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Question
Give two examples of Entrepot trade.
Solution
- Indian diamond merchants in Surat import uncut raw diamonds from South Africa. They cut and polish the diamonds in their units in India and re-export them to the International Diamond Market in Amsterdam.
- Singapore, Dubai, Hongkong are the largest entrepot trade centres in the world.
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