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How the famine years prompted North Korea’s first real enterprise reforms
Economic crisis saw some companies turn to financial self-reliance - with little success
July 5, 2018
The black, the state-run, and the grey: three kinds of markets in N. Korea today
Business often takes place at the intersection of legality and illegality
June 28, 2018
How N. Korea can fix its credibility problem with international investors
Building trust will require compromises, but potential solutions available
June 25, 2018
Risky business? Potential sectors for investment in North Korea
Mining, finance, and infrastructure could be lucrative industries when - and if - sanctions are relieved
June 18, 2018
Art of the deal: commercial contracts in DPRK law
Analysis shows enterprises have been granted unparalleled fiscal autonomy in certain areas of activity
May 30, 2018
North Korea as the next Vietnam? It’s unlikely
"Reform and opening-up" could be highly damaging to political stability
May 15, 2018
Why South Korean politics holds scary lessons for North Korea’s elite
The sorry fates of former ROK heads of state could one day be visited on the Kims
May 8, 2018
The biggest tax cuts in North Korean history
The DPRK's command economy made the abolition of personal income tax largely symbolic
May 7, 2018
Just how planned is the North Korean industrial economy?
Many firms enjoy full fiscal and operational autonomy, but high-priority sectors remain under total state control
May 3, 2018
Mandate for a meeting? The third inter-Korean summit and ROK public opinion
Seoul continues to enjoy majority support for its policy of rapprochement - though that may not last
April 23, 2018
