Dutch East India Company
Also known as: United East India Company · VOC · Oost-Indische Compagnie · Oost-Indië Compagnie · East India Company · Verenigte Ostindische Compagnie
The United East India Company, commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world.
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Economic backdrop of the Dutch financial system
As the world's first publicly traded company, it established the sophisticated financial infrastructure and stock market culture that enabled the speculative environment of the 17th century.