On April 1st, “Erdenes Mongol” and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a loan agreement for USD 35 million. The money will be used to intensify the operations of “Erdenes Mongol’s” three subsidiaries – “Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi”, “Baganuur” and “Shivee

It is estimated that between 25,000 and 30,000 foreigners are currently living in Mongolia on a permanent basis. The main reasons for domicile are labor, study and receiving medical treatment. Many of them face problems because their visas have expired;

On 30th March, the Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) has arrested several senior customs officers at Zamiin-Uud, Mongolia’s main border crossing with China. The IAAC, stated that they had been arrested on a charge of corruption under provisions 268 and

In 2014, because of alleged tax evasion, several senior foreign figures from “Southgobi Sands” LLC were imprisoned. Subsequently, they were released when the President intervened and pardoned them. Nevertheless, the company still had to pay Mongolia a total of MNT

The registration of the “State Rental Apartments” began on 21st March. There are seven separate categories for example: young weds, the elderly, single parents with more than four children, families who have lost their homes following a disaster, the disabled

The Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) has taken R.Erdeneburen, the former State Secretary from the Ministry of Building and Urban Construction into custody. This took place on 30th March. Sources have informed that he is suspected for having abused his

Yesterday, the “Mongolian Economic Forum”, came to an end. During the closing speech by Parliamentary Speaker Z.Enkhbold to the international and national delegates, an economist called L.Naranbaatar thew  his sock at the Speaker, shouting: “You, economy killer, resign! You must

A medical survey of all Mongolian police officers conducted last year shows that one in three is overweight; the exact percentage is 31.7%.

According to the report, 0.4% had been injured in the line of duty, often resulting in them becoming

Recently an agreement was reached with South Korea’s “Hyundai” for the supply of buses for the forthcoming ASEM Summit in July. The 43 buses (originally 50), are being bought using a preferential loan of USD 5.5 million from the Export-Import

The non-regular session of Parliament, which was called by Speaker Z.Enkhbold last week, has still not commenced; as usual the reason is that the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) did not show up. The only MP’s in the house were from