The 19th Lomé International Fair to Begin on November 22

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Thursday, 16 May 2024 11:15

The 19th Lomé International Fair to Begin on November 22

(Togo First) - Togo will host the 19th Lomé International Fair from November 22 to December 8, 2024. The theme is "Standards and Quality of Products and Services: Tools for Competitiveness and Access to Connected Markets."

The major commercial event will feature exhibitions and discussions on improving market connectivity and promoting sustainable trade. It will also feature training and awareness sessions emphasizing the importance of complying with international standards and norms for products and services.

Minister Kayi Mivedor states these initiatives aim to make local businesses more competitive and attract more foreign investors.

Organizers expect over 500,000 visitors and more than 1,000 exhibitors from various countries. Mali has been designated as the guest of honor country.

The 19th Lomé Fair will be preceded by the 5th Made in Togo Fair, scheduled for July 26 to August 4, 2024, at the Togolese Exhibition and Fair Center.

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At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….

ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

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CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info)

Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

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