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Glencore to pay US$180m

The settlement with DRC covers all claims arising from any alleged acts of corruption by Glencore Group between 2007 and 2018. (AFP)
  • The settlement with DRC is related to investigations by the country's authorities and the US Department of Justice, Glencore said.
  • Glencore disclosed in 2018 that the US Justice Department had launched a corruption investigation linked to the group's business in Nigeria, Venezuela and DRC.

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Swiss mining giant Glencore said Monday it has agreed to pay US$180 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo to cover corruption allegations, the latest payment in a series of graft cases it has faced worldwide.

The company said the settlement with DRC covers “all present and future claims arising from any alleged acts of corruption” by the Glencore Group between 2007 and 2018.

The settlement with DRC is related to investigations by the country’s authorities and the US Department of Justice, Glencore said.

“Glencore is a long-standing investor in the DRC and is pleased to have reached this agreement to address the consequences of its past conduct,” Glencore chairman Kalidas Madhavpeddi said.

Glencore disclosed in 2018 that the US Justice Department had launched a corruption investigation linked to the group’s business in Nigeria, Venezuela and DRC.

A year later, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office said it was investigating suspicions of bribery by the Glencore group of companies and staff in DRC.

Brazil also opened a probe in 2018 into Glencore and trading groups Vitol and Trafigura over alleged bribery of employees at state-run oil company Petrobras.

In May, the group reached a settlement with Brazilian, British and US authorities, pleading guilty to corruption in Africa and South America.

Glencore agreed to pay a $700 million fine to the United States for fraud and corruption in Brazil, Cameroon, Nigeria and Venezuela, and misappropriation of confidential information in Mexico.

The company was also hit with $486 million in fines and forfeitures for oil price contract manipulation.

Last month, a UK court ordered Glencore to pay $313 million (£280 million) following an investigation into bribes paid to gain preferential access to oil in several African countries.