Kim Jong Un pledges to strengthen North Korean economy over next five years
Kim Jong Un announced plans to solidify the national economy during the Ninth Party Congress. The five-year strategy aims to achieve major policy goals.
During the Ninth Party Congress of the Workers Party on February 23, 2026, leader Kim Jong Un announced that North Korea 
KP will solidify and develop the quality of its economy over the upcoming five years. The statement establishes economic policy priorities for the next five-year period and directs national planning, while the Workers Party uses the congress as the institutional venue to set major national policy goals and multi-year planning horizons.
KP will solidify and develop the quality of its economy over the upcoming five years. The statement establishes economic policy priorities for the next five-year period and directs national planning, while the Workers Party uses the congress as the institutional venue to set major national policy goals and multi-year planning horizons.
