Daedong Credit Bank

Daedong Credit Bank (DCB) is a North Korean bank, established in 1995, and based in the country's capital, Pyongyang.[1]

Not to be confused with Daesong Bank.
Daedong Credit Bank
IndustryBank
Founded1995 (1995)
Headquarters
Pyongyang
,
North Korea
Websitewww.daedongcreditbank.com

DCB has been on the US Treasury sanctions list since June 2013, for "its role in supporting Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction program".[2][3][4] Also sanctioned were DCB Financial Limited, and its representative, Kim Chol-sam, and Son Mun San, the external affairs bureau chief of North Korea's Bureau of Atomic Energy.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Daedong Credit Bank". Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. "North Korean Economy Watch". North Korean Economy Watch. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  3. Paige Gance (27 June 2013). "U.S. sanctions North Korea bank as it targets weapons program". Reuters. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  4. "Treasury Sanctions Bank, Front Company, and Official Linked to North Korean Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs". treasury.gov. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

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