Today, increasing trade and financial integration between countries with
globalization leads to intense competition and global economic crises in
national and international markets. Due to these developments, the companies
have some difficulties carrying on their business with traditional marketing
and financing techniques and use alternative methods. One of them is barter
system, which is based on the principle of buying and selling goods and
services without using money. Barter is innovated form of exchange system,
which has been used as a trading method since the early ages; today, it is also
used as a counter-trade type. Barter offers companies various benefits such as
moving overstock, utilizing idle capacity, increasing sales, finding new
markets, supplying interest-free credit, conserving cash, debt configuration,
foreign trade facilitation. The aim of this study is to examine the benefits of
bartering in terms of commercial and
financial dimensions. As a result of the study, it has been determined that
barter is an innovative alternative to traditional mentality based on interest,
and It is a type of trade and finance that will contribute to the country's
economy by relaxing companies even in times of crisis. Nevertheless, it has been determined that barter instrument is not well recognized in
Turkey, barter industry is not institutionalized, national and international
barter transactions has not become widespread enough. Legal regulations are
needed for effective, safe and widespread application of barter.
Barter finance competition strategy economic crisis innovation management international trade
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Publication Date | June 30, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 |
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