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With the changes in the political and economic structures of the developing countries and the progress of the technological development the tasks devolving upon the foreign merchant firms also underwent substantial changes. The article discusses their functions and problems in the external economic relations of West Germany, paying special regard to the relations with the South East Asian countries.
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President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.
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Westerich, H. The role of German merchant houses. Intereconomics 9, 190–192 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02929078
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02929078