Region: Congo, the Democratic Republic of the

Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into “persons unknown” following allegations that the former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo laundered stolen funds through bank accounts at UBS.

25 May 2023

Glencore announced in its annual ethics report that its recently-accepted compliance monitors will be working with the forensic accounting firm.

28 April 2023

The UK’s anti-fraud agency has told a London court that it received intelligence from various sources besides ENRC’s former solicitor before deciding to investigate the Kazakh miner.

14 March 2023

A New York judge also ordered the commodities trader to pay $30 million in restitution to a company that was found to have been a victim of Glencore’s conduct in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

28 February 2023

Anglo-Swiss commodities trader Glencore will pay the Democratic Republic of Congo $180 million as part of an agreement over its alleged corrupt practices in the country.

05 December 2022

The owners of a medical services company asked for a $50 million restitution for loss of business after a Glencore subsidiary terminated several contracts to provide healthcare for miners and their families.

09 November 2022

The owners of a medical services company says the Anglo-Swiss commodities trader appointed a “bogus doctor” to manage clinics their company operated for workers in Glencore-owned mines.

26 October 2022

11 July 2022

06 June 2022

01 December 2021