A Wall Street legend and former partner of George Soros says he is willing to invest his entire wealth into North Korea and is on the look out for potential investment opportunities through China.
The Quantum Fund co-founder and prolific commodities trader Jim Rogers made headlines last year by suggesting North Korea would become a profitable emerging market and purchasing 20 one-ounce gold coins from the state owned Korea Pugang Coins Corporation to make the point.
Now, just a year on, Rogers is eyeing up new opportunities to move into one of the world’s last frontier markets, telling
A Wall Street legend and former partner of George Soros says he is willing to invest his entire wealth into North Korea and is on the look out for potential investment opportunities through China.
The Quantum Fund co-founder and prolific commodities trader Jim Rogers made headlines last year by suggesting North Korea would become a profitable emerging market and purchasing 20 one-ounce gold coins from the state owned Korea Pugang Coins Corporation to make the point.
Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.
