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[–] CheeseboogersGhost ago 

Do people understand the natural resources just found there?

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[–] derram ago 

https://archive.fo/xSHut :

How Big Is North Korea’s Economy? Pick a Number, Any Number

'So if the numbers on North Korea’s economy are so flawed, then why do agencies bother to publish anything at all?'

'They look like this:Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s landmark summit on June 12 has spurred hope that North Korea may finally open its economy . '

'South Korea’s central bank—considered the most authoritative source for North Korean economic data—uses figures compiled by the government and intelligence agencies to make estimates. '

'Since most projections use the same units for North Korea and South Korea—and South Korea has generally reliable statistics—we can use GDP ratios of the two countries to show how varied the North Korea estimates are:Over a 26-year run, the Bank of Korea has estimated North Korea’s economy to be roughly 1.8 times the size the United Nations thinks it is. '

' Rüdiger Frank, who has studied North Korea since spending a semester in Pyongyang in the early 1990s, says it comes down to supply and demand: “If you keep asking for numbers, they will eventually be produced.”'


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