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Last Wednesday, actors of Togo’s agricultural sector discussed in Lomé the implementation in Togo of the Agroecological Transition Support Project in West Africa (PATAE).
The project aims to spur agricultural practices which will help preserve and restore both exploited and natural ecosystems while improving yields of family farms, subsequently boosting food security, revenues of households...
On Sept. 19, 2019, a council of ministers was held in Lomé to revise the 2019 budget for the country.
According to the meeting’s minutes, the budget has been scaled up by 2.8%, from XOF1,461 billion initially, to 1,501.9 billion. Budget rectifications take into account structural reforms needed to improve public spending management.
In addition, some policies of the General Tax Code have...
Germany just granted Togo eight million euros, for the third phase of the decentralization support program (PAD 3). The funds were allocated by KfW, Germany’s development bank.
“The monies will help provide an adequate work environment for local representatives,” said Sani Yaya, Togo’s minister of finance, at the signing of the financing agreement between the State and KfW, last...
On September 18, Togolese authorities held in Lomé a meeting to review procurement systems based on the MAPS methodology. MAPS is a universal tool which promotes and accelerates the implementation of modern, sustainable and more inclusive procurement systems.
The recent review takes place after another conducted in 2016. The latter, while lauding Togo’s procurement system, at legislative,...
Last Tuesday, security and border experts of the Council of the Entente regrouping Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, and Togo, met in Lomé to elaborate new regulations to reinforce defense and security in the above-mentioned States.
The documents will be submitted to respective leaders of the Council’s States at the fourth annual meeting of Government and State leaders which is to...
Yesterday, Togo’s chamber of commerce (CCIT) signed with the African Solidarity Fund (ASF) a partnership agreement to improve access to bank financing for business operators.
This was on the sidelines of a forum that regrouped industrialists, entrepreneurs, merchants and many others. The forum’s theme was: “Facilitating Access to Bank Financing for Togolese Businesses by Leveraging...
Togo will take part in the Expo 2020 Dubai which is set to take place between October 20, 2020 and April 10, 2021. This was announced by Kueku-Banka Johnson, general commissioner of Togo for the event.
Under the theme “Connecting minds, Creating the future,” the expo will regroup 192 countries and 25 million visitors, according to its promoters.
It should be noted that in line with the...
Togo and the permanent secretariat of the International Labour Organization (ILO) have inked an agreement to improve access to decent jobs in the country, with a focus on youth, women, and the disabled.
The agreement, a memorandum of understanding, falls under the Decent Work Country-Programme. It was signed yesterday in Lomé, by the government, the employers’ association, and ILO....
In Togo, Lomé’s biggest market will be rebuilt. An international tender has been launched to this end by the procurement cell at the prime minister’s office.
Only 17 companies can bid for the project which is divided into four parts, knowingly: site development, leveling, major works; secondary works; network installation, high and low power, carpentry and metalworks.
Interested...
Lomé is currently holding a three-day regional meeting gathering nine West African Francophone countries and top-level experts in the framework of a meeting of the West African Health Organization (WAHO).
The theme of the event which began on September 17 is: “How to achieve universal health coverage faster? Community health officers, a key link.” Through the meeting, the OOAS and other...
The tertiary sector contributes nearly 60% of Togo’s GDP, according to the latest data released by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO).
In detail, the sector, at end-April this year, had contributed 59.1% of gross domestic GDP valued at XOF2,935.7 billion. At end-June, it soared to 59.9%, thus representing a 0.8% increase.
Meanwhile, the primary and secondary sectors...
A Burundian delegation from the Rural Microcredit Fund (FMCR) is currently in Togo, precisely at the National Fund for Inclusive Finance (FNFI), to tap into the country’s experience relative to inclusive finance.
In effect, the mission’s goal is to learn from Togo’s good practices in terms of financial inclusion, in line with Burundi’s ambition to develop new types of financial products....
From Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, 2019, a country-level meeting on information and appropriation of the SDG 13 and 14 is to take place in Lomé. This was announced by the Francophone Africa Maritime Cluster (CMAF).
The event is themed: “Better understanding of SDG13 and 14 to contribute to the sustainable development of the blue economy.” It will “help turn various participants and CMAF members...
Tchitchabalo Songaï N'dassim is the new head of the National Fund for Inclusive Finance (FNFI). The economist and financier who was previously the consultant for microfinance institutions assumed his new position at the beginning of this week.
The newly appointed Managing Director will have as main objectives the pursuit and expansion of a program launched a few years ago and which falls in...
ECOWAS has adopted a $1 billion five-year (2020-2024) plan to fight terrorism in the sub-region, Togo included. This was disclosed after an extraordinary summit of ECOWAS heads of State, last Saturday.
The new plan is based on eight strategic axes. Mauritania and Chad, two non-ECOWAS states are also adhering to the plan as they battle against terrorists as well.
Funds needed for the...
All over the country, 1,639 damaged boreholes equipped with manual pumps, will be rehabilitated, starting this month. The announcement comes from the ministry of water, rural equipment and hydraulics (MEERHV).
The boreholes were identified during an assessment of boreholes and small scale systems for drinking water distribution in rural and semi-urban areas.
Rehabilitation of the boreholes,...