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COMERCIO COMPENSACAO [1 record]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A ... sophisticated and sometimes highly complex form of barter trade.

OBS

For example, a country may export coal and accept mining equipment as payment. No money changes hands in this transaction. The buyer of the coal then seeks to place it in a third market in exchange for payment or some other product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Forme [...] sophistiquée de commerce de troc, parfois très complexe.

OBS

Par exemple, un pays peut exporter du charbon et accepter du matériel minier en guise de paiement. Il n'y a pas de transfert d'argent dans cette transaction. L'acheteur de charbon cherche alors à le vendre sur un marché tiers en échange d'un paiement ou d'un autre produit.

OBS

échange compensé : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • échanges compensés

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Modalidad del comercio internacional de contraentrega, y lo integra un contrato comercial mediante el cual se vinculan las importaciones de un país con las compras de sus productos por parte de otro.

OBS

Sus principales modalidades son : trueque y contraentrega.

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