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Cheil Credit Bank

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Cheil Credit Bank is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	CHEIL CREDIT BANK · Cheil Credit Bank · First Trust Bank Corporation · チェイル・クレジット・バンク				[sources]
Other name	Cheil Credit Bank · DPRK First Credit Bank · FIRST CREDIT BANK · First Credit Bank · First Trust Bank · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	KYONGYONG CREDIT BANK				[sources]
Incorporation date	not available				[sources]
Jurisdiction	not available				[sources]
Country	China · North Korea				[sources]
Description	Joint venture, established in 2008 by Miracle Commerce Pte. Ltd. and its CEO William Toh (a.k.a. Toh Hwee Howe), handling trade of foreign-invest DPRK firms with Russia. Belongs to the Workers' Party of Korea (DPRK).				[sources]
ID Number	`BIC: KYCBKPPYXXX`				[sources]
Phone	+850 2 433-1575 (02-433-1575) · 961-0003 · 961-3331				[sources]
Registration number	`ZSYFLE2T5GK5`				[sources]
SWIFT/BIC	`KYCBKPPY`				[sources]
Address	3-18 PYONGYANG INFORMATION CENTER, POTONGGANG DISTRICT, PYONGYANG, PRK · 3-18 Pyongyang Information Center, Potonggang District · 3-18 Pyongyang Information Center, Potonggang District, Pyongyang · Beijing · Pyongyang, North Korea · 3 more...				[sources]
Source link	sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org · www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2024-06-28	Last processed	2024-10-22	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Part of North Korea’s financial network. SWIFT KYCBKPPYXXX

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

f.k.a. Kyongyong Credit Bank

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

SWIFT/BIC：KYCBKPPYXXX

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

First Credit Bank

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

（旧称）キョンギョン・クレジット・バンク

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

（別称）ファースト・クレジット・バンク

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

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
北朝鮮平壌特別市普通江通り平壌インフォメーションセンター3-18；中華人民共和国北京市；中華人民共和国瀋陽市；中華人民共和国上海市	-
Shanghai	China
a) 3-18 Pyongyang Information Centre, Potonggang District, Pyongyang, North Korea	-
3-18 Pyongyang Information Center, Potonggang District, Pyongyang	North Korea
Shenyang	China
Beijing · Beijing, China · 中華人民共和国北京市	China
Beijing	China
Shenyang, China	-
Shanghai, China · 中華人民共和国上海市	-

Employees
Employee	Role	Start date	End date
Chosen Soren	Founder	-	-
Pak Chol Nam	Representative based in Beijing, China	-	-
Jo Myong Chol	Representative in Vladivostok	-	-
Kim Kyong Hyok	Representative based in Shanghai, China	-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Miracle Commerce Pte. Ltd.	Miracle Commerce Pte. Ltd. established the Cheil Credit Bank as a joint venture	2008	-
First Oil JV Co. Ltd.	Affiliated	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party	First Trust Bank belongs to the Workers' Party of Korea	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Autonomous (DPRK)	2023-12-01	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2017-09-26	-
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	2017-11-07	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-

Data sources

DPRK Reports5,540

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

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

US SAM Procurement Exclusions119,127

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

United States · GSA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,150

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

United States · OFAC

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

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,598

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

Japan · MoF

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,985

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

Source data IDs: au-dfat-3422-cheil-credit-bank · kprusi-e5086c56f68eaf3bb1d037bc7b52f1c9849f4042 · usgsa-s4mr6hn3h · ja-mof-86eabf0f15f159eacc26e26731a732a9e0fbff2e · bic-KYCBKPPY · ofac-22985

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Address
Full address	Country
北朝鮮平壌特別市普通江通り平壌インフォメーションセンター3-18；中華人民共和国北京市；中華人民共和国瀋陽市；中華人民共和国上海市	-
Shanghai	China
a) 3-18 Pyongyang Information Centre, Potonggang District, Pyongyang, North Korea	-
3-18 Pyongyang Information Center, Potonggang District, Pyongyang	North Korea
Shenyang	China
Beijing · Beijing, China · 中華人民共和国北京市	China
Beijing	China
Shenyang, China	-
Shanghai, China · 中華人民共和国上海市	-

Employees
Employee	Role	Start date	End date
Chosen Soren	Founder	-	-
Pak Chol Nam	Representative based in Beijing, China	-	-
Jo Myong Chol	Representative in Vladivostok	-	-
Kim Kyong Hyok	Representative based in Shanghai, China	-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Miracle Commerce Pte. Ltd.	Miracle Commerce Pte. Ltd. established the Cheil Credit Bank as a joint venture	2008	-
First Oil JV Co. Ltd.	Affiliated	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party	First Trust Bank belongs to the Workers' Party of Korea	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Autonomous (DPRK)	2023-12-01	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2017-09-26	-
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	2017-11-07	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-