Mongolia traded with 145 countries during the  first seven months of 2017. Cumulative trade turnover reached USD 5.9 billion; export

R.Munkhzul has been appointed as executive director of the News Agency of Mongolia.

A Chinese delegation led by Xi Zhimin, executive of the State Intellectual Property Office of China is visiting Mongolia from 22nd to 25th of August.

Mongolian Foreign Minister Ts.Munkh-Orgil is visiting Israel at the invitation of the country’s government from 23rd to 26th of August.

P.Sergelen, Mongolia’s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industries has announced that meat exports have been increasing.

French energy group Engie (EPA:ENGI) has secured USD 120 million (EUR 101.7m) in loans for the construction of the 55-MW Sainshand wind park in Mongolia’s Gobi desert.

On 17th August, Deputy Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh sent a letter of resignation to Prime Minister J.Erdenebat.

Mongolian Foreign Minister Ts.Munkh-Orgil is planning a working visit to the Russian Federation and Israel.

Mongolian businessmen who have invested MNT 10 billion in the new “Auto Trade Centre” made an official protest to the Ulaanbaatar City Administration on 21st of August.

This year, more than 30 percent of territory of Mongolia has suffered as a result of severe drought. In a statement by P.Sergelen, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industries, approximately 20 percent of crops in Selenge and 50 percent in Tuv provinces have been lost this summer due to the extreme drought.