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In August this year, the World Bank announced the suspension of its Doing Business (DB) report due to irregularities in data compiled in past years.
Last Tuesday however, Sandra Ablamba Johnson, minister and secretary-general at the presidency, said the ranking would be published “in a few weeks” adding that the suspension is “coming to its end.” This was during the presentation of...
In Togo, the Nunya Lab incubator has started recruiting its second batch of young innovative entrepreneurs.
Togolese entrepreneurs can apply to get support from the incubator which is backed by the FAIEJ (Fonds d’Appui aux Initiatives Economiques des Jeunes - Fund Supporting Youth-led Economic Initiatives) and the UNDP’s acceleration lab.
For pre-incubation and incubation...
Togo will accelerate its actions in developing projects under the Millenium Challenge Corporation Threshold. This was disclosed last Tuesday by Stanilas Baba, the national coordinator of Millenium Challenge Account in Togo.
After signing papers to initiate the disbursement of the $35 million allocated to the MCC threshold, creating the MCA-Togo implementation body (OMCA-Togo),...
From 14 indicators in 2019 and 2020, Togo validated 15 out of the 20 indicators on the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecard for 2021. The card was released on November 10, 2020.
This makes Togo one out of 25 countries that validated a majority of the MCC indicators, and the second-best reformer in Africa, after Cape Verde. Meanwhile, 53 countries were taken off the rankings due...
In Togo, 12 supermarkets are taking part in the “Concours du Meilleur Promoteur du 228,” a contest aimed at valorizing the consumption of local products.
The contest, a first of a kind in the country, is sponsored by the ministry of trade and local consumption. The latter wishes to see supermarkets have more local products on their shelves and collaborate more with local...
The former head of Orabank Gabon, Mrs. Kayi Midedor is Togo’s new minister for investment promotion.
She took office last Monday, following a ceremony at the ministry of trade.
The new member of the Dogbé government will contribute to the consolidation of the country’s policy to boost its economic attractiveness, as well as its external funds' mobilization capacity, amid...
The Technical and Professional Senior High School of Lomé (LETP) will, over the next three years, get IT equipment, as a result of a partnership between the ministry of education and mobile operator Moov-Togo.
The various agreements sealing the collaboration between these two parties were signed last week by the minister of education, Dodzi Kokoroko, and the operator’s MD, Abdellah...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is exploring with the African Biofuel and Renewable Energy Company (ABREC) a potential partnership to advance the financing of clean energy projects.
To this end, the BOAD’s chairman, Serge Ekue, and ABREC’s CEO met on November 10. According to Ekue, their talks were conclusive.
ABREC promotes the use of renewables and energy-efficient...
This week, the commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) is assessing in Lomé the implementation of political reforms, community projects, and programs in Togo. The initiative falls under the commission’s sixth reform review, focused on accelerating regional integration. In detail, 116 regulations, as well as 11 community programs and projects will be reviewed.
These...
UK-based power developer BBOXX is seeking a managing director to take over its Togolese subsidiary. Applicants should preferably be Togolese citizens or from the diaspora.
The new manager’s main mission will include the continuation of BBOXX’s expansion strategy in the local market.
Active in Togo since 2017, the firm sets up domestic solar systems across the country. It was for...
Philippe Kokou Tchodie, the general commissioner of Togo’s revenue office, was recently appointed as chairman of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF).
Appointed during the ATAF’s latest virtual general assembly, the Togolese will lead the organization for two years. He will head the representatives of the body’s offices in South Africa, Burundi, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda,...
In line with its ambition to optimize the cassava value chain, the Nouvelle Société de Commercialisation des Produits Agroalimentaires (NSCPA) is setting up in Atakpamé (161.5 km from Lomé) a cassava processing plant.
For this project, the NSCPA was backed by the Projet d’Appui à l’Employabilité et à l’Insertion des Jeunes dans les Secteurs Porteurs (PAEIJ-SP or Program...
Last Thursday, the Higher Authority for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption and Related Offenses (HAPLUCIA) set up a committee to steer an upcoming national strategy to fight these crimes. This committee has 40 members.
The move aligns with the government’s desire to restructure the HAPLUCIA and fight corruption more efficiently.
Indeed, against expectations, the institution’s...
From now till December 24, 2020, Togo’s revenue office (OTR) is offering a 40% discount on clearance fee for vehicles and goods not yet delivered.
The move, which aligns with the OTR’s tax relief strategy, will help boost the clearance of the goods mentioned. This is a Christmas gift that should very much please businesses, importers, exporters, tax commissioners, and...
To help fight cybercrime, the European Union and Germany will provide €7 million to the ECOWAS States. The financing falls under a project backed by the German Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and Expertise France.
In effect, the funds will be used to reinforce information infrastructure, improve cybercrime laws - in line with regional, continental, and international standards, and train...
Togolese authorities plan to ensure the annual maintenance of over 9,800 km of rural roads in the country. In detail, every year 7,020 km will be maintained manually and 2,808km mechanically.
This was disclosed by the minister in charge of opening up rural areas, Issa-Tchédé Kanfitine, during a meeting with the various actors concerned by the project.
The latter, it should be...