{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/arsp-flags-mining-subcontracting-losses-october-2026",
  "slug": "arsp-flags-mining-subcontracting-losses-october-2026",
  "category": "mining-materials",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-04",
  "sourceName": "Radio Okapi",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/10/04/actualite/societe/larsp-sonne-lalerte-sur-20-milliards-usd-de-pertes-annuelles-dans-le",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Democratic Republic of Congo",
    "Mining",
    "Minerals",
    "October 2026",
    "Local content"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "ARSP flags nearly $20 billion in annual mining subcontracting losses",
    "summary": "DRC subcontracting regulator Juan Ted Beleshayi says nominee firms used to evade local ownership rules may deprive the state of nearly $20 billion each year.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Enforcement against front companies",
        "paragraphs": [
          "At a 1 October press conference, ARSP director general Juan Ted Beleshayi said the use of front companies to bypass rules reserving subcontracting for Congolese-owned firms was costing the state nearly $20 billion annually, mainly in mining."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Radio Okapi",
            "url": "https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/10/04/actualite/societe/larsp-sonne-lalerte-sur-20-milliards-usd-de-pertes-annuelles-dans-le"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Tighter checks planned",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Beleshayi said the authority would strengthen contract controls and enforce local-content rules. The figure is the regulator’s estimate of losses from irregular practices, not a separately audited fiscal total."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Radio Okapi",
            "url": "https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/10/04/actualite/societe/larsp-sonne-lalerte-sur-20-milliards-usd-de-pertes-annuelles-dans-le"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}