| Type | Company | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DIŞ TİCARET BANKASI (FOREIGN TRADE BANK/FTB) · FOREIGN TRADE BANK (FTB) · FOREIGN TRADE BANK (FTB). · FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF THE D.P.R. OF KOREA · FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | F Bank · FTB · Foreign Trade Bank of the DPRK · Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Korea Trade Bank · | [sources] | |||
| Weak alias | MOOYOKBANK | [sources] | |||
| Incorporation date | not available | [sources] | |||
| Jurisdiction | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Description | "Foreign Trade Bank is a state-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation (KKBC. KPe.025)." Blocked by SWIFT in March 2017. Manages State foreign exchange transactions and diplomatic accounts. Reportedly established a Dandong branch in China in 2002. Legal proceedings indicate that the bank continued to operate or control China-based accounts after China indicated that it had notified the Panel that it had “taken corresponding measures in accordance with the requirement of the resolutions [and] closed all the representative offices of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea financial institutions in China in 2016. Russian authorities also confirmed in 2019 that the bank had ceased all operations in 2016. · Licensed by the Central Bank of the DPRK. Established by Unaforte in 2014 as a subordinate enterprise to provide financial support and loans to Chinese investors in mining and real estate projects in Rason. | [sources] | |||
| PermID | 5001108036 | [sources] | |||
| Phone | +850 2 18111 · +85023814467 | [sources] | |||
| Registration number | not available | [sources] | |||
| SWIFT/BIC | FTBDKPP1 · FTBDKPPY | [sources] | |||
| Unique Entity ID | NFAAXJ26P9Z9 · R9ESL3GKB716 · V9JGSSZT8QY5 | [sources] | |||
| Status | Active | [sources] | |||
| Address | FTB BUILDING JUNGSONG-DONG CENTRAL DISTRICT PYONGYANG PYONGYANG KOREA (DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF) · FTB BUILDING SUNGRI STREET JUNGSONG- DONG PYONGYANG KOREA (DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF) · FTB BUILDING, JUNGSONG-DONG, CENTRAL DISTRICT, PYONGYANG · FTB Building, Jungsong-dong, Central District Pyongyang Democratic People's Republic of Korea · FTB Building, Jungsong-dong, Central District Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea · | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org · | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Foreign Trade Bank is a state-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation. SWIFT/BIC: FTBDKPPY.
Foreign Trade Bank is a State-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation.
Foreign Trade Bank is a State-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation.
(Date of UN designation: 2017-08-05)
Foreign Trade Bank is a State-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation.
SWIFT/BIC: FTBDKPPY.
Foreign Trade Bank is a State-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation.
est une banque d'État qui fait office de principale banque cambiste de la RPDC et a procuré un soutien financier déterminant à la Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation
Foreign Trade Bank is a state-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation. SWIFT/BIC: FTBDKPPY.
Foreign Trade Bank is a state-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation. SWIFT/BIC: FTBDKPPY.
Other information: Foreign Trade Bank is a state-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation. SWIFT/BIC: FTBDKPPY.
FTB; Mooyokbank; Korea Trading Bank
エフ・ティー・ビー;ムヨクバンク;コリア・トレーディング・バンク
SWIFT/BIC:FTBDKPPY
SWIFT/BIC:FTBDKPPY
According to Annex XXIII (p. 130) of the UN Panel of Experts June 2013 report, the Foreign Trade Bank established a branch in Dandong, China, in 2002.
According to a claim on an online self-made claim (see Annex 15-13, p. 302, of the UN Panel of Experts February 2017 report), First Eastern bank is "fully independent and doesn't require proof of identity. It is not subject to the jurisdiction of China or DPRK and is not required to report to the Chinese government or the DPRK government!".
Adresse : FTB Building, Jungsong-dong, Central District, Pyongyang, RPDC SWIFT/BIC: FTBDKPPY
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's primary foreign currency exchange bank
Foreign Trade Bank is a state-owned bank and acts as the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation. SWIFT/BIC: FTBDKPPY.
(also NORTH KOREA'S FOREIGN TRADE BANK)
(also FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
Foreign Trade Bank is a state-owned bank and acts as the DPRKs primary foreign exchange bank and has provided key financial support to the Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation. SWIFT/BIC: FTBDKPPY.
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | - | |||
| Address | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full address | Country | |
| FTB Building, Jungsong-dong, Central District, Pyongyang | North Korea | |
| Agents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Mingzheng International Trading Limited Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - | |
| Assets and shares | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Dandong Zhongsheng Industry & Trade Co., Ltd. Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - | - |
| Australia | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | North Korea Sanctions | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |
| Moldova | Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova | Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluția 1718 (2006) | - | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |
| North Korea |
| 北朝鮮平壌特別市中区域中城洞FTBビルディング | - |
| Jin Hyok Ri Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - |
| Wei SUN Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - |
| Kyong Nam Kim Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - |
| Jong Sung Hyok Debarred entity · Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - |
| Kim Sung Ha | Representative in Hunchun, China | - | - | |
| CHU HYO'K Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Former overseas Deputy representative | - | - | |
| Ri Myong Jin | FTB’s Representative in Pyongyang | - | - | |
| Ri Jin Hyok | Representative in Zhuhai, China | - | ||
| Jong Won Ri Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Moscow-based Deputy Representative | - | - | |
| Chun Hwan Ri Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Representative based in Zhuhai, China | - | - | |
| Myong Hun Ri Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Representative | - | - | |
| Chun Song RI Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Representative based in Beijing, China and had a signing authority for a United States dollar account at the Arab Tunisian Bank in the name of the Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - | - | |
| Jo Kwang Chol | Employee | - | - | |
| Ja Hyong KU Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Chief Representative based in Libya | - | - |
| Kumgang Bank Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Kumgang Bank is described as a "window" of the Foreign Trade Bank | - | - | |
| Unaforte Ltd. | First Eastern Bank is a subsidiary of Unaforte | - | ||
| Jo Un Hui | Member | - | - | |
| Rason Una Forte Ltd. Co. | Affiliated | - | - | |
| Unha Daesong Trading Company | Affiliated | - | - | |
| Korea Ungum Corporation Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Korea Ungum Corporation acted as a front company for the Foreign Trade Bank | - | - | |
| Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation (KKBC) Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | KKBC is subordinate to the Foreign Trade Bank | - | - | |
| Ho Yong Il Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Associate | - | - |
| Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Affiliated with the Central Bank of the DPRK | - | - | |
| Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation (KKBC) Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| Kartos | Kartos is a front company of the Foreign Trade Bank | - | - | |
| Foreign Trade Bank (Moscow Representative Office) | Representative office | - | - | |
| Foreign Trade Bank (Shenyang Representative Office) | Representative office | - | - | |
| BANK SPUTNIK CJSC Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Banking relationship with approval of the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee | - |