Togo: Minister Sandra Johnson and presidential staff renew commitment to national development on Labor Day

Economic governance

Friday, 05 May 2023 10:07

Togo: Minister Sandra Johnson and presidential staff renew commitment to national development on Labor Day

(Togo First) - On May 1, the staff of the Togolese Presidency and affiliated institutions celebrated Labor Day with Minister and Secretary General of the Presidency, Sandra Ablamba Johnson, and the President's close collaborators in attendance. On the occasion, participants reiterated their commitment to work with President Faure Gnassingbé to successfully implement the government’s Togo 2025 roadmap.

Sandra Ablamba Johnson expressed her gratitude towards the staff for actively contributing to the country's socio-economic development. She then urged them to remain highly professional, while noting the importance of each team member in contributing to Togo’s success.

"The President’s ambition is to have quality human resources which will ensure better implementation of the government’s Togo 2025 Roadmap. He continuously takes steps to make sure that the fruits of our country's growth are shared fairly and equitably," she said, before adding: "Therefore, I encourage us to sustain a culture of excellence, responsibility, team spirit, civic commitment, and excellence in everything we do, and everything we are entrusted with."

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During the celebration, Johnson also thanked retired civil servants for "their loyalty and sacrifices they made for the country's growth."

Esaïe Edoh

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.