In Lugano, experts and industry leaders discussed the effects of the end of hyperglobalization and the growing volatility of currency markets – a sector increasingly exposed to international tensions, shifting trade patterns and the growing segmentation of markets – at an event organized by the Lugano Commodity Trading Association (LCTA). Lugano once again hosted one […]
The Global Commodities Conference 2026 was featured on RSI – Il Quotidiano on 23 June 2026. The television report includes interviews with Matteo Somaini, President of the Lugano Commodity Trading Association (LCTA), and Alessandro Fossati, CEO of Gamma Trade SA, recorded during the conference at the LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura. Watch the interviews (from […]
In the run-up to the Global Commodities Conference 2026, Corriere del Ticino takes an in-depth look at the growing contribution of the commodity trading sector to Lugano’s economy through an interview with Marco Chiesa, Head of Finance of the City of Lugano. The article highlights the industry’s role in generating highly skilled employment, tax revenues […]
To monitor the evolution of the commodity trading sector and assess its overall economic impact, LCTA conducted a survey among its members in fall 2025, involving exclusively trading companies. Despite the challenges faced in global markets, the detailed overview of sector performance for the period 2021–2023 reveals solid financial fundamentals, dynamic markets, a growing workforce, […]