For more than a century, the Falkland Islands Company dominated the trade and employment of the archipelago; in addition, it owned most housing in Stanley, which greatly benefited from the wool trade with the UK.
Por máis dun século, a "Falkland Islands Company" dominou o comercio e o emprego no arquipélago; alén diso, posuía a maior parte das vivendas de Stanley, que se beneficiaba do comercio de la co Reino Unido.