Barclays

Speculation in the most important at the expense of the poorest in favor of the richest: The British banking giant Barclays is the fastest-growing food speculator in the world. It drives up global food prices at the expense of the poorest. In just the second half of 2010, 44 million people worldwide were driven into extreme poverty due to rising food prices – and women in the Global South are often the hardest hit. Barclays is vigorously lobbying the government in London against impending state regulation of food speculation.