Finance

In Focus | Burkina Faso, DRC, Gabon, Monaco, Senegal
Lecourt family rent Monaco letter boxes to African oligarchs

The Lecourt family, which has been established on the Rock of Monaco for the last two generations, began in the soap business before going on to build up a profitable agricultural trading business and then a cleaning business of a non-corporal sort, registering companies in Monaco for third parties. This latter service is particularly appreciated by the wealthy, notably in Africa.