Economics
North Korea’s Economy Expanded 1.8% in 2019, UNCTAD Says
Commuters make their way through Kaeson subway station in Pyongyang.
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North Korea’s economy expanded in 2019 for the first time in three years, and is forecast to accelerate in 2020, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.