Tag: North Korean economy

North Koreans are complaining that their government's shutdown of trade over the Sino-North Korean border due to fears over the Wuhan coronovirus is causing...

Many North Koreans in of business loans are unable to get them due to the country’s economic downturn and a custom of avoiding loans...

All prices are in KPW and current as of January 17, 2019. Data: Daily NK

All prices are in KPW and current as of December 6, 2019. Data: Daily NK

All prices are in KPW and current as of November 15, 2019. Data: Daily NK

All prices are in KPW and current as of November 1, 2019. Data: Daily NK

Some North Korean merchants have started to use the video chatting feature on their smartphones to cut down on business travel costs, Daily NK...

There has been a sudden rise of high-level officials in Pyongyang mentioning Jang Song Taek, the uncle (by marriage) of North Korean leader Kim...

All prices shown in KPW and current as of September 30, 2019.  Data: Daily NK

Vessels with luxury goods slip through sanctions' loopholes (Jang Seul Gi) Despite international sanctions against North Korea, the country's elites have been able to exploit...