A new North Korean publication has confirmed what has been evident and rumored for some time: that markets are integral to the country’s official exchange rates.
In any other country this would be the first sentence in a beginner's textbook on foreign currency markets, but in the DPRK, this marks a major admission of the central role that markets play in North Korean life.
A new North Korean publication has confirmed what has been evident and rumored for some time: that markets are integral to the country’s official exchange rates.
In any other country this would be the first sentence in a beginner's textbook on foreign currency markets, but in the DPRK, this marks a major admission of the central role that markets play in North Korean life.
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