Daedong Credit Bank

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

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

  • North Korea's illicit activities

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. U.S. sanctions North Korea bank as it targets weapons program Reuters, 27 June 2013, 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^