Mongolia
is on the verge of opening a new national stock exchange. The market will
finally plug the landlocked nation into the grid of global finance,
facilitating privatizations, investment and the flow of capital to would-be
entrepreneurs among its three million people. And the

The Mongolbank reports money supply (broad money or M2)
at the end of September was 5.3 percent more than at the end of August 2010,
and  45.2 percent more than in the same
period in 2009. Loans outstanding at the end of September

Following an initiative from President Ts.Elbegdorj issue
of all mining licenses has been suspended until December 1.Officials of the
Mineral Resources Authority have said they will have to issue licenses after
that date if Parliament does not extend the term of suspension.

Following a demand from S.Byambatsogt in Parliament on
Friday, Minister of Finance S. Bayartsogt said the Government has sold bonds
worth MNT1 trillion and 720.7 billion since 2002. Until 2006, the aim was to
raise money, but from 2007 the imperative shifted to

Mongolia
Mining Corp. is looking out for acquisition targets in the Mongolian resources
sector following an initial public offering in Hong Kong raising USD650
million, according to its top executive. Executive Chairman J. Odjargal said
the company “will focus more on coal and iron

Three
athletics champions of the country, E.Badar-Uugan, Kh. Tsagaanbaatar and
B.Naranbaatar, have formed an NGO, Together for Victory and they read their
manifesto for youth last Friday in the Culture Palace. In this they seek to
stimulate youth into being more sports-minded, to develop

The
President has nominated Ts. Byambatsogt to be the new Deputy Prosecutor-General,
in succession to B.Tserenbaltav who resigned on Thursday.  Parliament will now discuss and approve the
appointment.

Byambatsogt was born in 1958 in Ulaanbaatar and
lives with his wife and child. He studied law

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent an official note
of apology to the Governments of France, Belgium and Germany, asking them not
to press for the transfer of B.Khurts, Chief of Administration at the National
Security Council, from Britain, where he is

In a decree to
celebrate the 2220th anniversary of the first Mongolian Nomadic State, President
Ts.Elbegdorj has said “The Modun shaniyu fought and united the nomadic aimags
in 209 BC and established a powerful Khunnu State in Central Asia. It took
several significant measures

President
Ts.Elbegdorj has told Ulaanbaatar Mayor G.Munkhbayar and J.Saruulbuyan, Director
of the National Museum, that utmost care should be taken while repairing the
statue of D.Sukhbaatar, which stands in the square bearing his name but has now
been removed. He has reminded those responsible