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Mongolia’s coal railway construction reaches 100km mark

Ulaanbaatar Railway JSC has reached the 100 km mark for the construction of the railway line between  Zuunbayan and Tavantolgoi.
On November 30, the railway construction team working on the strategically important “coal line” completed the 4000th section, thus completing 100

Fuel discount – a life-saver for Ulaanbaatar’s poorest

On Wednesday (2 December), the Mongolian government decided to reduce the price of processed fuel by 50 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The government announced that the reduction would be in force from 3 December to 1 April in order

Mongol Bank’s gold purchase in 2020 up by a third

The Central bank of Mongolia, also known as Mongol Bank, purchased 1.7 tonnes of precious metals in November. A total amount of the purchases has reached 21 tonnes since the beginning of this year, showing an increase of 6.5 tons

Mongolian partners revolt, forcing Rio into Oyu Tolgoi review

Rio Tinto will be forced to endure an independent review of its failure to meet cost and schedule guidance on Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper mine expansion, after the mining giant’s less powerful partners united in an extraordinary show of defiance.

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Mongolia benefits from conflict between China and Australia

China’s coking coal imports fell to a five-month low in October, hit by slowing Australian arrivals following an unofficial ban on coal imports from the country that was imposed in early October.
China imported 5.89 million tonnes of coking coal in

Half a million Mongolians face losing jobs if lockdown continues

Most employees are working from home after Mongolia issued a second decree emergency situation and imposed a travel ban, which has left thousands of Mongolians stranded – in Ulaanbaatar people are banned from leaving home apart from buying necessary provisions. However, 13

EU and Mongolia take stock on trade and investment relations

The European Union and Mongolia have been taking stock of their good trade relations, and looking at opportunities to further strengthen their bilateral trade and investment cooperation agenda.
The platform for this discussion was the third annual sub-committee on trade and