Ever since September, when the U.S. Treasury Department claimed that his main banking partner was laundering money for the North Korean government, the going has been tough for Nigel Cowie and his Daedong Credit Bank. Daedong, which operates out of three converted guest rooms in a Pyongyang hotel and provides retail services to foreigners doing business in one of the world's last Communist states, has found itself struggling to replace its outside partners.
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