{"id":52743,"date":"2022-09-09T15:06:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T06:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=52743"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:08:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T06:08:44","slug":"n-koreas-currency-continues-to-strengthen-against-the-chinese-yuan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreas-currency-continues-to-strengthen-against-the-chinese-yuan\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korea&#8217;s currency continues to strengthen against the Chinese yuan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea\u2019s currency continues to strengthen against the yuan. Exchange rates usually climb when trade with China temporarily expands ahead of major state events like the Day of the Foundation of the Republic on Sept 9. Not this year, however.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK\u2019s regular survey of prices in North Korea determined that the yuan was trading at KPW 840 in Pyongyang as of Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the yuan was trading at roughly the same level in Sinuiju in North Pyongan Province, Hyesan in Yanggang Province and other regions, the KPW-RMB rate was the lowest in Pyongyang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compared to January, when the yuan was trading at KPW 590 prior to the restart of China-North Korea freight train service, the current rate represents a 42% increase. Yet from late July, the KPW-RMB rate has been continuously falling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normally, increased trade between China and North Korea directly pushes the exchange rate up as North Korean trading institutions purchase dollars or yuan in preparation for trading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the KPW-RMB exchange rate seems to be falling even after Chinese customs officials published a notice early last month that they planned to inspect transportation vehicles to take part in trade with North Korea, sparking higher expectations regarding the restart of truck and train service between the two countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although signals have emerged from China regarding the restart of freight train service or road traffic with North Korea, North Korean authorities have issued no orders regarding expanded trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the KPW-USD exchange rate continues to hold steady in the KPW 8,000-8,500 range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The KPW-USD rate in Pyongyang was KPW 8,100 as of Tuesday. This represents a 72% rise from January, when the dollar rate was in the KPW 4,700-4,800 range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essentially, the restart of freight train service between China and North Korea earlier this year led to skyrocketing rates for both the dollar and yuan, but while the dollar has continued to rally, relatively speaking, the yuan has been weakening since July.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This seems due to a combination of several factors, including trends in international markets and North Korea&#8217;s shortage of dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, with Chinese authorities locking down major cities due to COVID-19, the yuan continues to slide, while the dollar grows stronger and stronger due to tighter US monetary policy, including the Federal Reserve\u2019s rate hike, and Europe\u2019s economic slowdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The continued strengthening of the dollar and weakening of the yuan in international currency markets appears to have had some impact on local exchange rates in North Korea, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Daily NK cross-checked with sources in North Korea, it found that with the dollar increasingly likely to face a prolonged rally, even Chinese traders dealing with North Korean trading institutions often prefer to deal in dollars rather than yuan as of late.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEven the Chinese prefer dollars over yuan nowadays,\u201d said a source in North Korea on Tuesday. \u201cThey ask for the main payment to be in dollars, with yuan used to cover whatever is left over.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One North Korean economy expert has posited that the dollar is rapidly growing stronger because North Korea\u2019s dollar shortage is greater than its yuan shortage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a telephone conversation with Daily NK, Choi Ji Young, a researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification, said the North Korean authorities\u2019 policy to absorb the public\u2019s foreign currency holdings over the last couple of years may have soaked up more dollars than yuan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf the dollar is in greater shortage in North Korea, it could result in differences in exchange rates between the dollar and yuan,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20220907-5\/\"><i>Read in Korean<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea\u2019s currency continues to strengthen against the yuan. 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