Perspective
12 December 2014
Trader interview series: Part 1. Trafigura steers a smooth course ahead
Region:
Middle East & Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe
As undisputed drivers of trade, the world’s commodity traders are a hugely influential group but also oddly misunderstood. They are the lynchpins of global trade, not only driving flows with their involvement in everything from production to logistics, but increasingly financing them too. Few players have such a broad perspective of global trade or as intimate an understanding of its every stage. It is a pity then that we know so little about what makes them tick.
