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Korean province turn to bank loans to counter private lending crisis in farming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">North Hwanghae&#8217;s provincial people&#8217;s committee plans to facilitate bank loans to farms for spring planting, Daily NK has learned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">According to a source in the province, on Jan. 20 the committee directed farm managers to secure bank loans for spring preparations, with the option to repay the principal at low interest rates after the harvest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The committee instructed farm managers to open bank accounts and obtain funding through state-run banks rather than turning to private lenders who charge exorbitant interest rates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">&#8220;These directives specifically aim to address problems that arise when farms borrow from private lenders each spring,&#8221; the source explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The committee highlighted how farm managers are facing financial strain from accumulating high-interest debt to private lenders. 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