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Mongolia’s gold purchase rises in two months successively

The Central Bank of Mongolia or Mongol Bank purchased 1.7 tonnes of precious metals from individuals and enterprises in May. The Bank’s purchase has reached 8.5 tonnes of precious metals – 6.8 tonnes being  gold – since 1 January. This

Business Incubator Centre opens in UB

A Business Incubator Centre under the Asian Development Bank’s Ger Area Development Investment Programme has been inaugurated at the Bayankhoshuu Subcentre in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar.

On May 28, ADB Country Director Pavit Ramachandran launched the business incubator. The ceremony was

Fitch Affirms Mongolia at ‘B’: Outlook Stable

Mongolia’s commodity-dependent economy is facing a sharp slowdown in GDP and export growth, deterioration in the public finances and an erosion in external buffers this year due to the coronavirus shock. Nevertheless, the affirmation of the rating with a Stable

EU grants EUR 50.8 million to Mongolia for improving transparency

The European Union is supportig Mongolia’s efforts in boosting employment and improving transparency in public finances with a grant of 50.8 million euros (MNT 155.7 billion). This is the first budget support programme in Mongolia, also aiming to address the

Getting off the FATF Grey List

Mongolia has met all requirements to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list, the country’s finance minister Ch.Khurelbaatar said on Friday.

FATF is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989, whose aim is to combat global money laundering

Lack of control over Mongolia’s donation funds

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolians have united in supporting frontline fighters against the killer virus. As for today (27 May), over MNT 3.35 billion (USD 1.19 million) from 255 enterprises and 241 individuals has accumulated in the donation funds. In addition,

Mongolian cashmere producer to export 100 tonnes to Italy

Global luxury brands have long admired the quality and fine texture of Mongolian cashmere. Therefore, Mongolia’s best luxury cashmere producer ‘Khaan Khishigt’ has received orders for 100 tonnes from Italy. According to N.Batkhishig, a representative from the ‘Sustainable Cashmere Development’