The Standing Committee on State Structure postponed
discussion of a draft election law on Wednesday because of a working group
meeting on the subject also taking place that day.

However, the committee did discuss a draft law on local
settlements’ election and a draft

Deputy Speaker G.Batkhuu received the food safety advisor of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Donald McCray, on Wednesday. The IFC has worked with the State Specialized Inspecting Agency to monitor food safety in Mongolia. McCray said Mongolia’s food safety law

At it meeting on Wednesday, the Government discussed the construction of a state-owned oil refinery with in Darkhan-Uul aimag. The members issued a directive that the Government will not guarantee financing of the project.According to a study, the facility would

The first official visit of a German chancellor to Mongolia began at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, when Angela Merkel touched down at Chinggis Khaan Airport. Merkel is visiting Mongolia at the invitation of Prime Minister S.Batbold. Batbold officially welcomed Merkel

The new Japanese ambassador to Mongolia, Shimizu Takenory, presented his credential to President Ts.Elbegdorj on Wednesday. Ts.Elbegdorj expressed his happiness that the new ambassador is a seasoned diplomat with extensive knowledge of Mongolia. He thanked him for passing along a

The President’s Office, Mongol Bank, and the National Development and Reform Committee jointly organized an open forum on currency policy in the auditorium of the University of Mongolia on Wednesday.Participants heard about the Mongol Bank’s basic principles of currency policy,

Former Anod Bank official N.Davaa, who was convicted and sentenced for swindling shareholders of the now defunct bank, is resting at his home after surgery.He had been jailed since April 2011, but was allowed to be hospitalized in September for

The fourth conference of the Mongolian coal industry’s managing officials will soon be held at the Bishrelt Hotel in Ulaanbaatar.Head of the Mineral Resources Authority D.Batkhuyag will open the conference and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister D.Zorigt will take part

Speaker D.Demberel received a delegation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headed by its president Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday. D.Demberel noted that the ADB is the biggest investor in Mongolia because it has invested USD 2 billion during the last

Celebrated sumo wrestler D.Byambadorj, who is from Ulaanbaatar, was married in Japan on October 10. Byambadorj holds title “Ozeki” in Japan, where he is known as Harumafuji. The wedding service was held according to sumo traditions, and the bride, M.Battuul,