MSMEs and Timor-Leste's Tourism Sector

In: http://hdl.handle.net/11540/13924

Abstract

The study examined the operational and economic impact of Timor-Leste's Covid-19 State of Emergency on MSMEs, in general, and on tourism MSMEs, in particular. It was conducted by the Foundation and the Mata Dalan Institute, and utilized a mixed-method approach to data collection that comprised face-to-face surveys, telephone interviews, and online data collection. Between May and August 2020, the Foundation's Tourism Development Program surveyed the owners or managers of 342 businesses regarding how their business operations had been affected by Covid-19. Of these businesses, 59 percent were operating in the tourism sector.