Business in North Korea. State-owned enterprises

1. Introduction to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
2. North Korean Economy
3. Doing Business in Pyongyang
4. Foreign Trade of North Korea
   1. International Korean Business Centre
5. Transport and Logistics
   1. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, North Korea)
6. Case Study: Doing Business with the DPRK Government
7. Access to the North Korean Market

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea” are:

1. To analyze the North Korean Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
3. To explore the North Korean trade relations with the student's country

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in North Korea” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters in International Business for North Korean Students.

Languages: or Corea del Norte Corée du Nord.

Credits of the Subject “Doing Business in North Korea”: 1

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a member of:

1. Asian Development Bank
2. Economic Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
3. Food and agriculture Organization
4. United Nations
5. International Telecommunications Union
6. United Nations Development Programme
7. Global System of Trade Preferences
8. World Health Organization
9. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
10. IMF (Not-Member)
11. World Meteorological Organization
12. Nonaligned Movement

On July 2000, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea began participating in the ASEAN Regional Forum.

Trade Facilitation.

1. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)
2. Is not a member of the
   1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
      1. Kyoto Convention

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

1. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Asia) has a centralized Government under the absolute control of the communist Korean Workers' Party
2. Kim Il-Sung ruled North Korea from 1948 until his death on July 1994
3. North Korean population: 24 million people
4. North Korean Capital: Pyongyang
5. Borders of North Korea: China and South Korea. Japan (by sea)
6. Language: Korean (석사 무 역 및 국제 마케팅)
7. Type of State: North Korea is a socialist state
8. Independence from Japan: 1945
9. Area of North Korea: 120,540 km²
10. Currency: North Korean Won

North Korean Economy.

1. North Korean industry is operating at only a small fraction of his capacity owing to the lack of fuel, spare parts, and other inputs
2. North Korean agriculture and fisheries: 21.6% of GDP
3. Index of Economic Freedom (Heritage) of North Korea score is 1, making the least free economy in the Index.
   1. North Korea ranks last out of forty-one countries in the Asia-Pacific region
4. North Korea has the highest percentage of military personnel per capita in the World

International Trade and Business in North Korea:

International Trade of North Korea.

1. North Korean Government controls all imports and exports, and formal trade is minimal
2. North Korea usually does not welcome Foreign Direct Investment
3. Main North Korean exports products are minerals, non-ferrous metals, garments, chemicals/plastics, machinery/electric and electronic products, animal products, wood products, vegetable products, and precious metals
4. Most of exported products from the Kaesong Industrial Complex are distributed in South Korea; a small quantity, 18% of the Kaesong Industrial Complex products is exported to international markets
5. International Trade between the North and South Korea, legalized in 1988, had risen to near 1.68 billion dollars, much of it related to out-processing or assembly work undertaken by firms of South Korea in the Kaesong Industrial Complex
6. Top North Korean import products are minerals, petroleum, machinery/electronics, vegetable products, textiles, chemicals, non-ferrous metals, plastics, vehicles, and animal products
7. The largest North Korean trade partners are China, South Korea, Singapore, India, and Russia
8. China is the largest Foreign Direct Investment source (FDI)

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea also expanded its bilateral diplomatic ties, establishing diplomatic relations with Italy, the Philippines, Australia, Canada, the UK, Germany, and many other European Countries.