Minister for Finance
S.Bayartsogt visited several places of Ulaanbaatar on Monday at the invitation
of Mayor G.Munkhbayar and MP Ts.Batbayar. He first went to 21st
khoroo of Bayanzurkh district, which has more than 20,000 residents, more than the
population of some provincial centers. However,
A new traffic control
center was opened yesterday, with South Korea providing USD 12.8 million for
the installation of an “intelligent” transportation system in Ulaanbaatar. Closed
circuit television (CCTV), VDS and Vehicle Monitoring System and other
equipment have beern installed in roads. The center
Ts.Sharavdorj,
Secretary General of Parliament’s Office, has said there has been no move to
extend the present session of Parliament beyond the scheduled date of July 5. “Parliament
must decide on many important issues in the short time that is left,” he said.
Following
Parliament giving its formal consent to discuss the draft policy on
Tavantolgoi, both party groups in Parliament decided at their regular Monday
meeting to review the draft thoroughly.
However,
Parliament’s does not have an important role in the issue as it is only
expected
China’s
decision to allow the renminbi to appreciate against the dollar, even if
gradually, is a major
development in the world financial markets. Stock markets in Japan, South
Korea, Australia, Shanghai and Singapore have risen and investors believe that
the Beijing decision will not only
The National Statistical Office has published
figures for various sectors. All figures
are for the period January-May 2010, unless otherwise mentioned. All
comparisons are with the period January-May, 2009, again unless otherwise
mentioned.
Consumer price index
The national consumer price index in May rose 3.2 percent
3,417.19
