Dry Weather in West Africa Pushes Up Cocoa Futures

The dry season in the Ivory Coast, by far the world’s largest exporter of cocoa beans, has been particularly dry in recent weeks, which has investors betting on a diminished crop and sustained price rises.Read More

NatWest Launching Green Loans to help SMEs Achieve Sustainable Growth

NatWest has announced it is launching green loans, and through Lombard, green asset finance propositions for qualifying SMEs, with no arrangement fee, to help them achieve their sustainability ambitions. Following the announcement of the bank’s ambition to provide £100bn of Climate and Sustainable Funding and Financing to customers by the end of 2025, green loans […]