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Korea Daesong Bank

Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity

Korea Daesong Bank is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	Choson Taesong Unhaeng · KOREA DAESONG BANK · Korea Daesong Bank · Taesong Bank · مصروف كوريا دايسونغ · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	CHOSON TAESONG UNHAENG · Chosen Taesong Unhaeng · Choson Taesong Unhaeng · Choson Taesong Unhaeng, · Chosong Taesong Unhaeng · 10 more...				[sources]
Incorporation date	not available				[sources]
Jurisdiction	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Description	Key player in North Korean international business activities. Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Workers’ Party of Korea (KPe.030). Blocked by SWIFT in March 2017.				[sources]
E-Mail	kdb@co.chesin.com				[sources]
ID Number	`BIC: KDBKKPPYXXX` · `SWIFT/BIC (North Korea): KDBKKPPY`				[sources]
PermID	`4296017399`				[sources]
Phone	+850 2 381 4576 · +850218111 · +85023818221				[sources]
Registration number	`L33EZ4ZGNYL3`				[sources]
SWIFT/BIC	`KDBKKPPY`				[sources]
Status	Active				[sources]
Address	North Korea · Pyongyang, North Korea · SEGORI-DONG, GYONGHEUNG ST. POTONGGANG DISTRICT, PYONGYANG, PRK · Segori-dong, Gyongheung St. Potonggang District Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea · Segori-dong, Gyongheung St. Potonggang District, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · 5 more...				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2024-11-21	Last processed	2024-11-21	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Korea Workers’ Party. SWIFT/BIC: KDBKKPPY

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Workers Party of Korea, a designated entity.

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-11-21

SWIFT/BIC: KDBKKPPY

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Korea Workers’ Party.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Workers Party of Korea, a designated entity.

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-11-21

appartient au Bureau 39 du Parti des travaillleurs de Corée (une entité désignée) et est contrôlée par lui

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Korea Workers’ Party. SWIFT/BIC: KDBKKPPY

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Korea Workers’ Party. SWIFT/BIC: KDBKKPPY

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Other information: Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Korea Workers’ Party. SWIFT/BIC: KDBKKPPY

— Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations, 2024-10-25

Choson Taesong Unhaeng；Taesong Bank

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People, 2023-04-20

SWIFT/BIC：KDBKKPPY

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People, 2023-04-20

チョソン・テソン・ウンハン；テソン・バンク

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People, 2023-04-20

Choson Taesong Unhaeng; Taesong Bank

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People, 2023-04-20

SWIFT/BIC：KDBK KP PY

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People, 2023-04-20

チョソン・テソン・ウンハン；テソン・バンク

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People, 2023-04-20

Annex X (p. 63) of the UN Panel of Experts June 2012 report features Telex numbers 360230 and 37041 KDP KP; TGMS daesongbank.

— DPRK Reports non-official source, 2023-08-08

Adresse : Segori-dong, rue Gyongheung district de Pot'onggang, Pyongyang, RPDC

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

Банк «Дэсон» находится в собственности и под контролем Управления 39 Трудовой партии Кореи.

— 2021-11-21

Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Korea Workers’ Party. SWIFT/BIC: KDBKKPPY

— UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions, 2023-04-20

PHONE 850 2 381 8221; PHONE 850 2 18111 ext. 8221; FAX 850 2 381 4576; TELEX 360230 and 37041 KDP KP; TGMS daesongbank; EMAIL kdb@co.chesin.com

— US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, 2023-04-20

Daesong Bank is owned and controlled by Office 39 of the Korea Workers Party. SWIFT/BIC: KDBKKPPY

— South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions, 2024-10-29

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Segori-dong, Gyongheung Street, Pyongyang, DPR Korea	North Korea
北朝鮮平壌特別市普通江区域セゴリ洞慶興通り	-
Segori-dong, Gyongheung St. Potonggang District, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Segori-dong, Gyongheung St., Potonggang District, Pyongyang · Segori-dong, Gyongheung St., Potonggang District, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF · Segori-dong, Gyongheung, St. Potonggang District, Pyongyang	North Korea

Agents
Agent	Role	Start date	End date
In Chun O	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-

