New N.Korean Currency Sees Runaway Inflation

Choson Ilbo 1/6/10 North Korea’s currency reform has apparently failed to tame inflation. The state has paid the first salaries since the shock currency reform late last year, with the State Security Department and the Ministry of Public Security, the frontline agencies dedicated to protection of the regime, paying soldiers 6,000 won each — 3,000 … Continue reading New N.Korean Currency Sees Runaway Inflation