Institute for Far East Studies (IFES) NK Brief No. 07-8-22-1 The Bank of Korea released a report on August 17 that details economic estimates on a variety of sectors in North Korea. Overall, North Korea’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 1.1 percent during 2006, the first time since 1999 that the North has failed to … Continue reading DPRK Economic Growth Estimates for 2006