Spotlight | DRC
The fiscal tug-of-war between Glencore and Kinshasa

Glencore's head office in the canton of Zug, Switzerland.
Glencore's head office in the canton of Zug, Switzerland. © Marlon Trottmann/Alamy
Caught between the national security council and the finance ministry, the tax dispute opposing the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Swiss commodities giant Glencore is fuelling institutional tensions. At stake is a claim linked to alleged insurance fraud, now put at $108.5m, excluding penalties. [...]
Reading time 4 minutes Olivier Liffran

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