Economic Scramble For North Korea Heats Up
June 20th, 2018
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on North Korea and what appears to be Pyongyang preference for pursuing a state-guided Chinese model over unfettered capitalism: When Donald Trump outlined his vision for the economic development of North Korea, he played on western ideals of luxurious apartments with sea views. But just days after a […]
Read more »Could North Korea Be The Next Vietnam?
June 16th, 2018
Via Capital Economics, an interesting look at North Korea: • Tomorrow’s historic summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore has raised the (distant) prospect of international sanctions against North Korea being lifted, a move that one day could even pave the way for the country’s integration into the global economy. While North […]
Read more »North Korea: Opening For Business?
June 12th, 2018
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on the potential for North Korea to open its economy: North Korea is one of the world’s most isolated countries. It is ruled by an unpredictable dictator with his finger on the nuclear button. So, who wants to invest there? Well, basically nobody. But leading up to […]
Read more »North Korea Border Town Is Now China’s Hottest Property Market
May 11th, 2018
Via Bloomberg, an article looking at how Dandong’s new-home sales are surging amid Kim’s surprise peace embrace: A North Korea border town has suddenly become China’s new hot property market, as Kim Jong Un’s embrace of peace sparks a buying frenzy. New home sales in Dandong, which sits across the Yalu River from North Korea and […]
Read more »North Korea: From Famine to Free Markets
October 28th, 2017
Via Business Insider, a look at how North Korea is incorporating free markets into its economy — and undergoing a ‘social revolution’ as a result: North Korea’s economy has advanced since the famine of the 1990s, and has begun encouraging entrepreneurship. Unlike earlier times, many citizens now earn wages instead of having the state provide everything […]
Read more »The Opaque Trading Network Keeping North Korea Afloat
September 12th, 2017
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a look at the web of rusty ships and shell companies keeping North Korea afloat despite tightening sanctions: For a Hong Kong company managing a small fleet of cargo ships, Union Link International hoists an exotic array of flags, from China and Tanzania to the Pacific island nations of Niue […]
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