Employees
Employee	Role	Start date	End date
Ko Il Hwan	Representative in Shenyang, China	2018	-
Choe Song Nam	Representative	-	-
Kim Sang Ho	Representative based in Yanji, China	-	-
PAK MUN IL	Former overseas representative based in Yanji, China	-	-
KIM CHOL SAM	Employee	2000	2003
Kim Myong Jin	Employee	2018	-
PAE WON UK	Representative based in Beijing, China	-	-
Kim Chol Ok	Representative in Indonesia	-	-
Kang Min	Representative based in Beijing, China	-	-
O In Jun	Representative in Vladivostok	-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Daedong Credit Bank	Korea Daesong Bank is a joint venture partner and 30% owner of Daedong Credit Bank	-	-
Taesong Group	Korea Daesong Bank is part of the Taesong Group	-	-
Peregrine DPRK Holdings Ltd.	Joint venture partners	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Golden Star Bank	Golden Star Bank is a subsidiary of Korea Daesong Bank	-	2004
Korea Daesong Bank (Shenyang Representative Office)	Representative office	-	-
OFFICE 39	Korea Daesong Bank is subordinate to and the financial arm of Office 39	-	-
Korea Daesong Economic Group	Korea Daesong Bank is part of Korea Daesong Economic Group	-	-
OFFICE 39	related-to	-	-
Korea Daesong Bank (Dandong Representative Office)	Representative office	-	-
Korea Daesong Bank (Dalian Representative Office)	Representative office	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Ministry of Finance	北朝鮮に関連する国際連合安全保障理事会決議に基づく資産凍結等の措置の対象となる者（団体）	2016-12-09	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	1718 (DPRK)	2016-12-01	-
Ministry of Finance	国際平和のための国際的な努力に我が国として寄与するために講ずる資産凍結等の措置の対象となる	2013-08-30	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN	The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2016-11-30	-
Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova	Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluția 1718 (2006)	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 18 May 2016 on measures against North Korea (SR 946.231.127.6), annexes 1 et 6	2016-11-30	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 30/11/2016 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509)	-	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
UN Security Council	Resolution 2321 (2016)	-	-
Financial Intelligence Centre	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016-11-30	-
United Nations Security Council	DPRK	2016-11-30	-
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry	-	-	-
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Treasury and Finance - Financial Crimes Investigation Board	Asset freezes within the scope of Articles 3.A and 3.B of Law No. 7262, aimed at preventing the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	PRK	2017-09-01	-
State Finance Monitoring Service	Резолюція РБ ООН 1718 (2006)	2017-01-03	-
Federal Public Service Finance	PRK	2017-09-01	-
Isreali Ministry of Finance	-	2018-03-12	-

Data sources

South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions876

The South African FIC sanctions list, largely based on UN Security Council sanctions.

South Africa · FIC

Ukraine SFMS Blacklist872

Ukraine's financial intelligence unit publishes this list of sanctioned individuals.

Ukraine · SFMS

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,238

The Security Council's set of sanctions serve as the foundation for most national sanctions lists.

UNSC

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,277

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,598

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Japan METI End User List699

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · METI

DPRK Reports5,540

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,678

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,986

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

US SAM Procurement Exclusions120,096

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction List708

This dataset contains both UN-mandated and the national sanctions designations for Qatar (Targeted Financial Sanctions).

Qatar · NCTC

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,150

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)2,219

Individuals, entities, and organizations whose assets are frozen by the Republic of Türkiye based on United Nations Security Council resolutions, requests from foreign countries, domestic decisions, and efforts to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Türkiye · MASAK

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Moldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD698

Sanctions on persons and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of masss destruction

Moldova · CAS-SIS

Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations236

List of entities and individuals subject to sanctions under the Prevention of Distribution and Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction Law

Israel · Isreali Ministry of Finance

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

PermID Open Data2,939

Permanent Identifier (PermID) is a reference data spine offered by LSEG/Refinitiv to help create unique identifiers for organizations that are publicly listed.

External dataset · LSEG · non-official source

Source data IDs: eu-fsf-eu-4105-82 · ch-seco-35557 · au-dfat-2662-korea-daesong-bank · ru-wmd-119-kpe-035 · ja-mof-ebaf1cc230df9059d1c2aad8889858f7d8f66e07 · jp-eul-d86b2eb17e4a577378f9e06bd324128bc9299bd3 · gb-hmt-11286 · il-wmd-91871202a46edd4c0f33179a3c3c4a6bdf8504f4 · fr-ga-2360 · ua-sfms-1447 · ofac-12312 · permid-4296017399 · kprusi-1cc9d1d89219f588e9097e9d97478fa197ce65eb · md-terr-fd04868d4c784518d5f5b7b4ca15030ddd815d4d · unsc-6908552 · ja-mof-21003d28af36ae37fc7adfad30eea3115f4203e1 · usgsa-s4mr3rhn4 · tr-fcib-a7c18132b430f7069cd77e532890d0496e970af0 · mc-freezes-23cd56f0da2b0243db038aaf4cc741c28e646191 · au-dfat-3212-korea-daesong-bank · zafic-134-korea-daesong-bank · gb-fcdo-dpr0147 · bic-KDBKKPPY · qa-nctc-6908552-korea-daesong-bank

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