Last Updated: January 19, 2026

GOLDEN TRIANGLE BANK

Aliases

GTB; GOLDEN DELTA BANK

Address

GTB Building, Namsan-Dong Rason, Namsan, Korea, North; Rajin-Songbong Free Economic and Trade Zone, Korea, North

Official reason

Golden Triangle Bank (GTB) is one of the largest financial institutions in the DPRK’s Rason Special Economic Zone. As a state-owned company of the DPRK government, the GTB is used by foreigners to exchange foreign currency into local currency for use within the DPRK. GTB is being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13810 for operating in ...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2751

Date of listing

2024-12-16

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Executive Order 13810 of September 20, 2017 Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to North Korea

Regime

OFAC country specific / UN

Target State

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1556 460. Can U.S. persons do business with entities in North Korea? No. Unless authorized pursuant to a general or specific license from OFAC and/or BIS, Executive Order (E.O.) 13722 prohibits new investment in North Korea by a U.S. person and the exportation or reexportation, from the United States, or by...

Official Information

The United States imposed a near total economic embargo on the DPRK in 1950 after the DPRK attacked the South, sparking the Korean war. Over the following years, some U.S. sanctions were eased, but others were imposed. Executive Order 13810 was issued on September 21, 2017, in the wake of the DPRK’s September 2017 nuclear test and multiple intercon...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/7676/download?inline