North Korea mobilizes emergency funds to hold fuel prices amid global oil spike

2026-03-18 - 19:50

North Korea has injected millions of dollars in emergency funds to prevent domestic fuel prices from spiraling out of control amid a surge in global oil prices triggered by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, Daily NK has learned. A source in North Pyongan province told Daily NK on Wednesday that Pyongyang issued an emergency directive on March 8 ordering provincial trade bureaus and banks to... Source