by Dudi Fatimer The pandemic has had a great host of economic repercussions, which have led to the blossoming of a number of online barter groups on social media. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/learning-to-barter-in-the-covid-19-financial-crisis-653112 #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

by Adam Taylor https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/12/18/coronavirus-pacific-islands-pandemic-economies/ "Some Pacific island nations are leaning into their isolation as the pandemic rages, looking to family farming and even cash-free bartering systems to survive the downturn." #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

by Adi Dovrat-Meseritz More Israelis are swapping goods and services through Facebook groups or under the counter and their resentment of the government is part of their motivation https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-hard-coronavirus-times-in-israel-spur-a-rise-in-bartering-and-the-black-market-1.9306848 #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-54005481 #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By Jessica Jones Amid economic uncertainty – and a desire to connect as we distance – bartering is experiencing an unprecedented rise. Could it stick around? https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200821-the-rise-of-bartering-in-a-changed-world #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By David Harrison Causes include higher food prices, school closings; expiration of federal jobless benefits deepens distress https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-go-hungry-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-census-shows-11597570200 #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By A.C. Shilton https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/smarter-living/coronavirus-how-to-trade-barter.html #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By Michelle R. Davis https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2020/bartering-goods-coronavirus.html #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/july/20200717_bartering_fiji #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By Brittany Lyte https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/07/the-pandemic-is-transforming-how-people-in-hawaii-get-their-food/ #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

Reporting by Dala Osseiran and Alaa Kanaan, editing by Ed Osmond https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-bartering/as-lebanon-crisis-spirals-families-barter-for-food-on-facebook-idUSKBN2481T5 #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

https://www.trtworld.com/video/bigger-than-five/nigeria-trade-community-uses-barter-system-to-pay-for-food/5d1c5c5bb9fa6764a9a56d64 #barter #trade #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By Maria Hollenhorst https://www.marketplace.org/2020/06/25/online-barter-group-community-hot-commodity/ #barter #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

From food to flowers. toys to tarot readings, communities have been coming together to share their good and expertise By Susie Bearne https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/lockdown-bartering-sharing-rise-451983 #barter #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By Michele Mitchell The wine-making region's bartering culture could gain popularity throughout the country as lockdowns strain finances. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/pricey-napa-valley-cash-strapped-residents-barter-200608070411886.html #barter #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By Audrey Conklin https://fxn.ws/2R4Q7Cv #barter #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By Kay Calpo Lugtu https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/06/04/business/columnists-business/bartering-an-emerging-community-commerce-model/729277/ #barter #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

Reporting by Reuters TV; Writing by Sarah Marsh; Editing by Bernadette Baum https://reut.rs/302iMNO #barter #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By Gemala Darmadi https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-01/as-unemployment-soars-fijians-turn-to-bartering-to-get-by/12303252 #barter #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed

By Kevin Rector https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-17/coronavirus-economy-neighbors-barter-trade-produce #barter #community #coronavirus #COVID #haveneed