Publication: Togo Economic Update, August 2025: Boosting Growth and Restoring Fiscal Space in Uncertain Times
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2025-08-28
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2025-09-15
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Togo’s economic trajectory in recent years has been shaped by both resilient performance and emerging vulnerabilities. The 2025 Economic Update underscores the urgency of restoring fiscal space and implementing strategic structural reforms to sustain private sector-led growth and job creation. Through an integrated analysis in two chapters, the report presents a nuanced narrative of the country’s macroeconomic outlook and delineates actionable policy paths to foster inclusive, sustainable development.
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“World Bank. 2025. Togo Economic Update, August 2025: Boosting Growth and Restoring Fiscal Space in Uncertain Times. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/43725 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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