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Felix Abt is a serial entrepreneur renowned for his extensive experience across nine countries on three continents. He has held senior executive positions in global corporations and worked with SMEs in emerging markets, notably in North Korea. His ventures there included co-founding and managing the first business school in Pyongyang and establishing the initial European business association. Abt's book, 'A Capitalist in North Korea,' chronicles his experiences, detailing the introduction of Western business concepts and his contribution to numerous unexpected 'firsts' in the isolated nation. Through his work, he aims to foster a more objective understanding of North Korea, a country he knows intimately.


- 2017
- 2014
A Capitalist in North Korea
- 319 pages
- 12 hours of reading
In 2002, the Swiss power company ABB appointed Felix Abt its country director for North Korea. The Swiss Entrepreneur lived and worked in North Korea for seven years, one of the few foreign businessmen there. After the experience, Abt felt compelled to write A Capitalist in North Korea to describe the multifaceted society he encountered.