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Mongolia raised policy rate to 13 percent

Mongolia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 13 percent. The increase brings the policy rate to its highest level since late 2017.

The interest rate hike aims to stabilize the rate of inflation in the medium term, maintain the

Mongolia’s top coal company to brace for international audit scrutiny

For the ninth day, Mongolians are protesting at Sukhbaatar square against the “coal mafia”, led by ex-President Kh.Battulga who have apparently robbed the public purse of billions of dollars. Today (12 December), Mongolian Cabinet has held irregular meeting and Kh.Nyambaatar,

Turquoise Hill accepts Rio Tinto’s USD 3.3 billion bid

Shareholders of Turquoise Hill have accepted Rio Tinto’s USD 3.3 billion bid to buy all of the shares in the Canadian miner it did not already own, drawing to a close a tumultuous takeover battle that at times appeared on

Foreign trade turnover grow 26.6 percent year on year

Mongolia’s foreign trade turnover grow 26.6 percent year on year to USD 19 billion  in the first 11 months of this year, according to the Mongolian Customs General Administration (MCGA).

Mongolia registered a surplus in foreign trade balance as exports exceeded

Mongolia raises Personal Income Taxes

On November 11, 2022, the Parliament approved the Law on Amendments to the Personal Income Tax Law. The new law will be enforced from January 1, 2023. Therefore, Mongolians will pay 

-10 percent taxes if he/she earns up to MNT 120

A big day for Jakob Stausholm and Oyu Tolgoi

On 9 December is shaping up to be a big day for Jakob Stausholm. Just ahead of his two-year anniversary as Rio Tinto’s chief executive, he will learn the fate of the mining giant’s tortuous efforts to buy out minority

Mongolia pays off dollar bond

The Mongolian government has repaid in full its inaugural USD 1.5 billion Chinggis bond in a bid to manage its debt profile.

Mongolia’s central bank governor said keeping debt under control is the main focus right now amid a worsening foreign