Case Study

Case Study

As it has been mentioned in this case king Dom Manuel made Antwerp its staple market for colonial trade which can be considered as a free trade. This colonial trade attracts attracted South German merchant families, because the Portuguese crown made its contracts for Indian pepper and Eastern Europen copper in the Antwerp market.

Another economical factor which can be seen in this scenario is Negotiation. In this scenario it has been seen that “In many occasions, agents had to make an agreement with Muslim and Hindu merchants about the prices for pepper and copper”.

The ability to negotiate ...