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Public Management - The African Union opened its first Conference on Public Debt in Lomé, Togo, on Monday, May 12, 2025. The conference aims to create a new African debt...
Investments - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has pumped CFA1,037.5 billion into Togo since 1976. The bank announced this milestone on April 27, 2025, as Togo...
Economy - Togo will hold the 20th Lomé International Fair from November 28 to December 14, 2025. Organizers will stage the 6th “Made in Togo” Fair from August 1 to...
Agriculture - Togo is ramping up efforts to deal with avian and swine flu. Last week, a training workshop with several animal health experts kicked off in Kpalimé. The...
Politics - Togo’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced that candidates must submit their applications for the July 10, 2025, municipal...
Economic governance - The Ministry of the Environment launched a three-day technical meeting in Lomé on Monday, May 12, 2025. The meeting aims to build national capacities to...
Politics - More than half of Togolese, 54%, support joining the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) instead of remaining in the Economic Community of West African States...
Public finance - On May 9, 2025, Togo raised CFA22 billion through a public securities auction on the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) market, surpassing its CFA20...
Public finance - Togo plans to raise €350 million through two commercial loans from international banks, confirmed S&P, following a €200 million guarantee...
Transport - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) parliamentarians met in Lomé from May 6 to 9, 2025. They adopted recommendations to lower air...
Health - Togo’s Ministry of the Civil Service and Social Dialogue expanded its health staff recruitment to include anthropology specialists. The ministry announced...
Agriculture - The third phase of the Equity Programme started in Togo on May 6, 2025. Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF) leads the initiative with the...
Formation - The University of Lomé (UL) plans to launch a business language centre and a business school to better connect university training with the private...
Energy - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will help finance a 62 MWp solar power plant in Sokodé, central Togo. The AfDB board approved the project on May 8,...
Social - Halted three months ago, the mass biometric registration campaign in the Golfe prefecture will resume next week, on May 12. The resumption advances the...
Education - The Togolese government announced 40 excellence scholarships for the 2024–2025 academic year, targeting Master's and PhD students at the public...
Economic governance - The Togolese Ministry of Trade held a two-day training session on May 6- 7 for about 40 licensed customs agents on the African Continental Free Trade Area...
Politics - Togo’s Parliament unanimously elected Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové as President of the Republic on May 3, 2025. The ruling Union for the Republic (Unir) party...
Finance - Togo will try to raise CFA20 billion on the regional market, the West African Monetary Union public securities market (WAMU Securities), next Friday, May...
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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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