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Re:Pandora papers: biggest leak of offshore data exposes fin... by beerandt on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:22AM (#28747100)
>all under the guise

It's not a guise when other countries monopolize trade routes. It's simply a cost of doing business.

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Re:Pandora papers: biggest leak of offshore data exposes fin... by rmbyrro on Monday October 04, 2021 @07:46PM (#28753846)
What I meant is their true motivation and intentions (war efforts) were different than what they made it appear with the VoC capital raising.

EDIT: in "The World's First Stock Exchange" [1], the author outlines this historical context of conflict between Netherlands and Spain, which spurred the VoC and - considered to be - the first stock market.

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18847884-the-world-s-fir...

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