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Podcast Amsterdam Trading Culture- From the Golden Age to Now ⸱ 04-03-2025

Legal certainty: the impact of contracts in trade

In this fourth episode of Amsterdam Commercial Spirit: From the Golden Age to Today, the essential role of contracts in international trade is discussed, both in the Golden Age and today. At the table are Oscar Gelderblom, professor of financial history at the University of Antwerp and author of the book “Cities of Commerce”, and Heleen Kleinjan, a lawyer at Lexence specialising in international commercial contract law. Together with podcast creator Hidde Bruinsma, they discuss how contracts help build trust and support trade.

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