AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoChina-Togo Trade: Faure Gnassingbé and Xi Jinping upgraded ties to a “community with a shared future,” with China urging Togo to use zero-tariff access and export channels to bring more local products into its market. Lomé Port: Gnassingbé says the goal is not simply more cargo traffic, but greater value from port activity through processing, industrial links and jobs. Development Finance: Togo is seeking stronger financing ties at IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok, amid high borrowing costs; the World Bank’s country portfolio stood at $1.49 billion in March. Regional Trade: Togo is working with the Sahel states on customs links to secure transit flows from Lomé, while the AES countries prepare preferential tariffs for goods originating in their region. Payments: Ecobank has agreed with China’s CIPS to facilitate yuan payments between African businesses and Chinese trading partners, aiming to support growing trade.
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