Survey Results: Impact of COVID-19 on Micro-Retail Businesses

Africa Côte d’Ivoire East Africa Kenya Nigeria Tanzania Micro-Retail White Papers & Reports

Read the results from TechnoServe's survey of 337 micro-retail program participants about the impact COVID-19 has had on their businesses.

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