Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) NK Brief No.10-01-29-1 2010-01-29    The director of the (North) Korea Institute of Social Sciences has publically stated that the shocking currency reforms announced last November were aimed at filling the state’s public finance coffers. In an interview for the Choson Sinbo, a newspaper distributed by the pro-North ‘General Association … Continue reading DPRK scholar admits currency reform goal was expanded public finances