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European banks fuel food speculation: Free speech radio coverage

“It’s a casino, and in the end the only ones who win are the banks”

European banks and other financial institutions are investing billions into practices which fuel speculation in agricultural commodity markets. These include Deutsche Bank, Barclays, RBS, Allianz, BNP Paribas, AXA, HSBC, Generali, Allianz, Unicredit and Credit Agricole. Free speech radio’s Liam Moriarty interviews Friends of the Earth Europe’s Daniel Pentzlin on our latest report on the issue.

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