Eighth Annual North Korea Economic Forum Conference

North Korea’s economy continues to evolve amid changing development priorities, efforts to strengthen economic management, and shifting domestic and external conditions. The 2026 North Korea Economic Forum (NKEF) Annual Conference, “North Korea’s Economy in Transition: Policies, Markets, and Industrial Change,” will bring together leading experts to assess the current state and trajectory of the North Korean economy. The conference will examine North Korea’s economic policies and development priorities, as well as what recent movements in prices and exchange rates reveal about markets and the