Illegal barter trade has surged since mid-2022 India's export curbs fed vast price disparity with Bangladesh India is world's second-largest consumer of gold PETRAPOLE, India, Dec 4 (Reuters ...

Despite such efforts, illegal barter trade of gold for food items has surged since mid-2022, as India's export curbs fuelled a vast disparity with prices in Bangladesh, causing combined government ...

For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Despite such efforts, illegal barter trade of gold for food items has surged since mid-2022, as India's export curbs fuelled a ...

PETRAPOLE, India (Reuters) - Guards on either side of a border checkpoint between India and Bangladesh scour vehicles and frisk passengers in a hunt for illicit consignments of gold and drugs, as ...

Despite such efforts, illegal barter trade of gold for food items has surged since mid-2022, as India's export curbs fuelled a vast disparity with prices in Bangladesh, causing combined government ...

Barter is the exchange of resources or services ... these new coins were made from precious metals such as silver, bronze, and gold, which had more inherent value. 118 BC: Leather Money Leather ...