"As the global trade system that had existed under the Bretton Woods II money regime evolves and changes, we may see more struggles for key commodities.
These will be characterized by local and regional military tensions as well as financial assaults on the relevant sovereign credit and currencies.
These will be characterized by local and regional military tensions as well as financial assaults on the relevant sovereign credit and currencies.
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12 Companies Join German Commodity Alliance
By Michael Hogan
Jan 30, 2012 3:23pm GMT
HAMBURG, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Twelve German companies have joined the new German alliance aimed at securing raw materials supplies in the face of growing competition for key commodities, the Federation of German industry BDI said on Monday.
In October 2010, Germany's government approved a new commodities strategy aimed at helping German industry secure supplies in the face of intense competition from China and other newly-industrialised countries which will include partnerships with supplier countries and greater cooperation between German commodity consumers..."
