News

Wednesday 22 January, 2020

Finance

UK’s impact investor CDC Group invests $20M in Adiwale Fund I, to support SMEs in Francophone West Africa

CDC Group, UK’s State-owned impact investor, just committed a $20 million investment in the Adiwale Fund I, a private equity fund…

Wednesday 22 January, 2020

Finance

Loans given by microfinance institutions in Togo grew by 8% in Q3 2019, y/y

In Q3 2019, loans given by Togo’s microfinance institutions were up 8%, compared to the same period in 2018, data from…

Tuesday 21 January, 2020

Infrastructure

3.2km-long road in Kara to be asphalted for XOF2.6 billion

The International Development Association (IDA) will finance works to rehabilitate and asphalt a 3.2km-long road in Kara (450 km from…

Tuesday 21 January, 2020

Investments

Togo-Brazil business forum will be held in São Paulo

The Togo-Brazil business forum should be held in São Paulo this year. We planned to hold it (the forum) in…

Tuesday 21 January, 2020

Agriculture

More than 7,000 young entrepreneurs participate in the ongoing agripreneurs forum in Kara

A total of 7,350 people applied to take part in Togo’s first agricultural entrepreneurs’ forum. The event which started today…

Monday 20 January, 2020

Services

Performances of the Togolese National Health Insurance Institute (INAM) have improved significantly in the past seven years

To date, Togo national health insurance (INAM) covers 254,844 people and has 104,288 subscribers. The numbers were reached in the…

Monday 20 January, 2020

Agriculture

French Agricultural Research Centre, CIRAD, wants to restart cooperation with Togo

The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), which has many operations in Africa, wishes to rebuild its relationship…

Monday 20 January, 2020

Energy

Over the next three months, Togo, Benin, and Ghana will get fewer gas supplies from Nigeria

Throughout the current quarter, Togo, Benin, and Ghana will get fewer gas supplies from Nigeria. This is due to inspection…

Monday 20 January, 2020

Public finance

Togo raises XOF69 billion for its first operation on the UMOA-securities market in 2020

For its first operation on the UMOA-securities market this year, Togo recorded more than XOF69 billion of subscriptions for its…

Friday 17 January, 2020

Economic governance

“2020 will not an easy year!” - Sandra Johnson, delegate minister for the business climate

Togo will intensify reforms to further boost its economy. The ambition was reiterated by Sandra Ablamba Johnson, minister delegate and…

Friday 17 January, 2020

Economic governance

More than XOF500 million will be spent to build market infrastructure on the outskirts of Lomé

In Agoè-Assiyéyé, Cacavéli and Adidogomé, which are located on the outskirts of Lomé, stores, slaughterhouses, restrooms, warehouses, and stalls will…

Friday 17 January, 2020

Economic governance

ECOWAS: English-speaking countries and Guinea reject the Eco

Yesterday, in Abuja, the ministers of finance and central banks’ governors of the ECOWAS’ five English-speaking countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra…

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