Barter transaction period extended from 90 to 120 days.Private firms permitted to form trade consortia.ECC approved amendments to the mechanism earlier this month.Pakistan has implemented a revised business-to-business Barter Trade Mechanism with Iran, Russia, and Afghanistan…
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