Sanctions Evasion Without Banks

PyongyangNorth Korea now earns without touching banks.

The tactic shows what a maximum-pressure sanctions campaign converges on after twenty years.

IT workers hired remotely under stolen identities, crypto theft and shipping fraud all bypass the banking system sanctions rely on.

Ordinary North Koreans see none of the money, and overseas labourers’ wages are seized at source.

Sources: Lowy Interpreter