Togo goes up in the global peace index of the Institute for Economics and Peace

Security

Monday, 20 June 2022 17:21

Togo goes up in the global peace index of the Institute for Economics and Peace

(Togo First) - Togo jumped seven spots in the latest Global Peace Index (GPI) released on June 15 by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

It is among the frican countries that improved their ranking on the Australian think tank’s index. The latter evaluates peace in 163 countries, based on 23 indicators, including deaths from internal and external conflict, terrorism, political instability, military spending as a percentage of GDP, crime levels, access to firearms, and relations with neighboring countries.

748RJJJR786GHHS jjk

With a score of 2.094, Togo ranked 102nd worldwide and 20th in Africa. According to the report, it is one of the countries where the economic impact of violence has decreased the most, down by more than 25% between 2020 and 2021 (along with Equatorial Guinea and Bulgaria).

Angola is the African country that improved the most (it went up 14 spots to stand at the 78th position worldwide). Regarding Togo, it came behind Gambia (+10), Zambia (+10), Algeria (+10), Rwanda (+9), Morocco (+9), Gabon (+9), and the Republic of Congo (+7), in terms of progress.

The top African country is Mauritius which was not involved in any local or international conflict. Worldwide, it occupies the first place under the ongoing conflict indicator.

Mauritius is followed by Ghana (40th in the world), Gambia (45th), Botswana (48th), Sierra Leone 50+2, Zambia (56th), Equatorial Guinea (59th), Malawi (65th), Namibia (68th), and Senegal (70th in the world and 10th in Africa).

In Africa, the least peaceful countries, according to the Australian think tank, are Somalia, DR Congo, and South Sudan.

Ayi Renaud Dossavi

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.