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Feasibility of and steps towards the creation of a commodity exchange in Bhutan

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  • Rutten, Lamon
  • Rusche, Johann

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The report assesses whether a commodity exchange can help Bhutanese farmers, and if so, whether conditions in Bhutan allow for the creation of a successful exchange. It concludes that an exchange will reduce farmers' price risk exposure and raise their realized prices, in particular for potatoes, and recommends that a simple exchange mechanism be built around an electronic warehouse receipt system. As the size of Bhutan's economy makes a lean business model necesary for the financial viability of the commodity exchange, it is proposed that the leverages the technology and infrastructure of the Royal Stock Exchange of Bhutan.

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  • Rutten, Lamon & Rusche, Johann, 2015. "Feasibility of and steps towards the creation of a commodity exchange in Bhutan," MPRA Paper 107662, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:107662
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    Keywords

    commodity exchange; electronic warehouse receipts; agricultural risk management; Bhutan.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • Q14 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Finance
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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