The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Thomas Mirow, called on Minister for Finance S.Bayartsogt on April 8. Mirow was in the country on the Minister’s invitation. Bayartsogt thanked the EBRD for its help to Mongolian

The Ministry of Social Welfare and Labor, the Confederation of Employers’ Unions and the Confederation of Trade Unions have signed a memorandum on introducing reforms in the pension system. The major areas covered under the trilateral agreement are: studying different

Mongolia will take its cue from the global reaction to Japan’s nuclear disaster before continuing with plans to build atomic power plants, according to the deputy chairman of state-owned nuclear company Monatom. “It will depend on how the world community

The Energy Regulatory Authority has granted special permission to Sainshand Wind Farm LLC to set up a wind farm at a place 15 km away from Sainshand, the center of Dorngobi aimag. The farm will have a 52-mw capacity and

Oyuolgoi LLC is expected to begin production in its copper-gold mine in August 2012, ahead of schedule, according to T. Ganzorig, Deputy Chief of Erdenes MGL which partners with Ivanhoe Mines and Rio Tinto in developing the site. Ganzorig told

Companies in the private sector dominate the recently published 10th annual list of the top 100 businesses in Mongolia, compiled jointly by the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Mongolian Government. Ranking is determined by revenue, employment,

Leaders of political parties today signed a pledge that they will not compete with one another in promising cash allowances during next year’s local and parliamentary elections. The memorandum of understanding they signed at a meeting in Government House also

As MPs did not receive it by hand when women’s NGOs prepared a demand note after a discussion on increasing women’s participation in decision making on March 7, the National Alliance of MonFemnet, the Center for Citizens’ Alliance, the Center

Zuudnii Uyanga, an exhibition of 100 watercolor paintings by State Honored artist Sh.Chimiddorj and UMA Prize Artists Ts.Narangerel and Ts.Enkhjargal, opened today at the UMA hall. The three artists painted these during and after their travels in ten aimags last

Psychologists were appointed to 18 jails last year and they held a meeting yesterday about their work at present and future prospects. Our journalist talked to the Chief of the Office of Training and Discipline of Detainees under the Court