Oil and commodities trader Trafigura has paid out a record $3bn (£2.4bn) to its top traders after more than doubling its half-yearly profits to $5.5bn largely due to the rise of prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The company, which has been beset by a string of fraud and toxic waste dumping scandals, announced on Wednesday the staff dividend would share out a 107% jump in net profits as a result of the global turmoil.
