On Wednesday Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth France challenged BNP Paribas (BNPP)–a major player in global agricultural and energy markets, offering many funds and commodity-related investment instruments–over its role in food speculation and global hunger.
FOE challenged BNNP at its annual shareholder meeting in Paris. They told BNNP that given the severity of food crises around the world and the growing body of evidence that links excessive financial speculation to [Read More...]