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It was founded in 1621 and remains South America’s oldest company to still be in business. The Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires, or Banco Provincia, is a publicly-owned bank, the second-largest in the nation.Click here for the map colour-coded by industry typeAsia is home to the oldest still-functioning business in the world: a construction company named Kongo Gumi. Over the course of nine centuries, the business has survived war, political turmoil, and even the might of KFC – whose 5,000 Chinese chicken joints make it China’s leading fast-food outlet (according to the Colonel, that is.)Click here for the map colour-coded by industry typeA huge continent needs a solid postal service, so it’s no surprise that half of the top 10 oldest businesses in Africa are postal companies. They now own many well-known South African food brands, including Blue Ribbon and Lil-lets.Click here for the map colour-coded by industry typeAustralia’s oldest business has a colourful history, starting when Isaac Nichols, a former convict, was appointed Postmaster for New South Wales. The bank is still in business and is one of New Zealand’s big four banks.Click here for the map colour-coded by industry typeThe average lifespan of a company in the S&P was around 60 years back in the 1960s. Do you know the oldest place of business near you?To create these maps, we started by reviewing various sources on the internet to locate the oldest company in each country. This includes national mints, which produced coins for merchants and international customers as well as the state.Those countries where it wasn’t possible to identify the oldest business have been greyed-out on the map. Gabriel says 12/02/2020 at 12:45 amThe objective of the article is to pick the oldest company IN THE CURRENT COUNTRY which operates at the same location since it was established and not who founded the company. RDF says 12/02/2020 at 2:36 amAwed on that oldest company in the world…. B says 12/02/2020 at 10:33 amI wonder why Staffelter Hof Winery in Germany (862) is stated oldest in Europe on the map, while it’s written that St. Peter Stifts Kulinarium opened in 803…. Yotam says 14/02/2020 at 8:25 amThe sources listed mention Café Abu Salem as the oldest *café* in Israel, not the oldest company. Luisa says 18/02/2020 at 11:55 amHey, just to let you know that the oldest in Europe is not in Germany, unlike it says on the map. We fixed it now: https://businessfinancing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/World-Map_The-Oldest-Company-in-Every-Country_World.png Alex says 18/02/2020 at 1:23 pmI see the winery in Germany as the oldest but the company in Austria reads a founding date of 803 (older than the winery in Germany)? Emmanuel says 19/02/2020 at 11:00 amFor Switzerland, I don’t see Vacheron Constantin (1755) the world oldest watch company with a continuous activity since its beginning