JCG Business Journal

From a Failed Urea Transaction to Exploring a New Path for Malawi. Some business opportunities begin with a contract. Others begin with a relationship. And sometimes, a failed transaction makes you ask a much bigger question: What can I do next? For me, that question is now connected to Malawi. I have been developing the idea of building digital infrastructure in Hong Kong for Commodity RWA Finance for African Agriculture, with Malawi as the starting point I am exploring. T

Can Real-World Assets help connect commodity supply, trade finance and agricultural development? Sometimes, when I look at a commodity transaction, I find myself thinking beyond the cargo. Where does the commodity go? Who needs it? What happens after it arrives? And perhaps the most important question: What is stopping the transaction from happening? Sometimes the answer is not supply. Sometimes it is finance. This is something I have been thinking about through my work wit

When we talk about national security, we often think about borders, energy, defence and economic stability. But there is another form of security that is fundamental to every country: food security. A country needs reliable access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to maintain the health and stability of its population. When food becomes scarce, unaffordable or unreliable, the consequences can extend far beyond agriculture. They can affect household incomes, public finan