North
Korea's economy grew by 1.1% in 2013, according to estimates by South Korea's
central bank.
It
is the country's third consecutive year of positive growth, in spite of
international sanctions against it.
The
Bank of Korea puts North Korea's gross national income (GNI) at 33.8 trillion
won (£19.6bn), or roughly 2.3% of South Korea's GNI of 1,441tn won.
The
bank said last year's expansion reflected gains in agriculture and mining.
North
Korea - which does not
