Credits should be given to ... --- ... foreign merchants and their local representatives as they were the pioneers of economic diplomacy.

That said, I would imagine that issues were not likely to be resolved due to cultural, religious and political differences between country of foreign merchants and their host trading country. Thus, the employment of economic diplomacy to settle these issues and ensure a conducive environment for trade.

Source author: David Ateti Teaabo david.teaabo@gmail.com