FACTFILE
COMPANY LIFE TOGO’S TOP TEN COMPANIES
Company
Sector
Togo Télécom (2)
2
West African Cement Co.
3
Togo Cellulaire (4)
4
Société Nouvelle des Phosphates du Togo
5
Brasserie BB Lomé (3)
6
Port Autonome de Lomé
7
Société Générale des Moulins du Togo
8
Groupe CFAO Togo (1)
9
Nouvelle Industrie des Oléagineux du Togo
10
Nouvelle Société Cotonnière du Togo (2)
(3)
(4)
(1)
(4)
Turnover*
Telecoms
235,610
BPW, construction
234,931
Telecoms
127,435
Mining
103,614
Agrifood industries
93,743
Transport
50,905
Agrifood industries
37,863
Diversified
31,870
Agribusiness
32,011
Agribusiness
16,858
Data: Jeune Afrique, 2012 turnover, except for (1) 2011, (2) 2010, (3) 2009, (4) 2008
LOMÉ FREE TRADE ZONE IN FIGURES 2009 Number of companies
2011
2013
57
64
66
9,087
11,116
13,234
Investments (millions of CFA francs)
126,378
161,295
212,300
Turnover (millions of CFA francs)
171,076
243,626
256,554
92%
91%
89 %
Employees
Share of turnover in exports
JOBS IN THE MODERN SECTOR
COMPANY REGISTRATION (2010 – 2014)
94,000 permanent employees
2013
7,445
60,000 in public administration
2012
5,848
21,000 in the market sectors of the customs territory
2011
4,581
13,000 in the Free Zone
2010
3,836
Data: AfDB, 2012
(Number of companies ) 3,979
at 31 May
Data: Centre for Business Formalities
USEFUL ADDRESSES ●
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MINISTRY OF TRADE AND PRIVATE SECTOR PROMOTION BP 383, Lomé Tel.: (+228) 22 21 05 52 ministereducommercetogo@ yahoo.fr CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF TOGO (CCIT) • Centre for Business Formalities (CFE) • Togo Court of Arbitration (CATO)
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Angle avenue de la présidence, avenue Georges Pompidou BP 360, Lomé Tel.: (+228) 23 23 29 00 www.ccit.tg
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND FREE ZONES (API-ZF) 2564, avenue de la Chance, BP 3250, Lomé Tel: (+228) 22 53 53 53 www.zonefranchetogo.tg
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AUTONOMOUS PORT OF LOMÉ Zone portuaire, BP 1225, Lomé Tel.: (+228) 22 27 47 42 www.togoport.tg EXHIBITIONS AND TRADE FAIRS CENTER OF TOGO (CETEF) Route de l’aéroport, BP 10056, Lomé Tel.: (+228) 22 35 07 27 www.cetef.tg
*thousands of dollars
Ranking 1