North Korea's Surprising Economic Boom | The Capital Cable #137 ^21.1%

CSIS - 7/2/2026, 10:00 AM

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The Wall Street Journal recently called North Korea "the world's most surprising economic success story," and The New York Times described the "miraculous transformation" under Kim Jong-un: 3.7 percent growth in 2024, a Pyongyang building boom, and a capital remade by Chinese cars and Russian cash. What is driving it, what does the view... more