2007-04-11 05:00:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The city of Bruges, County of Flanders, 13th century. Followed by Antwerp, Duchy of Brabant, and Amsterdam, United Provinces (first dealings in printed stocks and bonds, 1602).
But centuries before that, temples and churches had played the role of bank, and money lenders and money changers ("courratiers de change ") played the role of brokers.
2007-04-11 06:22:56 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Banks (or at least bankers) existed for as long as money did. There are actually books written about banking practices in ancient Mesopotamia (see, for example, "The Old Babylonian Loan Contract: Its History and Geography" by Aaron Skaist, 1994).
As to the stock exchange, the priority definitely goes to Rome.
2007-04-11 13:52:25 · answer #2 · answered by NC 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Great Britain ... in London, they were the beginning system and also they were the first one to experience a market gone crazy with the South Seas bubble.
2007-04-11 13:17:12 · answer #3 · answered by John B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genoa, Venice and Amsterdam were in advance of London on this.
2007-04-11 16:10:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