Our correspondent recently spoke with Civil Will-Green Party (CW-GP) Secretary General G.Gankhuu about the political situation in Mongolia. Q: Members of the CW-GP oppose recent rulings by the State Supreme Court (SSC) and have demonstrated in front of the SSC.

Following a MNT 30 increase in the price of AI-92 benzene fuel, food prices in markets are reported to be rising as well. It is not unusual for food prices to rise following a rise in fuel prices.The first food

According to the National Statistic Committee, at the end of October the monetary supply reached MNT 6 trillion, an increase of MNT 2.2 trillion compared to the end of October 2010. It’s estimated that cash allowances from the Human Development

D.Khayankhyarvaa, the chairman of the Standing Committee on Budget, tells the newspaper Udriin Shuudan that politics has too often taken precedence over economics in the debate over the proposed 2012 state budget.He said MPs have criticized the proposed budget during

The head of the MPP caucus at Parliament, U.Enkhtuvshin, informed journalists about its meeting on Monday. The MPP caucus discussed the proposed 2012 general budget and decided that 2012 expenditures should not exceed 2011 expenditures. The caucus decided to reduce

Prime Minister S.Batbold received M.A.Travnikov, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Regional Development, on Monday. The two officials discussed relations and cooperative issues concerning the two countries, and exchanged opinions. S.Batbold noted that border points have an important role in building strategic

The head of the Ulaanbaatar Mayor’s Office, Ts.Boldsaikhan, received delegates from Astana, Kazakhstan last Friday. Astana’s mayor has asked the Mongolian Ambassador to Kazakhstan to organize cultural events in Ulaanbaatar and has delivered an invitation for the Ulaanbaatar mayor to

Road, Transportation and Urban Development Minister Kh.Battulga updated Parliament on current and future road construction projects on Friday.He said the 2011 state budget has allocated MNT 27.1 billion to road construction and MNT 12.4 billion to repair work with the

The President decreed in 2008 that eligible veterans should be granted apartments, and the ministries of Road, Transportation and Urban Development, of Social Welfare and Labor, and of Defense have been implementing that decree. 1,620 veterans were granted apartments in

Monfemnet National Network, Gender National Committee, and Women Leader Foundation are jointly organizing a discussion called “Voice – Participation – Representation” in the Piano Lounge of the Sant-Asar Center at three p.m. on Tuesday. The open discussion will focus on