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Winter festivals in Mongolia in February

With the weather set to be stable next month, we’ve compiled information on local, national, and international festivals you can visit over the weekend in Mongolia.

Prime Minister attends meeting in Dornod

Prime Minister S.Batbold was among those who attended the state consultative meeting of the eastern region on the Mongol Livestock Program, held over the weekend in Choibalsan in Dornod aimag. Addressing the 200 delegates, who included Governors of Dornod, Khentii

36 coal mines under active exploitation

The Mineral Resources Authority has revealed that around 50 organizations currently exploit coal in 36 mines. Two of these are state owned, three are owned by province administrations, and the remaining 45 are private companies. According to the Authority, Mongolia

FIFTA plans two business forums this month

The Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency (FIFTA) is organizing a Mongolia-Ukraine business forum on May 23 in Ulaanbaatar. It will focus on three sectors: food and agriculture, machinery, and construction and production of building material. FIFTA will hold a

Sukhbaatar district officials discuss DP program on development

A discussion on the DP’s Mongol Citizen 2020 program was organized in Sukhbaatar district last Friday. The Chief of the President’s Office, D.Battulga, the Chief of the DP in Ulaanbaatar, Sh.Tuvdendorj, and officials and citizens of the district attended the

Finance Minister returns from ADB meeting in Vietnam

A Mongolian team headed by Minister for Finance S.Bayartsogt returned home yesterday after taking part in the 44th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank in Hanoi between May 3 and 6. The Minister held

D.Demberel receives Chinese banking delegation

Speaker D.Demberel on Friday received a delegation headed by the Governor of the People’s Bank of China, Zhou Xiaochuan. The Chief of the Standing Committee on the Budget, D.Khayankhyarvaa, Advisor to the Speaker D.Davaasambuu, President of the Mongol Bank L.Purevdorj

B.Munguntuul leading in chess tournament in Iran

When last reports were received, B.Munguntuul, with 4 points after 4 matches, was leading in the 10th Asian Chess Individual Championship being held in Mashhad, Iran between May 2 and 10, where 29 women and 50 men chess players are

Standing Committee head asks PM for information on roads

The Chief of the Standing Committee on State Structure, J.Sukhbaatar, on Friday sent several queries to Prime Minister S.Batbold about road construction and repairs in Ulaanbaatar, repairs and widening of the road between Ulaanbaatar and Darkhan, and about construction of

China, Mongolia sign $770 million currency swap agreement

The President of the Mongol Bank, L.Purevdorj, and the Governor of the People’s Bank of China, Zhou Xiaochuan, on Friday morning signed a swap agreement on exchanging national currencies between the two central banks. The deal is for $770 million

Fuel price rise reduced by MNT30

Petroleum importers increased fuel prices by MNT80 per liter from May 1 but the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy did not support this as Russia had said its restrictions on petroleum export would not apply to Mongolia and as

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