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Jerusalem Post: Learning to barter in the COVID-19 financial crisis

Dec 24, 2020

Jerusalem Post: Learning to barter in the COVID-19 financial crisis

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

WaPo: Remote Pacific islands escaped the coronavirus this year. It devastated their economies anyway

Dec 18, 2020

WaPo: Remote Pacific islands escaped the coronavirus this year. It devastated their economies anyway

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

Haaretz: Hard Coronavirus Times in Israel Spur a Rise in Bartering – and the Black Market

Nov 12, 2020

Haaretz: Hard Coronavirus Times in Israel Spur a Rise in Bartering – and the Black Market

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

BBC: Covid lockdown sees rise of 'barter classes' in Indian villages

BBC: Could bartering become the new buying in a changed world?

WSJ: More Americans Go Hungry Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Census Shows

New York Times: Can't Find It at the Store? Try Bartering for It.

AARP: Toilet Paper for Tomatoes: Bartering Culture Gains Steam

UNAIDS: Fostering an economy of kindness through traditional bartering in Fiji

Civil Beat: The Pandemic Is Changing How Hawaii Gets Its Food

Reuters: As Lebanon crisis spirals, families barter for food on Facebook

Nigeria Trade: Community uses barter system to pay for food

Marketplace: In this online barter group, community is a hot commodity

iNews: how lockdown has led to the rise of bartering and sharing

Al Jazeera: In pricey Napa Valley, cash-strapped residents barter to get by

Jun 21, 2020

Al Jazeera: In pricey Napa Valley, cash-strapped residents barter to get by

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

Fox Business: Barter system returns as coronavirus leaves store shelves empty

The Manilla Times: Bartering: An emerging community commerce model

Reuters: My rabbit for your detergent? Cubans turn to barter as shortages worsen

ABC News: Fijians turn to bartering system as coronavirus shutdowns cause mass unemployment

LAT: Bowl of oranges for a bunch of basil: Strapped for cash, Angelenos turn to bartering an sharing