Barter system

Barter system

Russian and Chinese flags, wheat grains, Yuan and Ruble banknotes are seen in this illustration taken September 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Russia revives barter trade to dodge Western sanctions

Even as Russia builds warm ties with China and India, the return of barter shows just how far the war in Ukraine has distorted trading relationships for the world's biggest producer of natural...

A currency broker stands near his booth, which is decorated with pictures of currency notes, while dealing with customers, along a road in Karachi, Pakistan on 27 January 2023. File Photo: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro

Pakistan outlines process for barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia

A man fills up a basket with dried fish at a dried fish processing plant in Lalpur village under Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria. The village has been producing dried fish from various indeginous species for hundreds of years, but the output has decreased this season because of a scarcity of fishes and cash crunch. Photo: Azizul Shonchay.

Barter system ends at Brahmanbaria's centuries-old dried fish fair