The World for Sale

According to "The World for Sale" by Javier Blas and Jack Farchy we are entering a trying time filled with energy crises and food shortages. This book seeks to explain the hidden reasons behind these crises, that are bound to plague the global economy for years to come. The traders who buy and sell energy, metal and food are playing high-stakes games with the global economy in the hope of making billions. They are selling Russian gas to European countries, Saudi Arabian oil to the US and metal from Congo to Silicon Valley. But their methods for this are harsh and unscrupulous. In "The World for Sale" Javier Blas and Jack Farchy reveal how traders are unafraid to use shady means to achieve profit. Learn about the traders who circumvent sanctions by paying off Vladimir Putin's Kremlin directly, the traders who made deals with Libyan rebels during the Arab Spring and traders who influenced Russian oligarchs immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union. And learn how you inadvertently are these trader's customer!

According to "The World for Sale" by Javier Blas and Jack Farchy we are entering a trying time filled with energy crises and food shortages. This book seeks to explain the hidden reasons behind these crises, that are bound to plague the global economy for years to come. The traders who buy and sell energy, metal and food are playing high-stakes games with the global economy in the hope of making billions. They are selling Russian gas to European countries, Saudi Arabian oil to the US and metal from Congo to Silicon Valley. But their methods for this are harsh and unscrupulous. In "The World for Sale" Javier Blas and Jack Farchy reveal how traders are unafraid to use shady means to achieve profit. Learn about the traders who circumvent sanctions by paying off Vladimir Putin's Kremlin directly, the traders who made deals with Libyan rebels during the Arab Spring and traders who influenced Russian oligarchs immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union. And learn how you inadvertently are these trader's customer!

Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award An Economist Book of the Year The modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should. The World for Sale lifts the lid on one of the least scrutinized corners of the world economy: the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard, and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets, enabling an enormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the world's financial centers. The result is an eye-opening tour through the wildest frontiers of the global economy, as well as a revelatory guide to how capitalism really works.

Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award An Economist Book of the Year The modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should. The World for Sale lifts the lid on one of the least scrutinized corners of the world economy: the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard, and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets, enabling an enormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the world's financial centers. The result is an eye-opening tour through the wildest frontiers of the global economy, as well as a revelatory guide to how capitalism really works.

Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award An Economist Book of the Year The modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should. The World for Sale lifts the lid on one of the least scrutinized corners of the world economy: the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard, and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets, enabling an enormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the world's financial centers. The result is an eye-opening tour through the wildest frontiers of the global economy, as well as a revelatory guide to how capitalism really works.

Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award An Economist Book of the Year The modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should. The World for Sale lifts the lid on one of the least scrutinized corners of the world economy: the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard, and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets, enabling an enormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the world's financial centers. The result is an eye-opening tour through the wildest frontiers of the global economy, as well as a revelatory guide to how capitalism really works.