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Audrey Gallet
Since the publication of our basic report "Commodities– Switzerland’s most dangerous business" (2012), Public Eye has shed light, through various in-depth investigations, on the dubious practices of commodities traders, and highlighted the need for regulating this obscure sector.
- 2012: Commodities – Switzerland’s most dangerous business
- 2013: The Beny Steinmetz Group
- 2013: Vales’ tax practices: Switzerland as a place for aggressive tax avoidance
- 2013: Best Relations: Trafigura‘s business in Angola
- 2013: Aiding fraud: Swiss Commodities Traders in Nigeria
- 2014: Philia’s refined ventures in Brazzaville
- 2015: A Golden Racket: The true source of Switzerland’s “Togolese” gold
- 2016: Dirty Diesel: Dirty business with toxic fuels
- 2017: Gunvor in Congo. The adventures of a Swiss trader in Brazzaville: Research and Report.
- 2018: Glencore’s murky deals in the DRC
- 2020: When Gunvor and Vitol rub shoulders with the same “straw man”
The cases we have uncovered show repeatedly that there is an increased risk of corruption and human rights violations in commodities trading. Nevertheless, the Swiss government continues to rely on the goodwill of the companies involved to combat the commodities curse.
You can find our latest investigations on commodities trading here.