Mongolia, one of the poorest
countries in Asia, is in the sights of foreign investors looking to cash in on
the landlocked country”s bounty of natural resources, including vast untapped
mineral deposits. Luxury brands including Louis Vuitton and Burberry have
opened boutiques on Ulaanbaatar”s
The Open Society Forum yesterday announced the results of
this year’s survey of economic freedom and the business environment in
Mongolia, an annual exercise it has undertaken since 2005. P.Enkhjargal,
Executive Director of the Open Society, led the discussion, and Ch.Narantuya,
N.Bolor and B.Tuvshintugs,
With a majority of
its members refusing to vote openly, the Standing Committee on Justice meeting yesterday
did not discuss the issue of the dismissal of the Chief of the Anti-Corruption
Authority (ACA) and his deputy. It will now be discussed tomorrow by
Parliament.
Minister of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban
Planning Kh.Battulga has revealed that while Mongolia wants the proposed
transit tariff agreement with Russia to be valid for 25 years, Russia prefers a
far shorter term, not longer than 3 or 4 years. He was
“Upon arriving in the Chinggis Khaan Airport, I was
greeted by so many people, children and adults alike,” writes Jackie Chan in
his blog about his charity trip To Mongolia. “I was excited to be here for
the first time – especially for
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