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Sanctions

Information related to sanctions developments

Italy granted UN sanctions exemption to fund Food Security Office in Pyongyang

Italy granted UN sanctions exemption to fund Food Security Office in Pyongyang

Over 1 million euros to be transferred for Italian firm’s technical support

Italy granted UN sanctions exemption to fund Food Security Office in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 30, 2019
OFAC designates North Korean national working in Vietnam

OFAC designates North Korean national working in Vietnam

Kim Su Il worked for North Korea's Munitions Industry Department

OFAC designates North Korean national working in Vietnam
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 29, 2019
Building a “small deal”: how North Korea sanctions relief might work

Building a “small deal”: how North Korea sanctions relief might work

The DPRK's private sector-dominated industries must be the first to see restrictions lifted

Building a “small deal”: how North Korea sanctions relief might work
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov July 28, 2019
Diesel prices drop in the North Korean capital
NK PRO

Diesel prices drop in the North Korean capital

Lowering consumer prices could indicate healthy supplies

Diesel prices drop in the North Korean capital
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 26, 2019
How sanctions against North Korea impact humanitarian aid – NKNews Podcast Ep.88
Podcast

How sanctions against North Korea impact humanitarian aid – NKNews Podcast Ep.88

The NCNK's Daniel Wertz discusses the impact of sanctions and the difficulties they can pose to NGOs

How sanctions against North Korea impact humanitarian aid – NKNews Podcast Ep.88
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 26, 2019
Oil tanker numbers at Nampho not impacted by sanctions, analysis shows
NK PRO

Oil tanker numbers at Nampho not impacted by sanctions, analysis shows

No discernible downturn in traffic following December 2017 passage of Resolution 2397

Oil tanker numbers at Nampho not impacted by sanctions, analysis shows
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 24, 2019
Russian trade with North Korea falls sharply in May
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Russian trade with North Korea falls sharply in May

Fuel exports fall, along with various agricultural products

Russian trade with North Korea falls sharply in May
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 23, 2019
U.S. charges Chinese firm with North Korea sanctions breaches

U.S. charges Chinese firm with North Korea sanctions breaches

Indictment comes three years after Ma Xiaohong and her company were first designated

U.S. charges Chinese firm with North Korea sanctions breaches
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 23, 2019
N. Korea’s surprisingly international scientific community – NKNews Podcast Ep.87
Podcast

N. Korea’s surprisingly international scientific community – NKNews Podcast Ep.87

Joshua H. Pollack discusses why DPRK researchers can, increasingly, take their work abroad

N. Korea’s surprisingly international scientific community – NKNews Podcast Ep.87
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 23, 2019
Russian objectives in North Korea: the hardening view from Washington

Russian objectives in North Korea: the hardening view from Washington

Despite taking steps with sanctions, Moscow seen as hurdle to U.S. interests on the Korean peninsula

Russian objectives in North Korea: the hardening view from Washington
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna July 22, 2019