Economy

Friday 9 November, 2018

ITC

Cameroonian startup Paykap partners with Togolese microfinance actors to expand its activities to Togo

Last Tuesday, Paykap, mobile money transfer and e-payment solution behind Fricacoin, Africa’s first cryptocurrency, signed various partnership agreements with some…

Friday 9 November, 2018

Energy

Togo : CEET launches tender to rehabilitate and improve its network

Togo’s power utility, CEET, has launched a tender to rehabilitate and improve its low-voltage and medium voltage distribution networks. The…

Thursday 8 November, 2018

Finance

Coris Bank International’s net profit up 13% at end-September 2018, compared to 2017

Burkinabe banking group Coris Bank International (CBI), also active in Togo, has over the first three quarters of 2018 recorded…

Thursday 8 November, 2018

Agriculture

Togo: Vo prefecture to get a CFA750M agro-pastoral experimentation and research centre

In Togo, about 40km North-East of Lomé, the Vo prefecture will soon host a multipurpose agro-pastoral research and experimentation centre. …

Thursday 8 November, 2018

Energy

Togo: Beam to help EDF acquire stake in Bboxx Togo

Beam, an investment platform created by private equity firm Bamboo, has partnered with French energy giant EDF to inject funds…

Wednesday 7 November, 2018

Agriculture

Over its four months of existence, MIFA helped initiate a number of projects valued at CFA2bn, profiting 4,500 farmers

In four months, Togo’s agricultural financing incentive mechanism (MIFA) has provided technical support to nearly 4,500 farmers. This was disclosed…

Tuesday 6 November, 2018

Services

Togo aims to become leading “blue” touristic destination in West Africa by 2022

By 2022, Togo wants to become West Africa’s leading “blue” touristic destination. Aiming for the country to turn into a…

Tuesday 6 November, 2018

Energy

PND plans multiple power projects, including hydropower dams, solar and coal-fired thermal plants

In line with its new national development strategy (PND 2018-2022), Togo plans to build four hydropower dams, a coal-fired thermal…

Friday 2 November, 2018

Logistics

Togo among top 5 African countries in UNCTAD’s maritime connectivity rankings

Togo is among top five countries in Africa in terms of maritime connectivity. This is revealed in the 2018 maritime…

Thursday 1 November, 2018

Finance

IMF may disburse $35 million for Togo in December 2018, under ECF

On October 31, 2018, an IMF mission in charge of the third rewiew of Togo’s extended credit facility program met…

Thursday 1 November, 2018

Transport

Ethiopian Airlines to launch Lomé-Los Angeles flights without stopovers on December 17, 2018

Starting from December 17, 2018, Ethiopian Airlines will launch direct Lomé-Los Angeles flights, well-informed sources reveal. To serve this line,…

Tuesday 30 October, 2018

Telecom

Togo: with World Bank’s help, government starts building carrier hotel in Lomé

Togo’s government has started building and equipping a data center and a TIER III-level Carrier Hotel in Lomé. This was…

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