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Revealed: Pyongyang’s new Central Bank headquarters

Does new, larger building imply new responsibilities for Central Bank?

Curtis Melvin July 3, 2013

Revealed: Pyongyang’s new Central Bank headquarters

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Several sources have revealed to NK News that the DPRK is building a new headquarters for the Central Bank in Pyongyang.

Historically the Central Bank has occupied an important role in the official economy of the DPRK.

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Curtis Melvin

Curtis Melvin a researcher at the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS and contributor to NK News Pro. He is also editor of North Korean Economy Watch, one of the longest running DPRK blogs, as well as creator and manager of a database of the most extensive Google Earth imagery work on North Korea.

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