At her farm near Corquin, Esperanza Torres Melgar, 59, has grown accustomed to traders showing up and offering immediate cash for her freshly harvested beans, as opposed to having to wait for it to be ...

It’s 7am on a weekday in Trieste’s main railway station and the coffee bar is packed. A queue stretches out from the cash register as commuters line up to order a quick “capo” before heading out from ...