Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program ground to a halt last week, when officials froze $25 million in bank funds. Experts believe the Macau-based accounts serve as a lynchpin for Pyongyang's official and underground economic activities. From ginseng exports to counterfeit cigarettes, we explore North Korea's economy.
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North Korea's Trade Ties
Listen Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2007 at 1:06 p.m. in Conflict, Economy
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Marcus Noland
Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics; Visiting Professor, Yale University; co-author, âFamine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reformâ (Columbia University Press)
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