| An exchange for agricultural commodities will start operating soon, a year after it was launched, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said last week. A commodity exchange is a market where buyers and sellers trade commodity-linked contracts on the basis of procedures laid down by the exchange.
Such exchanges typically act as a platform for trade in futures contracts, or for standardised contracts for future delivery. "The Ministry of Agriculture is going to restore the commodities exchange in the next few weeks," he said without giving actual dates...............................................Full Article: Source
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