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Public Management - Despite political tensions within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is...
Agriculture - Togo’s Ministry of Planning, Development, and Cooperation is recruiting field agents for the 5th National Agricultural Census (RNA 5) until October 15,...
Transport - Lomé-based Pan-African airline Asky has resumed flights from Lomé, Togo, to Pointe Noire, Congo, through Luanda, Angola. A ceremony was held on October 2...
Economic governance - It is now possible to request proof of payment for the regulatory fee related to public procurement in Togo. On October 1, the sector’s regulator, the...
Health - The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), has a new representative in Togo: Riswana Soundardjee. She introduced herself to Togolese Prime...
Social - A project to modernize palm processing in Momé Katihoé, a village in Vo, Southern Togo. The project received CFA60.4 million under the WACA ResIP coastal...
Economic governance - Togo lost its crown as Gabon’s top supplier in Q2 2024. It fell to the fourth position, with exports plunging by 57.9% compared to Q1 2024. The...
Public finance - Togo raised CFA10.5 billion on the WAEMU Market last Monday, Sept. 30. Lomé was CFA4.5 billion short on its target for the operation–a simultaneous issue...
ITC - The number of mobile users in Togo was 7.3 million by the end of March 2024, up 9% year-on-year. The country’s telecom watchdog, ARCEP, disclosed the...
Transport - Between October 2023 and July 2024, Togo earned CFA4.8 billion in non-tax revenues from the maritime sector. The Single Desk for Maritime-Sector-related...
Social - Togo launched last week a new initiative to support and empower people with disabilities. The program, AVANCE-Togo, was kicked off on September 27, in...
Education - Togo has approved a national strategy to improve access to educational resources, specifically textbooks and teaching aids for students and schools. The...
Economic governance - The Centre des Expositions et Foires de Lomé (CETEF) is offering special rates for young and female entrepreneurs who want to exhibit at the 19th Foire...
Economy - Moody's Ratings has upgraded Togo's economic outlook from "negative" to "stable." In a rating published on September 27, 2024, Moody's maintained Togo's...
Transport - Launched four years ago, Gozem's V+ program has helped 1,000 drivers become vehicle owners, including motorcycles, cars, and tricycles. This announcement...
Economic governance - By the first half of 2025, the French Development Agency (FDA)  will provide Togo with €30 million to support local SMEs.  According to...
Politics - Togo and Uzbekistan have established diplomatic relations. The agreement was signed last week in New York by the foreign ministers of both countries,...
Culture - Lomé will host its first Children's Book Fair, the Salon du Livre Jeunesse (SALIJEL), from October 17-19, 2024. Organized by the "Lire au Togo"...
Economic governance - Daba Finance, an Ivorian fintech company, won the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge, taking home $50,000 and a strategic partnership with Ecobank....
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REFORMS OVERVIEW

 

 

 

 

STARTING A BUSINESS (more info)

At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….

 

ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years... .

CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info)

Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts  • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal  • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks  • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara  • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

 

TRADING ACROSS BORDERS (more info)

In comparison to previous years,Togo has significantly improved its ranking under the“Trading across borders” indicator by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

In comparison to previous years, Togo has significantly improved its ranking on the “Trading across borders” index by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitalization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

 

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

After moving from the 133rd to 127th place under the 2020 Doing Business’ construction permit index, Togo intends to reiterate this feat in the coming edition of the global ranking. To this end, it has introduced this year multiple reforms.

 

GETTING ELECTRICITY (more info)

Over the past two years, Togo’s ranking under the Doing Business’ Getting electricity and water indicator has increased consistently. Owing this performance to multiple reforms aimed at making it easier for businesses to access power and water, Lomé plans to introduce even more reforms this year to keep up its improvements.

 

REGISTERING A PROPERTY  (more info)

Out of all the 'Doing Business’ indicators, Property Registration is where Togo has improved the most since 2018. Indeed, after spending years in the lowest part of this ranking, the country now seeks to beat Rwanda which is the best performer on this index in Africa. To do so, Lomé has been introducing many reforms, with the latest batch implemented this year.

 

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (more info)

From professionalization to digitization, through legislative regulations, Togo’s public procurement framework is constantly being modernized. Several reforms have been implemented to improve the sector much to the benefit of the private sector, which is the focus of the National Development Plan.

 

PAYING TAXES AND DUTIES (more info)

To improve its business environment, Togo introduced some important reforms related to the payment of tax and duties. From the replacement of some taxes to the cancellation of others through exemptions, the country has only one objective: offer the most attractive tax framework to investors and economic operators. To achieve this, the authorities relied on digitization.

 

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