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International Monetary Fund Staff Team Completes Review Visit to Togo
The IMF team reached a staff level agreement with the authorities on economic and financial policies that could support completion of the second review of the three-year ECF-supported program. Performance under the ECF-supported program has been...

IMF Staff Team Completes Review Visit to Togo
April 10, 2018 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...

Togo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note

Togo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Rival African nations move forward with US-mediated peace agreement
(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have begun the process of implementing a bilateral peace agreement signed in Washington on June 27, the Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday. The first meeting of...


Togo: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation
Press Release No. 13/514 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on December 6, 2013 concluded the Article IV consultation with Togo.1 Togo has made significant progress in macroeconomic stability, but challenges remain in...

Togo: Staff Report for 2013 Article IV Consultation
Summary: KEY ISSUES Context. After several postponements, the July legislative elections—which were, peacefully conducted—gave an absolute majority to the incumbent party. The new government has thus a strong mandate to implement growth-promoting...

IMF Staff Team Completes Review Mission to Togo
October 31, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...


Africa: U.S. Delegation at 2017 AGOA Forum in Togo
Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs Peter Barlerin will travel to Togo from August 7 – August 10 as part of the delegation led by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to attend the 2017 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)...

Togo: Staff-Level Agreement Reached with IMF Team on ECF-Supported Program
Press Release No. 13/333 September 9, 2013 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Montfort Mlachila visited Togo during August 21-September 6, 2013 to conduct the annual Article IV consultation and to conduct policy discussions with...

The United States and Togo To Co-Host the 2017 AGOA Forum in Lomé, Togo
The United States and Togo will co-host the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Lomé, Togo August 8-10. The Forum will bring together senior government officials from the United States and 38 Sub-Saharan African AGOA-eligible...

Rwanda, DRC Conduct First Meeting Post Peace Deal
(MENAFN) For the first time since a US-mediated peace agreement aimed at ending conflict in eastern Congo, representatives from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo convened on Thursday, officials announced Friday. During the session,...

Rwanda, DR Congo Begin Implementing Peace Deal
(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have made a preliminary move in activating a mutual peace arrangement that was formalized in Washington on June 27. This progress was affirmed by Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Competing African countries want to implement US-mediated peace agreement
(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have initiated steps to implement a bilateral peace deal signed in Washington on June 27. Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the progress following the first meeting of a...

U.S. and Togo to Co-host the 2017 AGOA Forum in Lome, Togo
The United States and Togo will co-host the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Lome, Togo from Aug. 8-10. The Forum will bring together senior government officials from the United States and 38 Sub-Saharan African countries to...

Rwanda, DR Congo to enact peace deal brokered by US
(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have launched the first steps toward enacting a peace deal brokered by the United States, following its signing in Washington on June 27. According to statements released by Rwanda’s...

Rwanda, DR Congo Convene After Peace Deal
(MENAFN) Delegates from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo convened for the initial time since agreeing to a truce arranged by the United States to bring an end to hostilities in eastern Congo, both nations confirmed on Friday. On...

The 682nd meeting of the AU PSC at Ministerial level on Maritime Security and Safety and Peace, Security and Development of the Blue Economy, “After Lomé”
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 682nd meeting, held at ministerial level, on 25 April 2017, adopted the following decision on Maritime Security and Safety and Peace, Security and Development of the Blue...