| Industry | Information technology |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 12, 2001 |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang, North Korea Shenyang, China |
Area served | North Korea, China |
| Parent | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Website | silibank.com (archived) |
| Chinese name | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 實利銀行 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 实利银行 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | True Profit Bank | ||||||
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| Korea 626 Shenyang Co. | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 朝鮮626技術服務所瀋陽辦事處 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 朝鲜626技术服务所沈阳办事处 | ||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 실리은행 | ||||||
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