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| 1661 |
| | | The British establish Fort James on an island in the Gambia river | |
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| 1661 |
| | | A banker in Sweden, Johan Palmstruch, issues Europe's first paper currency, on behalf of the Stockholm Banco | |
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| 1664 |
| | | Colbert founds East India and West India companies to ensure a supply of raw materials for France's factories | |
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| 1668 |
| | | England's East India Company is granted a lease on Bombay by Charles II, who has received it from his Portuguese bride | |
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| 1668 |
| | | The Bank of Sweden is founded, and survives today as the world's oldest bank | |
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| c. 1675 |
| | | Dutch traders purchase Kakiemon wares in Japan for import to the Netherlands | |
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| c. 1690 |
| | | France by now has six fortified trading settlements around the coast of India, of which Pondicherry is the most important | |
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| 1693 |
| | | Gold is found in Brazil, launching the first great American gold rush | |
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| 1694 |
| | | The Bank of England is founded and soon becomes the central banker for England's many private banks | |
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| 1696 |
| | | Fort St William is built by the East India Company in the Ganges delta, and subsequently develops into Calcutta | |
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