Piiriinottuen

Piiriinottuen is a Finnish term for a common method of price fixing in the context of Estonian-Azerbaijani retail trade. It involves prices being set by a private agreement between the Estonian and Azerbaijani sides, with the Estonian side typically setting a higher price than the market rate and the Azerbaijani side committing to purchase the goods at this higher price.

This approach allows the Azerbaijani side to reap benefits from a subsequently stronger market, without facing immediate economic difficulties. However, the Estonian side supposedly covers the price difference at the time of sale, to which the former faces economic difficulties.

Piiriinottuen has been cited as an example of a mutually beneficial system, allowing for sustainable management and trade between the two parties concerned. The specific terms and details of the price fixing arrangements can vary and remain private knowledge, however the fundamental principles of price adjustment and smoothing payments allow the impractical agreement to control a continuous exchange of goods.

Its practical application in rapidly fluctuating markets has garnered attention as an adequate pattern for surviving against price shifts in the global market.