1 | But this may be to ensure the monopoly of the state firm. | |
2 | If our member states have questions or concerns, we want to hear these questions and concerns raised. | |
3 | As with other state resources in North Korea, the railway system has military uses. | |
4 | Rather, it was a staid state-owned firm until it was privatised in 1997. | |
5 | Much of this kind of informal lending actually is conducted by, or through, the major state banks. |