• We verify, structure and close cross-border commodity deals.

    A UK-registered advisory firm working between Western capital and the markets of Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. We check counterparties before money moves, structure transactions that banks and refiners will accept, and stay on the deal until it settles.

  • What We Do

    We advise on and facilitate physical commodity transactions end to end — verification at origin, contract and payment structuring, logistics, financing and final settlement. Our job is to make sure the product is real, the paperwork holds up and the money moves safely.

    Our Commodities

    Gold (Au)

    • Gold Doré
    • Refined Bullion
    • Spot & Term Supply

    Copper (Cu)

    • Copper Ore
    • Copper Cathodes
    • Copper Concentrate
    • Copper Powder

    Agri & Fertiliser

    • Milling & Durum Wheat
    • Barley
    • Sugar
    • Rice
    • Urea

    Iron & Steel

    • Iron Ore
    • Steel Pipe & Rebar

    Energy

    • Natural Gas
    • Crude Oil
    • Refined Products

  • Capital & Trade Finance

    Good deals still need the right money behind them. We prepare transactions to the standard lenders expect — verified counterparties, bankable contracts and workable payment mechanics (DLC, SBLC, escrow, assay-based settlement) — and put them in front of trade financiers, family offices and investors from a network built over two decades.

  • Integrity & Compliance

    Commodity markets are full of forged paperwork and phantom product. We have caught forged sovereign allocation certificates, falsified passports and advance-fee schemes before clients lost money. Every engagement starts with KYC on all parties, verification of documents and title, sanctions and anti-bribery screening, and a responsible-sourcing check. If a deal doesn't pass, we walk away — and tell you why.

  • Leadership

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    Douglas Jones Jr

    Managing Director

    Douglas has spent more than 20 years working between Western institutions and frontier markets. He served at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of the Secretary and led entrepreneur engagement at Tech Nation in the UK before building his own ventures from 2018. Based in Kazakhstan, he advises on physical commodity transactions, trade finance and market entry across Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and is co-principal of Central Asia Resource Finance (CARF), an AIFC-registered advisory firm. His record of exposing forged sovereign certificates, falsified identity documents and advance-fee schemes is why clients call him before money moves. BA, George Mason University; MSc, Newcastle University.

  • Our Story

    Jones Global Consulting Limited (JGC) was founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019 and is registered in England & Wales (No. 12270184). We operate between the UK and Kazakhstan, with deal activity across Central Asia, the Gulf, East Africa and Hong Kong.

    We are deliberately small and principal-led. You deal directly with the person doing the work, and every mandate gets senior attention from first call to settlement.

    We work with producers and refiners, buyers and importers, trade financiers and investors, and companies entering Central Asia. If you need a counterparty checked, a transaction structured or a market opened, get in touch.

  • Contact Us

    Tell us what you're working on. Douglas replies personally.

    Based in Astana, Kazakhstan. Registered office: Proto, Abbott's Hill, Gateshead NE8 3DF, UK
    +44 7575 537 635
    +44 7575 537 635
    info@jonesglobal.consulting
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