North Korea’s annual trade fairs are notable for providing both participants and observers a unique opportunity to gain a detailed understanding of emerging economic trends and consumer developments inside the country.

Furthermore, due to the all-encompassing nature of the international sanctions regime, they also provide a means to understand how policies designed to stimulate DPRK denuclearization are, and are not, having impact on the ground.

Though NK Pro has already published a number of news and analyses about aspects of the recently-held Spring Pyongyang International Trade Fair, a holistic review of the entire event