N.Korea bullish on economy amid cash reform panic
AFP - 34 minutes agoNorth Korea Friday hailed efforts to build a strong socialist economy but kept silent about its shock currency revaluation which has reportedly sparked fury and frustration.
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North Korea Friday hailed efforts to build a strong socialist economy but kept silent about its shock currency revaluation which has reportedly sparked fury and frustration.
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SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea revamped its national currency for the first time in 17 years, reports said Tuesday - a move that appeared aimed at reviving its dilapidated economy by curbing inflation and black market trading.
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North Korea revalued its national currency for the first time in decades in a bid to fight inflation and flush out the black market money trade, reports said Tuesday — a move that sent residents of the communist state scrambling to convert hoarded money into foreign currencies.
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