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Dutch East India Company
Dutch East India Company 1602-1798, chartered by the States-General of the Netherlands to expand trade and assure close relations between the government and its colonial enterprises in Asia. The company was granted a monopoly on Dutch trade E of the Cape of Good Hope and W of the Strait of Magellan... Read more
Anton van Diemen
Anton van Diemen , 1593-1645, Dutch colonial official. As governor-general for the Dutch East India Company in the East Indies after 1636, he captured Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Malacca from the Portuguese. He sent Abel Tasman on exploring voyages. Tasman called an island that he found (1642) Van Diem... Read more
chartered companies
chartered companies associations for foreign trade, exploration, and colonization that came into existence with the formation of the European nation states and their overseas expansion. An association received its charter from the state and sometimes had state support. In the regulated company each... Read more
over-the-counter
over-the-counter method of buying and selling securities outside the organized stock exchange. Unlike an organized stock exchange , the over-the-counter market is composed of dealers who negotiate most transactions by telephone and computer. For the most part, dealers purchase stocks for their own... Read more
American Fur Company
American Fur Company chartered by John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) in 1808 to compete with the great fur-trading companies in Canada—the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company. Astor's most ambitious venture, establishment of a post at Astoria , Oreg., to control the Columbia River va... Read more
leveraged buyout
leveraged buyout the takeover of a company, financed by borrowed funds. Often, the target company's assets are used as security for the loans acquired to finance the purchase. The acquiring company or group then repays the loans from the target company's profits or by selling its assets. Many lever... Read more
Virginia Company
Virginia Company name of two English colonizing companies, chartered by King James I in 1606. By the terms of the charter, the Virginia Company of London (see London Company ) was given permission to plant a colony 100 mi (160 km) square between lat. 34°N and lat. 41°N; the Virginia Compan... Read more
Kirov Ballet
Kirov Ballet one of the two major ballet companies of Russia, the other being the Bolshoi Ballet . In 1991 it was officially renamed the St. Petersburg Maryinsky Ballet; however, on its frequent tours abroad it is still called the Kirov Ballet. Often regarded as the foremost European ballet compan... Read more
William George Fargo
William George Fargo 1818-81, American pioneer expressman, b. Pompey, N.Y. He had been successively a postrider, freight agent, messenger, and resident agent (1843) for an express company in Buffalo, N.Y., when in 1844, with Henry Wells and another partner, he organized Wells & Company, the fir... Read more
Jahangir
Jahangir or Jehangir , 1569-1627, Mughal emperor of India (1605-27), son of Akbar . He continued his father's policy of expansion. The Rajput principality of Mewar (Udaipur) capitulated in 1614. In the Deccan, Ahmadnagar was taken in 1616 and half of its kingdom annexed. In the northwest, how... Read more

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Portugal
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia ...business sector, the Portuguese press fights for life...nationalist military coup, Portuguese citizens lived under...police officials reviewed lists of books requested by...owned by privately held companies. The state did maintain...in July of 2002, Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio...
De Moraes, Vinicius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Brazilian people. A complete list of his occupations would also...poetry, some of it in a mix of Portuguese and English. The following...was heard for a time on the Portuguese-language shortwave radio service of the British Broadcasting Company. Moraes joined Brazil's...
Richard Hakluyt
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...accounts of English voyages, it included a list of American products and a discussion...geographical information from French, Portuguese, and Spanish sources. Meanwhile, he...Virginia colony and in the East India Company. The second edition of the Principal...
Suharto
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...particularly in East Timor, a former Portuguese colony that Indonesia forcibly occupied...military training at Bogor, became a company commander. When the Japanese surrendered...him important enough to include in their list of generals targeted for execution. As...
JAPAN
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...European countries were with Portuguese merchants and Spanish...Japanese (such as some company and product names...Japanese English-language company names such as National...Japanese-language company names are sometimes written...and graded vocabulary lists, the second as one of...
British empire
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...Britain was a little behind the Spanish and Portuguese, so initially her empire did not compare...commercial empire, run by chartered monopoly companies , and defended by the Royal navy . Britain...Hong Kong , Natal … a full list would be tedious, but would also illustrate...

