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Information related to companies trading in and out of North Korea
Fewer luxuries on sale at North Korea’s Daesong Department Store, photos show
Exclusive photos show domestic products fill shelves but far fewer luxury goods on display than before the pandemic
November 9, 2022
Egypt’s Orascom to receive loan worth $80M from North Korea cell network
Firm behind Koryolink has struggled to make money from the project or transfer funds outside the DPRK
November 2, 2022
North Korea’s markets are not a revolutionary force for political change
DPRK entrepreneurs are dependent on and captive to state actors, giving them little incentive to challenge the regime
November 1, 2022
New photos give first look inside renovated Japanese luxury store in Pyongyang
Exclusive images show South Korean clothes and Japanese electronics on sale in possible violation of UN sanctions
October 31, 2022
Rollerblading through Kim Il Sung Square – Ep. 258
Charles Thirlwall discusses the explosion of international business interest in North Korea at the turn of the century
October 18, 2022
South Korea announces first unilateral sanctions on North Korea in five years
New designations on over 30 persons and organizations are response to DPRK’s recent missile ‘provocations,’ Seoul says
October 14, 2022
Guns and NFTs: UN report spotlights ‘unhindered’ North Korea sanctions evasion
A roundup of NK News and NK Pro coverage of the Panel of Experts’ findings on fuel smuggling, novel cybercrimes and more
October 10, 2022
US issues new sanctions in latest crackdown on North Korean fuel imports
Designation of two individuals and three companies accused of smuggling oil follows series of recent DPRK missile tests
October 8, 2022
US company fined $115k for sending gift cards, other goods to North Korea
Treasury says Tango Cards faced nearly $10m in fines, but disclosed the violations and cooperated with authorities
October 3, 2022
Foreign liquors, cosmetics among sanctioned goods on sale in Pyongyang: Photos
Luxury brands and Chinese industrial goods on offer despite North Korea’s border restrictions, exclusive photos show
September 27, 2022
