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Mongolia to focus on supporting agriculture and light industry

This year, Mongolia will focus on increasing exports of food, agriculture and light industry. Currently, exports of products and raw materials of food, agriculture and light industry account for less than 10 percent of the country’s total exports. The agriculture

Mongolia’s foreign reserve reaches all-time high

Mongolia’s foreign exchanges reserves have exceeded USD 4 billion, according to the Bank of Mongolia (BoM). This is due to an increase in foreign trade revenue and an influx of International Monetary Fund (IMF) financial aid. Foreign trade revenue reached

MIAT slashes ticket prices

There is good New Year news for travellers: Mongolia’s national flag carrier MIAT has discounted ticket prices by 15-37 percent to four busy destinations, namely:

The flights between Ulaanbaatar and Seoul have been discounted by 32-37 percent with the cheapest

ADB: providing health care support for disadvantaged Mongolians

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan and grant agreement worth USD 80 million with the Mongolian government for promoting health care services.

The funding is intended for the first projects under the programme of Improving Access to Health

A New Year present for Mongolia’s pensioners

Debts totaling MNT 815 billion, granted to pensioners are to be cleared. The National Security Council of Mongolia, chaired by President Kh.Battulga, has decided to write off the loans of all pensioners. The president announced the decision on Tuesday night

How much do Mongolians spend on food during New Year?

Mongolians spend money mostly on food products during the New Year celebration.

According to the latest statistics, one Mongolian household spends an average of MNT 297,590 (about USD 109) on food per month. When the New Year celebration approaches, the spending

Mongolia’s economic growth surpasses ADB’s forecast

The Mongolian economy grew around 7.3 percent year on year in 2019, compared to 1.2 percent in 2016, said Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh in his New Year’s message.

“2019 has been a great year for Mongolia as it has achieved progress in