PSOM: Programme for Co-operation with Emerging Markets

- Business to business - Support for private sector- Dutch Ministry of Development Cooperation

Objective of PSOM

Reduce poverty by supporting healthy economic partnerships between Dutch and Ghanaian companies

• Financial support for pilot-investments (50% grant)• Partnership between Dutch and Ghanaian company• Focus on SME’s

Typical PSOM project

Legal co-operation agreement (JV) Training Hardware (production unit) Business plan: yeas or no follow up investments Pilot with spin-off: FDI

PSOM Ghana

11 projects contracted, EUR 6,5 mln.

Follow up investments + 300 %

65% in agriculture/agribusiness

Employment : average 50 jobs per project

Ghana Investment Climate

and access

Remove time consuming procedures

Focus on Ghanaian private sector

Excellent opportunity to be fruit and vegetable garden for Europe