Tuesday 4 May 2021

North Korea faces economic ruin amid food and medicine shortages

Country’s economy battered by more than a year of border restrictions imposed after the Covid outbreak

North Korea is facing one of the worst economic crises in its 73-year history, amid shortages of food and medicines and warnings of rising unemployment and homelessness.

The country’s economy has been battered by more than a year of border restrictions imposed after the coronavirus outbreak, flooding caused by natural disasters, and international sanctions imposed in response to the regime’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

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