[2024 in Review] North Korea’s Economy: It’s All About Money
Financial issues plagued North Korea in 2024 with efforts to stop hyperinflation and currency debasement suddenly coming unraveled.
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Financial issues plagued North Korea in 2024 with efforts to stop hyperinflation and currency debasement suddenly coming unraveled.
President Yoon Suk-yeol, like many of his peers, try to disentangle likely changes in US economic policies by the second Trump administration.
South Korea eked out a disappointing 0.1 percent gain from Q2. In contrast, the US showed a 2.8 percent growth, down slightly from 3 percent.
With a host of pending initiatives, here are some of the top economic issues for the US-Korea relationship in the next US administration.
There were four main themes in this year’s meeting: moderating inflation, low growth, fiscal stress, and geopolitical risk.
As the world looks beyond China to secure tungsten, concerns arise in Seoul about the limitations on its autonomy over this vital metal.
Is South Korea doing enough to achieve the just-in-case strategy, in particular with the integration of industrial robots?
Explore major Korean investments spurred by the IRA in communities across the United States on our new interactive map.
Difficult economic reforms are needed for North Korea to stabilize its currency.
A weaker dollar's benefits for US manufacturing may be dubious, but its costs to the United States, Korea, and the global economy are clear.
Q3 2024 witnessed a number of pivotal partnerships and deals across a wide range of industries as well as a plethora of high-level dialogues.
The port strikes should renew attention on economic security and efforts to promote stability in global commerce.
Donald Trump’s campaign position to implement tariffs of up to 10 percent echoes Richard Nixon’s enactment of a 10 percent tariff on all imported goods...
Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump helped narrow down the key economic issues on the docket.
One perplexing trend is the less sanguine numbers reported on the general perception about the country’s macroeconomic performance.