TOGO Gateway to West Africa 2021 Edition Togo : a unique identity, multiple strengths
Togo's membership of A country that reconciles Strong leadership of the the West African regional roots and Head of State Economic and Monetary international influence Union
A resilient economy that Political and social A young and educated has proven its ability to stability in the sub- population deliver solid growth region
A reforming country with A development strategy An agile and effective realistic goals and a geared towards the response to COVID-19 focus on sustainable private sector growth
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 1 1 A dynamic and growing economy
An ambitious and coherent development 2 strategy
Important investment opportunities for 3 the private sector
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 2 A privileged geographical position in the heart of West Africa, gateway to a market of 350 million+ inhabitants
TOGO
ECOWAS (350 million+ inhabitants)
Togo - Key information
▪ Region : West Africa ▪ GDP : 4 400 billion CFA F (2020) ▪ Deepest port in the Gulf of Guinea (16.6 ▪ Capital : Lomé ▪ Currency : CFA F (XOF) (1 EURO = 655.957 XOF) meters deep) and one of the most ▪ Official language : French ▪ Memberships : ECOWAS, WAEMU, AfCFTA competitive ports in the sub-region ▪ Population : 8.3 million (2020) ▪ Agreements : AGOA (USA), EBA (Europe), ▪ International airport (hub) in Lomé ACP/EU
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 3 Competitive sectoral advantages
A financial centre of A logistics hub Industrial potential choice The capital Lomé is the The Port of Lomé has a growing level of Mineral resources (phosphate, headquarters of major activity : limestone and clay transformed into financial groups : § Registered container traffic of 1.7 million clinker, iron) and agricultural TEU in 2020. resources (coffee, cocoa, cotton). • The ECOWAS Bank for § Speed of operations. Investment and § Privileged port of the hinterland countries Togo is one of the largest producers Development (EBID) (Mali, Niger, Burkina-Faso). of phosphate. • The West African § Connection with European ports in 7 days Development Bank on average, the United States in 13 days 3.8 million hectares of arable land, (BOAD) (subject to direct links) and China in 29 half of which remains to be exploited. • The Ecobank group days. An industrialisation strategy whose • Oragroup Lomé Airport is of international standard, anchoring elements : with : The presence of 14 banks § A capacity of 2 million passengers and § PIA, a new industrial platform on 400 and 3 financial institutions. 50,000 tons of freight per year. hectares. § Connections with 27 cities in the world § The Agropolis of Kara. including hubs such as Paris, Brussels, § Work-linked training institutes for New York, Addis Ababa. development in order to accelerate § The ASKY company, which uses it as a the training of young people (70% of hub to reach the capitals of West and Togo's population is under 35 years Central Africa. old). § Improvement of the business climate. § Digital transformation of the economy and innovation.
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 4 As a member of the WAEMU, Togo is fully integrated into the West African sub-region
West African Economic and Central Bank of West African Monetary Union (WAEMU) States (BCEAO)
• Founding member of WAEMU, along with Benin, • Central Bank of the WAEMU States which conducts Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, the monetary policy of the CFA franc monetary zone. Niger and Senegal • The exchange rate of the CFA franc is pegged to • Sub-regional market of 124 million inhabitants, the euro. Since 1 January 1999, the exchange rate is with a nominal GDP of US$ 295 billion 655.96 FCFA = 1 EUR
• Economic integration through the development of • Unconditional and unlimited convertibility of the an open and competitive market and a harmonised CFAF guaranteed by the French Treasury. legal environment • The BCEAO also ensures the stability of the WAEMU banking and financial system.
