Lentils in exchange for tangerines: Russia has been forced to switch to barter trade with Pakistan
Kyiv • UNN
A Russian company has signed a barter exchange agreement with Pakistan's Meskay + Femtee. Russia will export chickpeas and lentils in exchange for tangerines and rice, avoiding money transfers due to Western sanctions.
Amid difficulties in making payments due to Western sanctions, Russian companies have agreed to barter trade. The first barter agreements for rice and tangerines have already been signed with the Pakistani company Meskay + Femtee. This was reported by the Russian media, UNN reports.
Details
As the Russians themselves said, the company "Astarta-Agrotrading" will export chickpeas in exchange for rice from the Pakistani trading company Meskay + Femtee.
Under the next contract, the Russian side will supply 15,000 tons of chickpeas and 10,000 tons of lentils in exchange for 15,000 tons of tangerines and 10,000 tons of potatoes.
Russia and Pakistan are experiencing certain difficulties in making mutual payments. Therefore, the two companies decided to launch a barter trade mechanism
In Russia, they explained that barter trade schemes do not use money transfers or bank payments. This helps companies avoid unnecessary attention from Western regulators monitoring compliance with sanctions.
Recall
Earlier, UNN wrote that in the fall, Russia and China may switch to barter in their mutual trade. This is because of Western sanctions that prevent payments in foreign currency.
