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This year, Saint Nicholas once again generously distributed gifts to all the well-behaved children. The minority shareholders of Nyrstar,...

illustration Summary : Swiss prosecutors have formally charged Trafigura and former COO Mike Wainwright for bribery related to shipping...

illustration Summary : In an explosive legal twist, Indian businessman Prateek Gupta—accused by Trafigura of defrauding the company in a...

© IkerAlex10 Summary : This investigative deep dive reveals how Venezuela’s state oil company, PDVSA, lost billions through a...

Nickel Summary : This gripping exposé details Trafigura’s $577 million loss in a massive alleged fraud involving Indian tycoon Prateek...

© Nils Mulvad - creative commons Summary : In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ensuing energy market chaos, Trafigura...

illustration Summary: This article recounts how Trafigura blocked accredited journalists from IBI World and Gli Stati Generali from attending a Nyrstar shareholder meeting in Brussels, sparking accusations of secrecy and suppression. The reporters intended to question Trafigura’s alleged circumvention of sanctions via oil deals with Russia and raise concerns about Nyrstar’s zinc reserves at its Langlois mine in Quebec. Minority shareholders also accused Trafigura of orchestra

illustration Summary: This exposé explores how Trafigura maintained close ties with Russia’s state oil firm Rosneft even after sanctions, undermining Western attempts to pressure the Kremlin post-Ukraine invasion. Despite sanctions, Trafigura continued buying Russian oil via Swiss and Singaporean entities, allowing Moscow to profit from high oil prices amid war. The piece contextualizes this within broader geopolitical strategies—linking Trafigura and Rosneft to the Eurasian

Jeremy Weir - © creative commons Summary : In the wake of record profits driven by pandemic-induced market volatility, Trafigura...

illustration Summary : This investigation reveals how Zimbabwean tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei built a vast fortune through a decade-long...

illustration Summary : Mexico’s government has barred Vitol and Trafigura from new oil trading contracts with Pemex until at least the...

illustration Summary : Brazilian federal prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit against Trafigura and former executives over alleged...

illustration Summary : Trafigura is under investigation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for alleged corruption...

illustration Summary : Trafigura is accused of leveraging its joint venture with politically connected partner Sakunda in Zimbabwe to...

Summary : Federal prosecutors in Brazil filed corruption charges against two former Trafigura executives, accusing them of paying $1.5...

Juiz Sérgio Moro - © CC PT Brasil Summary : Brazilian authorities expanded the massive Operation Car Wash corruption probe to include...

illustration Summary : A report by Swiss NGO Public Eye exposed how major oil traders like Trafigura, Vitol, and BP exported diesel with...

Summary : This investigative report by Amnesty International chronicles the 2006 Probo Koala toxic waste scandal involving Trafigura. The...

Summary : This detailed factsheet recounts the 2006 Probo Koala toxic waste scandal, in which oil trader Trafigura shipped hazardous...

illustration Summary : A 2013 UN report raised concerns that Glencore and Trafigura may have breached international sanctions by...