Nigel Cowie
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Nigel Cowie | |
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| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Daedong Credit Bank |
| Known for | co-founder, DCB Finance |
Nigel Cowie is a British banker, who lived in North Korea for two decades from 1995.
Early life
He was educated at the University of Edinburgh.[1]
Career
He worked for
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation before moving to North Korea.[2]
North Korean official, Kim Chol-sam and Cowie created a shell company called "DCB Finance" to circumvent sanctions, help sell arms, and expand its nuclear weapons programme.[1]
Cowie was also CEO of Daedong Credit Bank, which was placed under sanctions.[3]
Cowie is a director of Phoenix Commercial Ventures Limited, a North Korean project finance company.[4]
References
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "The Board". Phoenixcommercialventures.eu. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ Andrew Buncombe. "Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca 'helped firm with links to North Korea's nuclear weapons programme' | Americas | News". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ "The Board". Phoenixcommercialventures.eu. Retrieved 2016-04-06.