How Kim Jong Un’s state is taming trade outside North Korea’s general markets

Where do North Koreans buy their food and daily necessities in 2026? Most still go to the general markets that have anchored the country’s private economy for two decades. A growing share of trade, however, now happens outside their gates: in state-run grain stores, private shops, wholesale warehouses and even over the phone. North Korea’s […]

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