Interview with Mrs. Akkie Lansberg - Managing Director
and Mr. Dirk Schoenmaker -Professor of Finance, Banking & Insurance
Photo: Rahi Rezvani by A-A-P | Victor Alling
Text: Hans Kops
Published in 2009
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THE ERSTWHILE BANK OF AMSTERDAM, LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE BEURSPLEIN SQUARE,
SERVED AS AN EXCHANGE WHERE EVERY TYPE OF COINAGE COULD BE TRADED FOR BANK MONEY. THIS FORMED THE BLUEPRINT FOR TODAY'S CENTRAL BANKS AND THEIR ROLE IN FACILITATING INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ENSURING MONETARY STABILITY.