The latest Mongolia Mining Report  says changes made recently to the Mineral Law (1997), in particular the repealing of the 68% windfall tax, have opened up the market for foreign investment in Mongolia. The current government concedes that Mongolia has

President Ts.Elbegdorj, Prime Minister S.Batbold and Deputy Speaker of Parliament N.Enkhbold separately received on Thursday A.V.Gordeev, Governor of Voronej Region of the Russian Federation and the Russian President”s special envoy in charge of promoting cooperation with Mongolia in trade, economic

The draft protocol on privatization of state property between 2010 and 2012, discussed by Parliament on Thursday, says, according to Head of Government Office Ch.Khurelbaatar, that public companies and joint ventures based on Mongolian strategic deposits will be established and

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has hailed the move by President Ts. Elbegdorj to introduce a moratorium on the death penalty, saying that it sets a “leadership example in Asia”. Ms. Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,

The recent World Health Organization (WHO) decision to provide Mongolia with swine flu vaccines has made it the first of 95 developing nations that will be sent the H1N1 vaccines over the coming months, Ms. Nyka Alexander, a WHO spokeswoman,

More information is now available about the “navel infection” among infants which has led to the First Maternity Hospital being closed for two weeks starting Wednesday. Specialists have reached a preliminary conclusion that the infection was not in the navel

With its chairman S.Bayar unable to lead it with the required energy and vigor, having to spend time abroad for medical treatment, the MPRP is today a headless body. He took over as party head in late October 2007. He

The First Maternity hospital will be closed for two weeks from Wednesday because of a navel infection among infants. Eight cases have been registered until now. According to Ts.Gankhuu, director of the Metropolitan Health Department, all the babies are improving. 

A joint meeting of the Standing Committees on the Economy and on the Budget approved on Tuesday a proposed agreement between Mongolia and Germany. Parliament will now discuss the terms governing a loan of 4.5 million euro carrying 0.75 percent

A joint meeting of the Standing Committees on the Economy and  on the Budget on January 19 to discuss amendments to the appendix of the Millennium Challenge Contract signed between the Governments of Mongolia and the USA was marked by a