مجلة دراسات في الاقتصاد وإدارة الأعمال
Volume 8, Numéro 2, Pages 939-956
2025-12-15

Constraints Of Border Barter Trade In Free Economic Areas And Their Implications For Export Promotion (2020–2022): The Case Of The Taleb Larbi Free Area, El Oued

Authors : Dekhakhni Wahiba . Bensaada Moufida .

Abstract

The study intended to explore the actual situation of barter trade in the Taleb Larbi Free Area in El Oued, and to evaluate how existing constraints have influenced the performance of export promotion during 2020–2022, particularly amid regional and international economic challenges. The study adopted a descriptive–analytical method, enabling the analysis of barter trade based on official data and statistics, and the examination of causes and obstacles. The study reached several findings, most notably the absence of a clear strategic vision for export promotion through these areas, and the vulnerability of barter activity to health and economic crises, which led to a contraction of trade volumes. Several recommendations have been concluded, foremost among them the adoption of a clear national strategy to activate the role of free areas in exports subsidies, and the need to strengthen SMEs by encouraging them to make greater use of barter as a mechanism for exporting their products.

Keywords

Border Barter Trade ; Taleb-Larbi Free Area ; Export Promotion.