Impacts of COVID-19 on Firms in Malaysia : Results from the 1st Round of COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey

The COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey (BPS) is a rapid survey designed to measure the various channels of impact of COVID-19 on firms, firm adjustment strategies, and public policy responses. The World Bank, in collaboration with a private survey comp...

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Main Authors: Kuriakose, Smita, Tran, Trang
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920721608701630943/Impacts-of-COVID-19-on-Firms-in-Malaysia-Results-from-the-First-Round-of-COVID-19-Business-Pulse-Survey
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34965
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Summary:The COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey (BPS) is a rapid survey designed to measure the various channels of impact of COVID-19 on firms, firm adjustment strategies, and public policy responses. The World Bank, in collaboration with a private survey company, conducted the 1st round of the Malaysia BPS in October 2020. Firms were sampled randomly from an online business panel database, which consists of 100,000 plus companies in all sectors and sizes, across Peninsular and East Malaysia. A minimum sample size was obtained for sectors that are important to Malaysia’s economy and are sensitive to the COVID-19 crisis (export oriented activities: electronics, automotive, tourism related activities) while preserving the sectoral shares in the sampling frame. The survey was conducted online and yielded 1,500 responses from respondents in senior management positions at their company (i.e. owners, C-suite or Director level).