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, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid- Atlantic .]] issued by the Dutch East India Company, dating from 7 November 1623 , for the amount of 2,400 Florins ]] The Dutch East India Company (''Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie'' or ''VOC'' in Old-spelling Dutch , literally "United East Indian Company") was established in 1602, when the States-General Of The Netherlands granted it a 21-year Monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia . It was the first Multinational Corporation in the world and the first company to issue Stock . |
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