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North Korea’s Central Bank: lender, regulator, and inflation fighter
Relatively unimportant before marketization, the Central Bank's rise reflects the increasing power of money in the DPRK
Strengthening state control, North Korea partially scraps foreign trade reforms
Recent revisions to Foreign Trade Act point to a rollback of key planks in the Kim Jong Un-era reform agenda
The seventh congress: a Workers’ Party meeting delayed for over three decades
The event, originally planned for 1986, was pushed back, then shelved, and then finally revived and held in 2016
New book confirms radical changes to North Korean foreign exchange rate system
Recently-released publication offers a rare window into the world of the DPRK monetary policy
This is what sanctions enforcement looks like: maximum pressure and prices
Data reveals the wider impact of an effective oil embargo in late 2017
The North Korean oil market: an analysis of the data
Trends indicate fuel prices remain relatively stable and only loosely linked to global prices
How the North Korean state could make life easier for the “Donju”
DPRK policymakers have a range of ways to expand opportunities for the entrepreneurial class
What to expect at this week’s fifth Kim-Xi summit
Talks in Pyongyang come at a critical time for both sides, though concrete outcomes may be limited
The Wonsan-Kumgang zone in comparative perspective: Rason, past and present
While overly-ambitious, the Rason project offers some important lessons for future DPRK SEZs
How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the corn market
The data does not indicate that the supply situation has dramatically worsened this year