West African Development Bank Organisation for the harmonisation of (BOAD) business law in Africa (OHADA)
• Shareholder of BOAD • OHADA Member State
• WADB has a capital of USD 1.60 billion • Ten Uniform Acts already in force in the Member States
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 5 Togo, a country in continuous growth since the start of a new policy to stimulate investment in 2017
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2017-2019 : Accelerating 2020 : 2021-2026 : Economic development in collaboration Resilience of diversification and structural with the private sector the economy to transformation through the the COVID-19 Roadmap 2021-2025 Nominal GDP(bn USD) crisis 14 12,0 13,2 12 10,9 10,0 10 8,5 9,2 7,7 7,9 8 6,8 7,2 6 4 2 0 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021p 2022p 2023p 2024p 2025p 2026p
GDP growth (constant price base 2016)
8,1% 9% 7,5% 7,8% 8% 7,0% 7% 6,1% 5,0% 5,5% 6% 4,3% 4,8% 5% 4% 3% 1,8% 2% 1% 0% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021p 2022p 2023p 2024p 2025p 2026p
Sources : Togolese authorities
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 6 Since 2014, Togo is the pole of attraction for investors from various origins in the industrial and services sectors
Evolution of private investments (Billion CFA F) Sectors Some key investors
Infra- structure 1 058 and +12,2% 958 industries 885
729 Bank 667
Telecoms - Outsourced Services
Energy and Mines 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
• In 2020, Togo stood out as the best performing investment attraction in the world, relative to its size, according to Greenfield performance index • Private investments have almost doubled in 5 years, from CFA F 667 billion to CFA F 1,058 billion. This evolution is equivalent to an average annual growth rate of 12.2% • Infrastructure, industry, banking, telecommunications, energy and mines are the main sectors of attraction
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 7 A number of reported cases of COVID-19 under control allowing a complete reopening of the economy
13763 128 356636 Total number Total confirmed Death cases of test
2,43 46,09 13388 Cases per 100 000 persons Cured cases Tests for in the last 14 days 1 000 persons
Evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Togo
450 Nouveaux cas journaliers New daily cases 400 Nombre de décès cumulés Cumulative number of cases 350
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0 janv.-20Jan - 20 Marchmars-20 - 20 Maymai-20 - 20 Julyjuil.-20 - 20 Septsept.-20 - 20 nov.-20Nov - 20 janv.-21Jan - 21 mars-21March - 21 mai-21May - 21
Sources: Togolese authorities, Johns Hopkins University
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 8 An innovative and efficient response from Togolese authorities to the crisis, welcomed by the international community
Health measures and vaccination plan Budgetary measures and economic recovery
• Social distancing : wearing of a mask, night curfew, • Creation of a National Fund for Economic Solidarity ban on all mass gatherings> 15 people, restriction of of CFAF 400 billion (730 M USD) transport, reorganization of market hours, reinforced border controls and the requirement of a PCR test • Novissi : financial support program by monetary transfer in "mobile money" for vulnerable populations • Vaccination campaign : official launch of the unprecedented in West Africa vaccination campaign on March 10 and start of the administration of the second doses on May 17 ü Almost 840,000 beneficiaries for a total of 13 billion FCFA (24 M USD), of which 55% are ü Over 340,000 doses administered and 75,000 women complete vaccinations performed • Business support: elimination of tax audits and late ü 350,000 doses from Astrazeneca, 200,000 doses payment penalties, adaptation of recovery procedures of Sinovac and 100,000 doses of Pfizer received to the company's situation, reduction of VAT from 18% to 10% for the sectors directly affected ü 1,000,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson expected in July
Best performing African country in managing the COVID-19 crisis nd e e 2 (according to the Lowy Institute, 16 in the world ranking out of 98 country)
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 9 Main highlights of the dynamism of the Togolese economy
Recognized economic and ... and concrete achievements financial performance... Opening date: April 23, 2021 Characteristics: • Power plant producing 532 GWh/year, supplying more than 250,000 Togolese households, or 1.5 million people Cost/Financing: € 129 million, Eranove Group (75%), State Kekeli Efficient Power (25%) Financial rating Opening date: June 04, 2021 (B / B stable) Characteristics: • Housing state databases, public and private websites and cloud services • Beginning of digital sovereignty Data Center Costs/Financing: 25.2 Million € by the World Bank Opening date: June 06, 2021 Characteristics: Issuer rating • Logistics services as a container park (B3) • 200.000 m² dedicated to logistics activities Costs/Financing: 200 million € by the State and Arise Industrial Park Integrated Industrial Platforms Opening date: June 22, 2021 Characteristics: • 90,255 MWh of energy per year to be generated • 158,333 Togolese households will be supplied in sovereign credit electricity, including 9% of the central region's demand rating Sheikh Mohamed Bin Costs/Financing: 31.92 million € by BOAD and ADFD (B / B speculative) Zayed solar plant of Blitta (Abu Dhabi Fund for Development)
$ 1 = 0.84 € TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 1000 CFA F = 1.52 € 10 1 A dynamic and growing economy
An ambitious and coherent development 2 strategy
Important investment opportunities for 3 the private sector
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 11 Togo, a reforming country engaged in economic transformations in order to strengthen its attractiveness
A strengthened institutional framework to allow effective implementation of reforms
Togolese Revenue Office HAPLUCIA Business Climate Unit API-ZF (2012) (2015) (2017) (launch in 2021) • Collect taxes, duties and customs • Promote and strengthen the • Advise the government on its • Promote strategic investments, duties prevention and fight against business climate reform strategy domestic or foreign, in • Fight tax evasion and fraud corruption and related offenses • Ensure communication around the infrastructure and development reforms
Examples of recent reforms to improve the business climate in Togo
Facilitation of Creation process, time business creation and cost reduced by 85%
Adoption of the new Simplification of tax tax code procedures for companies
Simplification of Reduction of total transfer procedures in the times from 18 months to 6 field of land hours
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 12 A significantly improved business climate with a gain of 50+ places in the Doing Business ranking over the 2015-2019 period
• Positive trend in Doing Business¹ ranking of WAEMU countries 2015-2019 Togo's business (1 = best business climate) climate, ranked first 80 in the WAEMU region with an 90 improvement of +50 97 TOGO places over the last 100 5 years 110 COTE D’IVOIRE • Only country in the WAEMU region in the 120 SENEGAL top 100 worldwide 130 NIGER • Togo is among the 8 African countries in 140 MALI 150 the world's top 100 150 BENIN business environment BURKINA FASO (i.e., Mauritius ranked 160 13, Rwanda 38, 170 Morocco 53, Kenya GUINEA-BISSAU 56, Zambia 85, 180 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Tunisia 78 and Botswana 87)
1. Doing business reports 2016 - 2020
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 13 A constructive relationship with international institutions that support Togo's development
• The AfDB provided EUR 25m in 2020 • In 2020, the World Bank granted Togo approximately (loans and grants) and more than EUR EUR 237 million (50% grants and 50% loans) 80m since the beginning of 2021 • In March 2021, the IDA granted EUR 70 million in • In March 2021, the EU, in collaboration financing to help Togo develop a universal health with the AfDB, granted CFAF 8 billion to coverage system Togo to finance two electrification projects
• Excellent track record with the IMF marked by the success of the 2017 Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program • Ongoing negotiation of a new ECF to finance the country's economic transformation
• As of December 31, 2019, BOAD's • Since 2007, AFD has financed over disbursements for Togo amounted to EUR 33 projects in Togo for more than 530m (including EUR 420m for the central EUR 300M government and EUR 110m for public enterprises).
