Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

	Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Chosŏn'gŭl	조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행
Hancha	朝鮮民主主義人民共和國中央銀行
Revised Romanization	Joseon Minjujueui Inmin Gonghwaguk Jungang Eunhaeng
McCune–Reischauer	Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Chungang Ǔnhaeng

Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행
Joseon Minjujueui Inmin Gonghwaguk Jungang Eunhaeng
	Emblem of North Korea
Headquarters	58-1 Mansu Dong, Sungri Street, Central District, Pyongyang[1]
Coordinates	39°01′39″N 125°45′17″E[2]
Established	1947
President	Kim Chon-gyun
Central bank of	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Currency	North Korean won; KPW (ISO 4217)

The Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is North Korea's central bank. Established on December 6, 1947, it issues the North Korean wŏn. The Bank is subordinated to the Cabinet of North Korea. Since 2014, the president of the bank is Kim Chon-gyun.[3] He was preceded by Paek Ryong-chon since 2011.[4]

History

On February 15, 1946, a central bank of North Korea was announced, which was to be under the control of the Soviet military.[5] However, the bank failed to accomplish its objectives, being unable to meet its costs of operation, and the 100 million wŏn capitalisation was ineffective.[6] The North Korean Interim People's Committee did not look upon the bank favorably, and chose instead to work through the Farmers' Bank, which also existed at the time.[6] By late 1946, banking functions were consolidated into two main institutions, the Central Bank and Farmer's Bank. In June 1947, around 1,000 million wŏn was concentrated in the Central Bank, allowing it to extend credits totalling 900 million wŏn for economic rehabilitation.[7] The consolidation reflected a return to the original objectives of the People's Committee, which wanted closer control over the economy; any banking people opposed to the changes within the system were removed from their posts.[7] On December 6, 1947, a comprehensive program of currency reform was announced.

In 1959, the Central and Farmers' banks were merged to form the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Foreign Trade Bank was established to handle the Central Bank's international business.[8]

The Central Bank has over 220 branches.[8] It operates the Chŏnsŏng electronic cash card.[9]

Presidents

Pyon Song-u, ?-1987-1989-?[10][11]
Chong Song-taek, ?-1990-2000[12][13][14]
Kim Wan-su, 2000-2009[15]
Ri Kwang-gon, 2009-2010-?
Paek Ryong-chon, 2011-2014
Kim Chon-gyun, 2014-

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Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

History

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References

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