According to the Bank of Mongolia or Mongol Bank, the country’s foreign exchange reserves reached USD 2.5 billion in December. It is the highest since December 2016. Mongolia’s official gold reserve has increased to 18.4 tons.

The Monetary Policy Committee of Mongol Bank held a meeting on 22 December, during which it was decided to lower the interest rate by one percent, making it 11 percent.

During the VAT Lottery held on 22 October, a winning number of MNT 500 million (over USD 20 thousand) was announced for the first time.

This year, there have been a total of nine earthquakes measuring over magnitude 3 on the Richter Scale in Khuvsgul, the most northerly province of Mongolia.

For centuries, Mongolian herders have been using special way for measure the length of winter days; it is called the ‘nine nine’.

‘CNN’ International has been introducing the greatest judoka athletes in the world in cooperation with the IJF (International Judo Federation). Most recently, the US news agency has highlighted the achievements of Mongolia’s Olympic champion N.Tuvshinbayar.

For most of the year Ulaanbaatar’s skies are clear, however, between November and March, visibility beyond a few blocks is nearly impossible in many parts of the city because of the dense acrid smog.

Six Mongolian will be able to matriculate in US military academies, namely, the United States Naval Academy and, for the first time, the United States Air Force Academy.

The Parliamentary Budgetary Standing Committee has backed a project of providing tax exemptions for electricity imports from Russia and China.

Kind-hearted students have presented smog masks to traffic police officers who spend all day on the polluted streets of the Mongolian capital.