North Korean finance chief executed for botched currency reform

Guardian – Pak Nam-gi killed by firing squad after currency reform worsened markets, but many see him as a scapegoat. North Korea has executed a senior official blamed for currency reforms that damaged the already ailing economy and potentially affected the succession, a news agency in South Korea reported today. Pak Nam-gi was killed by firing squad last week, said Yonhap, citing multiple sources. The Workers party chief for planning and the economy had not been seen in public since January. Read article

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