North Korea’s Quiet Market Reforms
September 14th, 2015
Via NK News, a report on North Korea’s “quiet” market reforms: Not everybody would agree, but it seems increasingly likely that Kim Jong Un and his administration (whatever that means) are executing a careful set of market-oriented reforms. These reforms bear some similarities to what the Chinese leadership did in the 1970s, though they are […]
Read more »North Korea’s Markets
September 7th, 2015
Via North Korea News, an interesting history of market activity in North Korea: In the last five to seven years, a consensus has emerged among students of North Korea. Pretty much all now agree that since the mid-1990s, North Korea has undergone a dramatic economic and social transformation. The North Korean government remains remarkably reluctant to […]
Read more »North Korea: Seeking Foreign Investors After Deal With Chinese Company
August 13th, 2015
Via the Globe and Mail, an article on North Korea’s recent deal with a Chinese company that may provide a channel for more foreign investment: North Korea is hoping to solicit billions of dollars in foreign investment to rejuvenate its tattered industrial landscape after signing a deal that gives a small Chinese rail company the […]
Read more »China: Betting On North Korea In Gamble To Save Its Rustbelt
July 22nd, 2015
Courtesy of Business Insider, an interesting look at China’s plans to utilize North Korea as part of its strategy to revitalize its NE rustbelt territory: At China’s very farthest limits, a town sandwiched between North Korea and Russia stands at the heart of Beijing’s plan to revitalise its bleak, frigid northeastern rustbelt. Beijing has a […]
Read more »North Korean Economy Evolving
July 17th, 2015
Via NK News, a report on North Korea’s economy which notes that service and construction sectors showed remarkable improvement, while primary industry remained stagnant due to last year’s drought: The Bank of (South) Korea on Friday unveiled the North Korean economic growth rate, noting that its gross domestic product increased 1 percent in 2014 from the previous […]
Read more »North Korea: The Secrets Of Office 39
June 24th, 2015
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting article on how a shadowy organization’s alliance with the Queensway Group is helping Pyongyang bring in cash in the face of isolation: In the middle of last year, the residents of Pyongyang began to notice a new fleet of taxis operating in the North Korean capital. With their maroon and gold […]
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