High-ranking officials from Germany and Mongolia held a meeting at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology in Berlin on September 9. The Mongolian delegation was lead by G.Batjargal, the head of the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Office of the

Speaking at the Baikal Economic Forum, Prime Minister S.Batbold said Mongolia is interested in entering into free trade agreements with the nations in the Customs Union established by Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, as well as Japan, which is a party

An exhibition commemorating the centennial of the Ministry of Defense has opened at the Mongol Military Museum. Entitled “Defense Ministry – 100,” the exhibition was organized by the ministry, the General Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Central Archive

Officials in Ulaanbaatar say they are working on a plan to reduce electric rates by up to 50 percent for households that use electric heaters. This is part of a larger effort to reduce air pollution in the city. Already,

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to visit Mongolia. Official sources confirm that the chancellor will come to Mongolia on October 12 at the invitation of Prime Minister S.Batbold.

The Ministry of Finance, which is marking the centennial of its finance and accounting office this year, will hold its fifth conference for finance and accounting organizations September 19 and 20 at the Government House. The conference is held every

Members of the DP have erected a statue of independence in Uyanga soum of Uvurkhangai aimag. The statue is 13 meters tall and honors the residents of Uyanga soum who have support the DP since its inception. At the beginning

Speaker D.Demberel and MP Su.Batbold visited Jargalant, Bornuur, and Batsumber soums of Tuv aimag over the weekend to inspect the harvests and meet with local farmers.They visited local factories and wheat and vegetable farms. Some farmers said they were unaware

The Standing Committee on Nature, Environment, Food and Agriculture got an update on a smoke-reduction program last Friday. The program is supposed to reduce smoke emissions in the city by 30 percent. As part of the program, 70,000 low-smoke stoves

Reuters is reporting that the Mongolian government plans to sell off a 49-percent stake in the state-owned Mongolian Railway Company. The shares will be offered in an IPO. No date had been set. Proceeds from the listing would help fund