Vallis Commodities (Vallis) has several contracts operating in Malawi. Locations currently include Blantyre, Lilongwe and Liwonde. JJ Gagiano reports on operations for Malawi from the UK head office and has recently compiled a written report about the country. Please take a look by following the link below. Further Vallis reports can also be found in the research section of our website. Any queries regarding operatioRead More
Angola is a crucial African county – please find attached below Vallis’s introductory country report. It is a very challenging country to set up in but this is not deterring Vallis Commodities Limited. We have recently hired a bi-lingual Portugese speaker, Eloise Walton, who produced this report. We are on the lookout for anyone who would consider assisting us to enter the Angola market or even partnering with Read More
Engaging with a wide variety of countries and commodities, Vallis likes to produce its own research into the areas and industries within which it operates. Please find below a link to the executive summary of a report recently produced on the cereals market in Africa. It provides both an excellent overview of individual cereals (rice, maize, wheat and sorghum) along with a focus on their specific relevance to the couRead More
I am delighted to announce that Vallis has recently become a member of the DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) TradeFlow programme. This serves to establish our professional presence in the UAE as we continue to expand our operations beyond Africa and into the Middle East. Our registration certificate with DMCC is attached below. If you have any questions or comments regarding this very positive step forward for VaRead More
I am delighted to announce that Vallis gained ISO 9001 accreditation on 13th December 2013. Please see the link below for our Certificate of Registration. This recognises Vallis’s very high standard of quality management. If you have any questions or comments regarding this positive step forward for Vallis Commodities, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with me. Best regards Andrew Vallis – ISO 9001 RegisRead More
Happy Christmas and Joyeux Noël from everyone at Vallis Commodities Limited. Instead of sending Christmas cards this year, we have made a donation of £250 in support of the Forever Friends Appeal at the Royal United Hospital in the English town of Bath. More information on the charity can be found at this link. You may recall that last April I ran the Marathon Des Sables in the Saharan desert on the behalf of FriendsRead More
Vallis has been operating in Liberia for the past 2+ years. Please download the expansive country report using the link below. I trust you will find it interesting. If you would like any further details or have any questions, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. Best regards Andrew Vallis Commodities – Country Report – Liberia – November 2013.pdfRead More
We recently established our first office in the Middle East in Bahrain. On Sunday 27th October, accompanied by our General Manager for the Middle East Bulent Aydin, I presented to the Bankers’ Association of Bahrain. Please find attached the press release. And last week I went on to Dubai (our second office in the UAE will be registered this week) to meet with various regional banks: Mashreq, National Bank of Abu DhaRead More
I recently visited the International Finance Corporation in Washington and presented to some 50 people. The presentation title was “Warehouse & Collateral Management Structures for Managing Commodity Financing Risks”. A copy of the presentation is below. If you would like to know more or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Andrew Oct 2013 _World Bank – IFC – PresentRead More
Vallis Commodities is delighted to announce the formal establishment of its first company in the Middle East, in Bahrain. Our office has recently been opened in Manama. From this launch pad we will be moving forward to the UAE and other countries in the Middle East. We are also delighted to have joining on 1st September our new General Manager for the Middle East, Bulent Aydin. Vallis Commodities is now open for busiRead More