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Trafigura Agrees to Pay $76 Million in Brazil Bribery Cases
Summary : In April 2025, Trafigura agreed to a $75.8 million settlement with Brazilian authorities, resolving civil cases stemming from...
Apr 1, 20251 min read


Podcast: "The Lobito Corridor: Trafigura on track for Africa's mining heartland"
Public Eye’s latest podcast investigates the Angolan corruption scandal involving Trafigura. It sheds light on how the company allegedly...
Mar 27, 20251 min read


Trafigura to Pay $126 Million and Plead Guilty to Brazil Bribes
"Trafigura Group will pay $126 million and plead guilty to US charges related to bribery in Brazil, in the latest case involving...
Mar 27, 20251 min read


Nyrstar parent company Trafigura wants to partially nationalize zinc group
'Critical infrastructure and smelting capacity are a national security issue and therefore they need some kind of government ownership or...
Mar 26, 20252 min read


Trafigura’s $1.1 Billion Mongolia Fraud Was ‘Humbling,’ CEO Says
illustration Summary : Trafigura CEO addressed the firm’s $1.1 billion fraud loss in Mongolia, calling it a “humbling experience” and a...
Mar 25, 20251 min read


Brussels court of appeal lashes out at federal government over investigator shortage
In a ruling in the Nyrstar case, the chamber of indictments at the Brussels court of appeal lashes out at the federal government for its...
Mar 21, 20252 min read


Nyrstar again under fire from FSMA for truncated communication
Here is the truth: the criminal investigation in Brussels into Nyrstar was closed solely due to a lack of resources, and the verdict...
Mar 21, 20251 min read
How do you commit a hold-up on a Belgian listed company?
How do you commit a hold-up on a publicly traded company in Belgium? By applying a cuckoo strategy, as this video explains in less than...
Mar 14, 20251 min read


Acquisition of Belgian flagship Nyrstar: hidden reports that embarrass Trafigura
'The biggest robbery in Belgian industrial history' is how Le Vif magazine describes Trafigura's role in the takeover of Nyrstar's...
Mar 7, 20252 min read


“The biggest hold-up in Belgian industrial history”
“The greatest hold-up in Belgian industrial history” — that is how the magazine Le Vif describes Trafigura’s role in the acquisition of...
Mar 7, 20251 min read


Cracking the code on tunneling: How self-dealing undermines trust—and markets
Tunneling—sometimes called self-dealing—occurs when those running a company funnel resources to themselves (or to entities they control),...
Mar 1, 20251 min read


A Battle for Accountability
A true David versus Goliath story. The small shareholder against one of the most powerful companies in the world, Trafigura, which turns...
Feb 5, 20251 min read


Trafigura and ex-COO convicted of Bribery by Swiss Court
Mike Wainwright Summary : In a landmark ruling, Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court convicted Trafigura and its former COO, Mike...
Jan 31, 20251 min read


Ex-Trafigura boss convicted of bribery in landmark case
The conviction of Trafigura and one of its key executives is a watershed for the commodity trading industry, and is by all means...
Jan 31, 20252 min read


Nyrstar owner Trafigura convicted of corruption
It is hereby (once again) confirmed: Trafigura, the international commodities trader that hijacked the assets of Belgium's industrial...
Jan 31, 20252 min read


Trafigura and Ex-COO Convicted of Bribery by Swiss Court
Michael Wainwright "The ruling is a historic moment, making Wainwright the first senior executive at a major trading house ever to be...
Jan 31, 20251 min read


Reflections around the hearing to strengthen Belgium's capital market
"The protection of minority shareholders and the strengthening of the Belgian capital market require well-founded analysis and policy....
Jan 28, 20251 min read


Do we only miss the stock market when it is dying?
An article that speaks volumes! The Brussels stock exchange is dying a slow death", writes Peter De Groote in De Tijd. Is that...
Jan 23, 20252 min read


New initiative should improve ethics and governance among auditors
A new international project aims to improve the culture and governance of accountancy firms worldwide, reduce the risk of unethical...
Jan 22, 20251 min read


The stock market regulator FSMA recently reprimanded the listed company Nyrstar in a letter.
Pleadings were held yesterday before the Turnhout District Court for the appointment of a provisional administrator at Nyrstar NV. The...
Jan 10, 20252 min read
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