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 14 Three strategic axes to make Togo a modern nation with an inclusive and sustainable economic growth
Government roadmap Togo 2025
A peaceful Togo, a modern nation with an inclusive and sustainable economic growth
Strengthening Boosting job Modernizing the social inclusion and creation basing on country and harmony and the strengths of the strengthening its consolidating peace economy 17 agencies
11 1 11 5 14 projects reform projects reforms projects
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 15 42 priority projects and reforms identified to support the country's new vision
Flagship project / reform P Project R Reform Strategic axis Ambition Priority projects and reforms
Axis 1: Provide identity and P1 Identity P2 Establishment P3 Implementation P4 Development and P5 Continuation of P6 Increase in P7 Construction P8 Creation of Strengthening ensure health coverage assignment of the Unique of Universal execution of a the access to of 20,000 a digital social inclusion and and access to basic for all Social Register bank for all harmony and Health Coverage response plan to electrification drinking water social consolidating peace services for all health emergencies policy for all and sanitation housing units
Provide education that Increase in school Improving the Review of the orientation policy and is accessible to the P9 P10 P11 reception capacities quality of promotion of vocational training in priority population and in tune teaching professions with the labor market
Ensure security, peace Priorities : (i) Adoption of the military programming law to secure and strengthen investments in the military sector in order to ensure national security, especially facing the terrorist threat - targeting a defense expenditure to GDP ratio of 4% (ii) Decrease in crime rate in the country, (iii) Improvement of efficiency of the and justice for all judiciary (e.g. rate of access to justice at 75% vs. 65% in 2016)
Axis 2: Boosting job Make Agriculture a real P12 Improvement of P13 Network extension P14 Acceleration of P15 Expansion of the Kara R1 Reform of agricultural creation basing on the strengths of the engine of growth and job agricultural yields rural road the MIFA agropolis in partnership land policy economy creation with the private sector
Affirm the country's place P16 Construction of the P17 Improving the competitiveness of the P18 Consolidation of the airport's P19 Creation of a leisure as logistics and Unity Highway logistics sector through port reform strategic positioning tourism offer services hub and digitization
Create real extractive Construction of an industrial park Launch of a phosphate fertilizer Acceleration of exploration and and processing P20 P21 P22 around the Port of Lomé production unit exploitation of mineral resources industries
Extension of fixed and Reinforcement of the Digitization of the main Development of a digital Digital regulatory reform Axis 3: Modernizing Make Togo a regional P23 P24 P25 P26 R2 the country and mobile internet network internet connection to public services innovation hub reference in digital strengthening its coverage the global network agencies
Enhance the P27 Increase in electricity P28 Optimization of the P29 Restructuring and P30 API-ZF R3 Modernization R4 Strengthening of attractiveness of the production, transmission and portfolio of State privatization of the two operationalization of the Labor support mechanisms country to investors distribution capacity holdings public banks Code for MSMEs
Solidify state agencies P31 Increase in public P32 Transformation and P33 Preparation and implementation P34 Attraction and development R5 State and stabilize its public resources restructuring of state-owned of a development plan for 10 of talent in the public service decentralization accounts companies municipalities
Prioritize sustainable P35 Response to major P36 Green mobility R6 Reform of development and climate risks program environmental anticipation of future legislation crises in the country
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 16 1 A dynamic and growing economy
An ambitious and coherent development 2 strategy
Important investment opportunities for 3 the private sector
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 17 Private investments are expected in 12 sectors of activity
Infrastructures and Agriculture Energy Water logistics
Financial Services Housing Telecoms Industries
Health BPO Services Trade Port activities
TOGO – Gateway to West Africa 18 A clear point of contact for investors
M. Rodrigue Akue-Atsa Ministry of Investment Promotion [email protected] +228 22 53 53 72 [email protected] www.investissement.gouv.tg
M. Maurice Potcho Agency for Investment Promotion and the Free zone [email protected] +228 22 53 53 60 [email protected] www.apizf.org
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