Evaluatierapport (PDF, 6.47 MB) - Buitenlandse Zaken - Belgium

FINEXPO EVALUATION
• a survey among the 38 Belgian companies with clients that have made use of the
State-to-State loans and interest relief instruments of FINEXPO;
• a sample out of those 38 companies.
A broad survey among all international Belgian companies would be beyond the Terms of
Reference of this evaluation, while a survey among firms that applied for FINEXPO
support would have the characteristics of a client satisfaction survey. A client satisfaction
survey has been implemented by FINEXPO in July 2008.
In adherence to the Terms of Reference the two last options are relevant.
As shown in graphs 1 and 2 and table 2, the population of Belgian firms with clients that
have made use of the loans and interest relief instruments of FINEXPO is heterogeneous
in sectors concerned, but more homogeneous as far as it concerns the use of the
instrument (55% of the companies only once) and amount of credit involved (50 % less
than 1 %). This characteristic calls for a sample rather than for a survey (statistical
representativeness depends on the variance per variable).
Sampling for the survey among Belgian companies
The Terms of Reference indicate field studies in Ghana and Vietnam. That implies that
the companies involved in transactions with these two countries will be subject to an
interview anyhow.
A closer analysis of the transactions in these two countries shows a fairly good
representation (in terms of number of contract per company, share of total credit and
services provided) of the entire population (the 38 companies), while this can be
increased substantially taking into consideration all FINEXPO transactions of the same
Belgian company, but not restricted to Ghana and Vietnam.
The number of Belgian companies with clients in Ghana and Vietnam that make use of
FINEXPO is of 14, i.e. 37% of all Belgian companies with clients making use of FINEXPO.
The total credit invested in Vietnam and Ghana is € 149.2 million, being 27.1 % of the
total € 550.3 million credit. For Vietnam alone this is 9.8% and for Ghana 17.3%.
The total number of interventions counting with FINEXPO State-to-State loans and
interest relief is 27, being 25% of the 108 interventions.
Compared to the distribution of Belgian companies over the various sectors as
distinguished by FINEXPO, the companies with activities in Ghana and Vietnam happen to
be rather representative, with the exception of the following sectors: ICT hardware and
software; contracting works (including construction) and water purification and supply or
distribution. The relation between the total population and the activities in Ghana and
Vietnam is shown in graph 5.
see
Final report – Appendix 4 – page 113