HONG KONG/LONDON: Brussels based inter-bank messaging system SWIFT said it had cut off North Korean banks under UN sanctions, after Belgium said it would no longer give authorisation for such transactions.
The Belgian foreign ministry cited Pyongyang’s “intensifying provocations”, such as missile launches, as motivation for its decision, which will affect three banks.
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