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World’s first multinational corporation

Fact - World's first multinational corporation was Dutch East India Company set up in 1602.
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Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) which was referred to as the Dutch East India Company was the first multinational corporation in the world. It was set up on the 20th of March 1602 and became defunct on 31st December 1799.

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