Peter Robbins

Who is Peter Robbins?

Peter Robbins is a British author whose published works include Filthy Rich, Stolen Fruit and a range of specialist books on related topics including precious metals markets, tropical commodity markets, trade sanctions, access to market information, and on support for rural communities.

He was a commodities trader in the City of London for 30 years. He was able to retire from the business early and became a consultant to the United Nations on trade relations between African countries and multinational companies. He worked also as an advisor to the African National Congress on trade sanctions against apartheid.

Since then he has worked for many development agencies on issues relating to agricultural trade policy and its impact on small scale farmers.

In 1971 he brought together specialist British metal traders to form the Minor Metals Trade Association.

He was a founder member and Chair of the World Gold Commission from 1988 to 1995. This anti-apartheid pressure group was successful in curtailing the import of newly mined South African gold into the United States, Italy and Britain.

He was the founder member of the London Equality Group - an organisation which campaigns for the reduction of wealth and income inequality in London in 2010 and served as Chair of My Fair London until 2013.