Togo is looking to adopt a major policy to transform its textile and clothing industry

Economic governance
Thursday, 28 July 2022 10:58
Togo is looking to adopt a major policy to transform its textile and clothing industry

(Togo First) - The Togolese government wants to adopt a textile and clothing policy covering the period 2022 to 2030. A decree was examined in this framework last Monday, during the council of ministers. 

“Toward increasing its cotton processing capacity and being more attractive, our country has adopted an integrated policy for the textile and clothing industry that will focus on improving the production and processing of cotton produced in Togo,” the council’s statement reads

For now, few details are known about this new policy. But, it was revealed that it should leverage Togo’s capacity to attract foreign investors, through administrative and tax incentives, and the textile processing capacity of the Industrial Platform of Adétikopé (PIA). 

It should be noted that a few weeks ago, the government adopted a bill to introduce a free zone in the textile and clothing sector. According to the authorities, the goal is to boost employment and “increase the per capita income of the population, thus improving the national economy.”

“Implementing this policy will also help to achieve the country's ambition to create real extractive and transformative industries, per the government's 2020-2025 roadmap,” the ministers added. 

Ayi Renaud Dossavi

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