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Mongolian enterprises cut jobs due to coronavirus restrictions

Earlier today, the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a press conference over the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on business. The organization conducted economic survey covering over 1100 enterprises actively operating in Mongolia. The findings were bad:

Mongolia’s oil exploration and export rises

Mongolia exported a total of 6.5 million of barrels of oil to China in 2019; the represents an increase of 355 thousand of barrels on the previous year, reported the Xinhua news agency.

The country’s oil exploration has increased ten-fold within

Coal deliveries to China restart

Today (23 March), Mongolia restarted coal deliveries to China after delaying border opening dates second times due to the coronavirus outbreak. Mongolia has stopped coal exports to China since 3 March. Earlier today, a working group including Deputy Speaker U.Enkhtuvshin,

Mongolia developing yak wool production following cashmere success

B.Bayarmagnai founded the Ar Arvijin Delgerekh cooperative, which specializes in producing and weaving yak wool. The material, according to the cooperative, rivals the quality of cashmere and has the potential to boost income opportunities for yak herders in this central

Financial support to Mongolia’s cashmere producers

Mongolian cashmere producers are planning to stockpile 5000 tonnes of raw material for production this year. They are expected to buy one kilogram of cashmere for MNT 100,000 – thus totaling MNT 456.1 billion.

So, earlier today (19 March), the Mongolian

Mongolians benefit from global market fall in crude

The sharp fall in crude oil prices, resulting from the Covid-19 crisis, is a huge benefit for Mongolia, said D.Sumiyabazar, Minister of Mining and Heavy Industries. As of yesterday, (18 March) one barrel oil price fell to USD 31.4, thus

Mongolia delays opening Chinese border for coal exports

Mongolia has extended its ban on coal exports for a second time as the number of coronavirus cases within the country increases.

The first deadline for the border to reopen was 3 March, before being delayed to 15 March late last

Loan repayments postponed for Mongolian citizens

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Mongolia has postponed all payments for its citizens for three months without any interest or fees. The decision was introduced today (18 March) at a joint press conference by Ch.Khurelbaatar, Minister of Finance and