The Kingdom of the Netherlands has an embassy in the Republic of Ghana. It has a role in promoting trade between the countries.
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Management
Hans Docter is the current Ambassador, and Caecilia Wijgers is Deputy Head of Mission as well as the head of the Development Cooperation Section and the Trade, Press and Culture Section.
Trade and economy
The Netherlands and Ghana have close commercial relations. The Netherlands is one of the top five importers from Ghana; the principal import is cocoa. Oil has been found offshore in 2007 and there has been production of oil since the end of 2010. The Ghanaian economy is still largely dependent on the production and export of two primary goods, cocoa and gold, although the recent discovery of oil should help diversify both activities and sources of revenue. Personal business contact between the two countries is facilitated by daily flights from Amsterdam to Accra and vice versa.
The embassy provides information for companies exploring the Ghanaian market. It works closely together with the Ghanaian Netherlands Chamber of Commerce and Culture (Ghanecc), which itself provides companies with information.
There are programmes that aim to promote trade and development, such as ORIO, Private Sector Investment (PSI), 2xplore, and Matchmaking Facility (MMF).