[Torg] A Counterploy to Nipponese Financial Manipulations

[Jones Jasyn]

In Russia today, corporations are buying and selling products using  
the barter system--no money changes hands (an anathema to Nippon's  
moral code). The infrastructure to do so was created by German  
Sterligov, an intensely private and un-assming man.

"Sterligov is an economic mastermind who’s helping Russians overcome  
their country’s lack of financial liquidity. [No currency to buy or  
sell with.] His barter business model has been applied across Russia,  
particularly in Moscow. It may be the main reason why today, despite  
economic turmoil, Moscow’s roads get paved and its skyscrapers  
continue to rise."

A no-money mastermind, establishing a financial system immune to  
arbitrage-assault (like Boros launched on Malaysia). One of the chief  
weapons of Nippon, neutralized.

"Sterligov’s business model may appear confusing, but it’s basically  
simple. If a provider of goods or services cannot find a client with  
money, they can offer their product in exchange for other goods or  
services.

"But since straight-up exchanges are the exception rather than the  
rule — my company might need your goods, but your company might not  
accept my company’s services as payment — additional participants have  
to join the circle of exchanges in order to satisfy everyone’s needs.  
Stergilov uses an advanced computer system to match product with  
consumer."

A has what B wants, B has what C wants, C has what A wants, so the  
three trade: A->B->C->A.  There's a similar site in the US, aimed at  
individuals, not companies.

"Russia’s government spent nearly half a trillion U.S. dollars  
defending the ruble. However, a common Russian cannot appreciate the  
effort, as the ruble failed anyway — yet another reason that peasants  
and businessmen alike have turned to the longstanding Russian  
tradition of barter."

Nippon's initial attack succeeded, obviously, but the Russians adapted  
old methods to new circumstances.

Link:
http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=ODUwYTY2YTNlZTA5N2EzMzgxZGVlZTkzMGE5MDRmYjc=

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Jasyn Jones
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