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Trafigura Is Using Late Founder as Scapegoat on Bribes, Son Says
After Trafigura last week admitted that Trafigura's former CEO Claude Dauphin personally approved bribery schemes in Brasil, his family...
Apr 8, 20242 min read


Nyrstar owner Trafigura admits founder approved bribes
While Trafigura , the (former) directors of Nyrstar NV and their respective armies of advisors in Belgium remain deafeningly silent...
Apr 4, 20241 min read


NGOs Say US Should Stop Backing Trafigura After Bribery Charges
According to Bloomberg News , several NGOs ask that the Ex-Im bank “immediately terminate its support for Trafigura and in doing so send...
Apr 1, 20241 min read


The justice system's shameful stain
Isabel Albers writes in De Tijd: 'There are too many structural problems with Lady Justice. And I don't even want to mention the...
Feb 17, 20241 min read


Justice Department looks the other way in Nyrstar case
Rik Van Cauwelaert's column is spot on. 'The Belgian judiciary has a regrettable shortcoming: it is no longer able to resolve financial...
Jan 5, 20242 min read


Shareholders can stop sale of crown jewels
The federal government is tightening rules on the sale of significant assets and corporate governance at listed companies. Very nice to...
Jul 19, 20231 min read


Netherlands Breaks with Self-Regulation in Legal Profession
In the Netherlands, a break is being made with corporatist oversight in the legal profession:“Oversight of the legal profession is being...
Jun 28, 20231 min read


Approach between parties in Nyrstar case comes to an abrupt end
At Nyrstar’s annual general meeting, the masks came off. Nyrstar’s proposal to nominate Mr. Taeymans as an independent director, along...
Jun 26, 20232 min read


Where is the moral indignation about the Nyrstar case?
While Trafigura ransacks and incorporates Nyrstar, a jewel in our industrial crown, everyone stands by and watches. The Turnhout...
Jul 25, 20223 min read


Open letter: "Appeal to the Belgian Government and the Presidents of the Belgian Political Parties"
The signatories of this appeal are individuals or companies who intentionally invest in Belgian enterprises.We do this from a perspective...
May 27, 20206 min read
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