The Westrasian Trade Bureau

The Westrasian Trade Bureau is a loose "Advocacy Group" of various Westrasi companies with interests in the transoceanic trade. Currently headquartered in the city of Faris, the capital of the Farisian Republic, their primary rivalry is with the Ecinev Merchant Empire and they are heavily entangled with the Belaran Government.
Originally an extension of the Belaran Crown meant to manage its holdings, the revolution saw it spin-off and take on investors and traders from other firms. Currently, most shares in the group are held by the Great West Merchant Company but the Helias Ivory Society and the Westsea Company hold major influence as well.
The current business model is based on taking imports from New Belara and then shipping them for sale across the Westrasi Sea. Many in the trade bureau are interested in setting up plantations in the fertile tropics and fields of the "Wild East." However, finding a way to grow xuxu beans without buying them from the Cantons has been a particular holy grail for the Bureau, and several mercenary groups have been funded to destabilize Ram's Head for the purpose of acquiring land to do this.
A small mining company is part of the group and is based on selling salvaged materials from the Cursed Wasteland. They have yet to venture far inland and are mostly seen as curiosities at this point.
The Qifu Oni Banking Clan of No-Rex and So-Xen are currently petitioning to join the Bureau.
Category:Westerasi
Category:Geopolitics