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Curacao (pronounced Koo-ra-sao), formerly La Curacao, is a large-format retail store chain and finance company with export, travel and money transfer services. [1] Founded in 1978, Curacao is headquartered in Los Angeles with retail locations in California, Arizona and Nevada. [2] The company operates under the legal name Adir International ...
Beginning in 1920, oil refining has become a key part of the island's economy, representing nearly 90% of its exports. [ 6 ] During WWII, Curaçao was a safe-haven for Dutch multi-national companies, beginning the island's history as a financial services center.
The Windward Islands Bank Ltd. MCB Risk Insurance N.V. Maduro & Curiel's Insurance Services N.V. Progress N.V. MCB Securities Administration N.V. Caribbean Factoring Services B.V. FactorPlus Aruba N.V. FactorPlus Sint Maarten N.V.
Later, salt mining became a major industry, the mineral being a lucrative export at the time. [ citation needed ] From 1662, the Dutch West India Company made Curaçao a centre of the Atlantic slave trade , often bringing slaves from West Africa to the island, before selling them elsewhere in the Caribbean and Spanish Main .
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S.E.L. Maduro was founded in 1837 as a trading company between local Caribbean ports. Following the opening of the Panama Canal and the discovery of oil in the nearby Maracaibo Basin, the port of Willemstad became a regional energy hub.
Hari Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd., also known as HK, is an Indian diamond conglomerate, headquartered in The Capital, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India. [7] It was established in 1992 by Savji Dholakia and his three brothers. [1] The company has manufacturing units at Surat in Gujarat and its marketing and sales office in Mumbai.