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Africa, Europe
Monaco Resources under scrutiny from European audit regulators

Britain's audit watchdog is investigating whether the accounts of MRG UK, a British subsidiary of the Monaco Resources group, which is very involved in Africa, have been properly certified. Other European regulators have also debated whether to investigate the conglomerate's bookkeeping. [...]

Published on 17/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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The Monaco Resources Group holding company was co-founded by Axel Fischer.

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Monaco Resources' eventful summer

Already at odds with one of its partners in Guinea, as well as with one of its co-shareholders in Congo, the Monaco Resources group has recently found itself the target of a scathing report sent to all of the group's government partner across Europe and Africa.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 29.08.2022

Congo
Monaco Resources accused of including uncertified figures in its accounts

A minority shareholder in a Monaco Resources Group subsidiary in the DRC has accused the trading and logistics firm of including unaudited and uncertified figures in its accounts.

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The Lebanese businessman has created a scheme by which he is able to continue business as usual despite being under US sanctions, which are in part on account of his alleged ties with Hezbollah.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 18.01.2022

Guinea
Appeal court overturns Monaco Resources asset seizures

Several precautionary measures taken at the end of last year against the Guinean subsidiaries of Monaco Resources in their dispute with construction group MCI were cancelled at the start of January.

Subscribers only Mining 18.01.2022

Guinea
New seizures ordered on Monaco Resources assets

As a result of the dispute between the company and its subcontractor MCI, a court in Conakry has ordered exit bans and seizures of all of Monaco Resources' assets at the port and on the road to the company's bauxite mine in Guinea.

Subscribers only Mining 02.12.2021

Guinea
UAE's Ghantoot Group authorised to take Monaco Resources to arbitration over bauxite deal

A dispute between Monaco Resources and Ghantoot Group at a Guinean bauxite mine hides another more fundamental conflict over the capital of Société des Bauxites de Guinée. That dispute will need to be dealt with by the International Chamber of Commerce in France.

Subscribers only Mining 19.10.2021

Guinea
Monaco Resources and its co-shareholder back in court

On 8 October, a hearing over a contested increase in capital by Société des bauxites de Guinée, majority-owned by Monaco Resources, will take place.

Subscribers only Mining 07.10.2021

Guinea
Decision made on Dynamic and SMB's buoy of contention

Despite the coup, the government has taken action to remove a buoy standing in the way of the bauxite miner's plans to evacuate ore from its Guinean site by sea.

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Guinea
In the midst of coup, Monaco Resources shakes up bauxite mine leadership

A few days before the coup that ousted Alpha Condé, Monaco Resources's subsidiary Société des Bauxites de Guinée, which operates a bauxite mine in the country, decided to part with its managing director.

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Africa
Monaco Resources takes on a new debt to pay back another

To reimburse subscribers to a bond it issued in 2016, Monaco Resources subsidiary Agri Resources decided to issue another. This overlapping loans technique has already been used by the group.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 23.03.2021

In Focus | Guinea
Conakry seeks to make Monaco Resources go-to firm for bauxite trade

The Guinean government, pushing pooling in the mining sector to the extreme, is seeking to impose Monaco Resources as the go-to firm for marketing bauxite produced by firms less experienced in trading. The move comes as mining companies are experimenting with sharing capacity or infrastructure, an often fraught process.

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Loading of bauxite from CBG's Sangaredi mine.

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Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Monaco Resources has asked one of its auditors from Baker Tilly to become its first ever group CFO.

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In Focus | Document | Africa
Monaco Resources struggles to hide its secrets

In less than 10 years, Monaco Resources has become a major player in African commodities. Until now, it has been quite secretive about its shareholders and the backgrounds of its executives, but is finding it increasingly hard to maintain this stance as it grows in size and is forced to jostle for position on highly competitive markets.

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Monaco Resources, the principality's mysterious African trading company

In less than 10 years, an enigmatic Monaco company, Monaco Resources, has established itself in all sectors of the African economy - from mines and agri-business to port logistics and trading. Its rapid but uncharted success has been financed by borrowing on European bond markets.

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Africa, Europe
Monaco Resources under scrutiny from European audit regulators

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Monaco Resources' eventful summer

Congo
Monaco Resources accused of including uncertified figures in its accounts

Spotlight | DRC
'Bread king' Saleh Assi devises way around US sanctions

Guinea
Appeal court overturns Monaco Resources asset seizures

Guinea
New seizures ordered on Monaco Resources assets

Guinea
UAE's Ghantoot Group authorised to take Monaco Resources to arbitration over bauxite deal

Guinea
Monaco Resources and its co-shareholder back in court

Guinea
Decision made on Dynamic and SMB's buoy of contention

Guinea
In the midst of coup, Monaco Resources shakes up bauxite mine leadership

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Monaco Resources takes on a new debt to pay back another

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