What you have learnt
• The first company that issued shares was the United East India Company (VOC) in 1606.
• The shares were issued to provide capital to finance the first ships that sailed to the East.
• Stock exchanges are more than just marketplaces where people shout and aim to make money. They are a representation of free markets.
Kampuni ya kwanza iliyotoa hisa ilikuwa United East India Company (VOC) mnamo 1606. • Hisa hizo zilitolewa ili kutoa mtaji wa kufadhili meli za kwanza zilizosafiri kuelekea Mashariki. • Masoko ya hisa ni zaidi ya soko tu ambapo watu hupiga kelele na lengo la kupata pesa. Wao ni uwakilishi wa masoko huru.