Taesong Bank
Native name | 조선대성은행 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bank |
| Headquarters | Segori-dong, Gyongheung St., Potonggang District, Pyongyang , North Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 대성은행 |
| Hancha | 大成銀行 |
| Revised Romanization | Daeseong eunhaeng |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taesŏng ŭnhaeng |
Korea Taesong Bank (Korean: 조선 대성 은행; sometimes called Daesong Bank, Dae-Sung Bank or Taesong General Trading Corporation; in Japan called Chosun Tae Seong-Unhan; Tae-bank, Choson Taesong Unhaeng) is a North Korean financial institution.
The Korea Taesong Bank is reportedly controlled by Room 39.
The Golden Star Bank, founded as a corporation in Vienna, Austria, was the only North Korean bank in Europe but was closed in 2004, was a subsidiary of the Taesong Bank. Kwon Yong-nok was an auditor of the Golden Star Bank.
"Taesong Bank, which received remittances from Mt. Kumgang tourism, is controlled by Room 39, and is also in charge of the exports of agricultural and fisheries products."