The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant effects on public health and has resulted in the disruptions of domestic economics in North Korea. While Pyongyang claims that it has no cases of COVID-19, North Korea has taken extreme precautions, including sealing their border with China; this has crippled their economy. Please join the North Korea Economic Forum of the GW Institute for Korean Studies for an online discussion on how North Korea has been managing its economic crisis. Four experts will assess the pandemic’s impact on the economic indicators and the direction of economic policy and suggest the indicators to watch for whether North Korea’s economy is in a major crisis, or if it is muddling through.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-north-korea-economic-forum-tickets-14…
Speakers
Bradley Babson, Consultant and Member, World Economic Forum Global Futures Council on the Korean Peninsula
Eul-Chul Lim, Professor, Kyungnam University
Michele Chao Choy, Data Journalist, NK News
Rachel Minyoung Lee, Former North Korea Collection Expert & Analyst, Open Source Enterprise (CIA)
Yonho Kim, Associate Research Professor of Practice and Associate Director GW Institute for Korean Studies, the George Washington University (Moderator)