A lightbulb moment for Bill Meacham almost 40 years ago led to a career of helping others trade what they have to get what they want. Meacham shifted careers from the restaurant industry in 1983 after ...

With many businesses struggling under the economic ravages of the pandemic, some are finding relief in bartering – a trade practice that’s been around for millennia but could prove to be a very old ...

Barter is back in Russia for the first time since the 1990s, as payment problems caused by sanctions over the war in Ukraine have forced at least one Chinese company to seek steel and aluminium alloys ...

Avoiding use of the US dollar, Indonesian companies recently signed countertrade deals with Philippine business partners worth $350 million. Jakarta encourages cross-border barter as a way to tackle ...

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Economics may have evolved since ancient times when bartering was the only way to pay for goods and services, but some companies still see the value of exchanging goods and services with other ...

It's Sunday in Volos, a fishing village nestled in a large bay in central Greece, and fishermen display their daily catch, which this day includes codfish, sardines and octopus. Prices have been ...

From redesigning office space to paying for printing services, the costs to operate a business can add up, wreaking havoc on a small business owner's checkbook. Barter businesses offer an alternative ...

John Hitchcock graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film studies and previously wrote on his own blog. He also specializes in nature and virtual photography and does art in Source ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Ryan Eichler holds a B.S.B.A with a ...

Empty shop shelves drove many people to exchange items such as toilet rolls and yeast, but some have carried on It all started as a way of getting hold of items such as flour, yeast and eggs – and ...