
Name:* Designation:*
Phone Number: Fax Number:
E-Mail Address:*
 
I. GENERAL BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Compared to the current quarter (Jan-Mar 2012), how do you expect the general business condition in Dubai to change in the next quarter (Apr-Jun 2012)?
Next quarter would be better No change Next quarter would be worse
 
II. BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS
2. Compared to your experiences on the factors listed below during the previous quarter (Oct-Dec 2011), how have been the business conditions in the current quarter (Jan-Mar 2012)? What are your expectations for the next quarter (Apr-Jun 2012)?
Business condition

Current quarter conditions
(Jan-Mar 2012)

 Next quarter expectations
(Apr-Jun 2012)
Better Same Worse Better Same Worse
i. Total employment
ii. Operating receipts (receipts from regular business operations)
iii. Total receipts/revenues
iv. Rentals (office, warehouse, plant, machinery/equipment)
v. Operating expenses
vi. Total expenses
vii. Access to facilities (port, road, parking, and similar infrastructures)
viii. Access to financing
ix. Debt collection
x. Access to government services
 
III. BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
3.a. What would be the level of your business confidence in next quarter (Apr-Jun 2012)
Better No change Worse
 
3.b. What are the major factors determining the change in your business confidence for the next quarter?
 
IV. FACTORS LIMITING BUSINESS OPERATIONS
4. Are there factors that you expect to limit your operations in the next quarter (Apr-Jun 2012)?
Yes No
Please check all the factors that would be limiting your business operations next quarter.
Keen price competition High bank service charges
High rental cost (office, warehouse, etc) High cost of capital (interest rates/charges)
High equipment costs (machinery/transport) Limited access to credit
High costs of raw materials Payment defaults
Low global demand High cost of accessing foreign markets
Changes in foreign policies of other countries Other international pressures
Others , please specify:
 
V. POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT ACTION NEEDED
5. Please identify major problems that businesses face in Dubai which can be addressed by actions of the government of Dubai or by the UAE Federal government. Please list down the needed actions.
Problems Needed government actions