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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Glencore pleads guilty to bribery related to African oil operations

The Glencore headquarters in Baar, Switzerland
Glencore Energy UK was charged with bribery offences for preferential access to oil between 2011 and 2016. Photograph: Urs Flueeler/AP

A subsidiary of the commodity trader Glencore has pleaded guilty in a London court to seven counts of bribery related to its oil operations in several African countries.

The Serious Fraud Office, which had brought charges against the FTSE 100-listed company after conducting an investigation, said the sentencing hearing would take place on 2 and 3 November.

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