Togolese people feel safer than Ghanaians, according to the 2018 Gallup Global Law And Order

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Monday, 18 June 2018 17:52

Togolese people feel safer than Ghanaians, according to the 2018 Gallup Global Law And Order

(Togo First) - According to the 2018 Land and Order index of Gallup Institute which assesses the feeling of safety worldwide, in 2017, with a note of 69 over 100, Togo came ahead of its West African neighbours, Guinea, Mali and Ghana which had 68, 66 and 66 respectively.

Togo’s is on par with Senegal but lags behind Burkina Faso, Niger and Benin, which respectively have 73, 74 and 74. Yet, the nation remains slightly above average in Sub-Saharan Africa (68/100).

Gallup’s rankings was produced based on phone interviews and face-to-face meetings, carried out in 142 countries, with 148,000 people. The study involves a questionnaire that assesses people’s trust in police authorities and how safe they feel at night.

Worldwide, it is Singapore which is once more the top ranked country with a score of 97 out of 100. The Asian nation is followed by Norway, Iceland and Finland with each having 93 out of 100.

In Africa, the top five nations on the rankings is composed of Egypt (1st), Mauritania (2nd), Morocco (3rd), Algeria and Ethiopia.

In the lowest sphere, Venezuela remains the least safe nation around the world with a score of 44. It is followed by Afghanistan (45) and South Sudan.

The institute establishes tight links between data reported and economic outlooks of countries. Its data should actually impact their business environment.

Séna Akoda

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.