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The Portuguese Hand and Body Care Market Generated Total Revenues of $25.8 Million in 2007 Says This 2009 Personal Hygiene/ Personal Care: Portugal Industry.
M2 Presswire; 7/9/2009; 700+ words ; ...profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report...Suncare Highlights - The Portuguese deodorants market generated...2003-2007. - The Portuguese facial care market generated...2003-2007. - The Portuguese fragrances market generated...CHAPTER 12 APPENDIX - LIST OF TABLES - LIST ...
StarMedia Network Unveils Next-Generation Spanish- and Portuguese-Language Instant Messaging Service: 'Starmedia Ya! / Starmedia Ja!'.
PR Newswire; 2/3/2000; 700+ words ; ...leading Internet media company for Spanish- and Portuguese- speaking audiences...service for Spanish- and Portuguese speakers that is also...starmedia.com/ja (Portuguese). Developed in cooperation...messaging, including buddy lists, chat on page, note...import the ICQ "Buddy List" ...
The Portuguese Hand and Body Care Market Generated Total Revenues of $25.8 Million in 2007 Says This 2009 Personal Hygiene/Personal Care: Portugal Industry.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 7/22/2009; 700+ words ; ...profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report...Suncare Highlights The Portuguese deodorants market generated...spanning 2003-2007. The Portuguese facial care market generated...spanning 2003-2007. The Portuguese fragrances market generated...CHAPTER 12 APPENDIX LIST OF TABLES ...
Portuguese Expats Denied Driving Licence Transfers.
Newspaper article from: Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); 2/18/2009; 563 words ; ...struck Portugal off a list of approved countries...friends changed their Portuguese driving licences...Maguel Lucio, a Portuguese national working...simple eye test. The Portuguese embassy or consulate...an Albawaba.com company
Commentary on the amended Portuguese tax laws By William Smithson, a partner at Simmons & Simmons Grupo Legal Portugues, Lisbon, August 2001.
Newspaper article from: Asset Securitization Report; 8/13/2001; 700+ words ; ...Securitization companies ("STC's"). Decree...Securities"). Non-Portuguese resident holders of...Securities) is exempt from Portuguese Corporate Income Tax ("IRC") and Portuguese Individual Income Tax...territories included in a list to be published by...resident entity is a company ...
ECONOMY-MOZAMBIQUE: PORTUGUESE INVESTORS MIGRATE TO ANGOLA
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 5/21/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Mozambique. Portuguese companies complain that in Mozambique...permits for specialized Portuguese workers, which stands...Angola. The influx of Portuguese direct investment has...citrus fruits, he said. Portuguese business initiatives...ranks at the top of the list of the country's ...
Big fish in small ponds.(Survey)(Portuguese companies find it hard to grow to an international size)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 12/2/2000; 700+ words ; ...dwarves? Such companies often find more...ultimate limit to a company's size is...world trade give Portuguese companies access to far...their biggest companies might list in foreign markets...markets in which Portuguese experience might...
Double donation with the sale of each Plush Portuguese Water Dog to support domestic pets across America.
Business Wire; 9/4/2009; 700+ words ; ...Guests make their own Portuguese Water Dog at Build...Guests bring their Portuguese Water Dog to life online...including a virtual Portuguese Water Dog, Bear Bills...stuffed with fun. The company was named to the 2009 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For([R]) list. Build-A-Bear...
easycando chosen for major European e-Learning partnership; easycando portal infrastructure will power AcademiaGlobal.com joint venture between Tracy International and Portuguese Telecom.
M2 Presswire; 6/29/2000; 700+ words ; ...language and context. * Portuguese expertise in the provision...throughout Portugal and Portuguese speaking countries...business units, its list of clients includes the most important companies (local and multinational...currently the leading portuguese company in Training, ...
New Portuguese Real Estate Tax Hits Out At Offshore Companies.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 10/27/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...an offshore company, usually registered...bombshell that the Portuguese authorities...at offshore companies owning real...ownership of Portuguese real estate...cases where the company is registered in what the Portuguese consider to...tax havens. A list of 83 ...