Major findings

• The surveyed businesses' level of confidence regarding their current condition is very much negative as the last survey but their expectations regarding the coming six months has increased sharply.
• Calls for better market and demand, administrative reforms and suitable infrastructure have increased.
• The average indicator for security situation has improved compared to the previous survey, but in general the security condition seems very unstable.
• Companies are optimistic about their employment prospects, but the number of respondents who say they have decreased their employees is about 21.5 percent more than those who say they have employed more people during the last three months.
• Businesses have reported that their order books keep shrinking.
• The current condition for all three categories of businesses are negative, but small and medium companies are much more affected compared to large companies.

All sectors, but trade, are optimistic about their business plans and prospects for the coming six months.

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