Togo's President Seeks Investment Opportunities in South Korea

Economic governance

Thursday, 06 June 2024 16:25

Togo's President Seeks Investment Opportunities in South Korea

(Togo First) - Togo's President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé met with South Korean business leaders during the Africa-Korea Summit in Seoul, highlighting investment opportunities in his country.

The Togolese leader met with Cho Chaeho, Chairman of the Korean National Agricultural Development Authority, to discuss future collaboration in the agricultural sector. Togo's integration into the Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI) would provide technical support, particularly in the rice sector. A delegation of KAFACI officials will visit Togo soon to put this collaboration into practice.

C’est dans cette même dynamique, que le Président de la République s’est entretenu respectivement avec le PDG de la Compagnie SEJIN. G&E, Monsieur Lee Kyoung Yeo et Madame Mafalda Duart, Directrice exécutive du Fonds vert pour le climat.

La compagnie souhaite accompagner le Togo… pic.twitter.com/FwQIlryAfL
— Présidence Togolaise/Togolese Presidency (@PresidenceTg) June 5, 2024

Discussions also focused on potential investments in the digital economy and environmental sectors. President Gnassingbé met with officials from the Korea-Africa Foundation and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to discuss Togo's ambitions in these areas.

Projects linked to sustainable environmental management were also discussed with representatives of the Green Climate Fund and the Korean company SEJIN G&E. The talks centered on support for government policies on climate change resilience, environmental remediation, and waste-to-biogas conversion.

These exchanges pave the way for future collaboration between Togo and South Korea, which already enjoy excellent relations.

Esaïe Edoh

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.