Former Prime Minister and Honored Economist D.Byambasuren gives his views on the current political and economic situation in a wide ranging interview.
What do you think of the Oyutolgoi issue?
It is becoming problematic. It violates the mineral deposit usage law in

A conference on earthquakes and their possible aftermath at the Citizens’ Council of the President was told yesterday that 75 percent of the 93,000 buildings in Ulaanbaatar will crumble in the event of a 7.0 magnitude quake occurs. Important landmarks

MIAT is now following a summer flight schedule. There will be 7-10 weekly flights to Beijing, 6-11 to Seoul, 2-4 to Tokyo and 2 to Moscow and Berlin. The second Moscow-Berlin flights will begin on April 29. MIAT and Korean

In the midst of all the gloomy news about perishing livestock throughout the country comes news from Norovlin, Khentii province that quadruplet lambs have been born in B.Munkhbaatar’s farm there. All four are female. This is being seen as a

 A competition has been announced for individuals, teams and organizations to suggest alternative plans and designs for state titles and medals, as also their monetary component, to change the present policy governing their award, often criticized as a remnant of

MPRP Chairman S.Bayar spent a brief while in his office in Government House on Monday afternoon. He seemed to have lost some weight but otherwise looked healthy. He did not agree to take questions from reporters.

General Intelligence Authority Director R.Bold has asked G.Uyanga and D.Battsogt, the organizers of a citizens’ movement, to take all precautions that their proposed march on April 5 does not lead to incidents like on July 1, 2008. He promised them

Finance Minister S.Bayartsogt said that on March 25 the Professional Mineral Council added a further 5.7 million tons to the initial 25.3 million tons of copper reserve at Oyutolgoi registered on July 1, 2009. This takes the total reserve in the

The Government has launched an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) database project, where more than 3,000 ‘detailed’ EIAs have already been scanned and digitized. The World Bank funds the project.
Nearly 100 people were employed on this project, most tasked with

Recently released official figures reveal 182,506 Mongolians are employed in foreign countries, whilst 9,550 are there as students. An overwhelming majority of 90,000 of them are in Kazakhstan, with 46,000 holding dual citizenship. The second most popular destination for immigrant