Mongolia is rich in mineral resources; however, it has one major disadvantage, namely, a shortage of water where it is most needed. Coal, for example is normally enriched by using large amounts of water. For example: 4-5 million cubic metres

On 16th February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) organized an “information hour” news conference. A few weeks ago, the Austrian Government passed a decision to expel 50,000 asylum seekers from several countries including Mongolia. So far, however, none of

The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) has proposed that its Chairman, former Mongolian President N.Enkhbayar, be appointed as Deputy Prime Minister. Consequently, the Government sent an official letter to the Anti-Corruption Executive Agency (ACEA), requesting that they study whether it

According to the preliminary results of the income reports, delivered to the Anti-Corruption Executive Agency (ACEA) from 109 state organizations a total of 39940 (99.7%) civil servants have reported their income and financial assets for 2015, by the official deadline.

During the last currency auction, which was held on 16th February, the commercial banks requested buying US dollars and China yuan. The Bank of Mongolia supplied USD 19.3 million for MNT 2023.20 and CNY 24 million for MNT 310.20. Also,

A Mongolian couple on holiday in Russia have been robbed. The incident took place on 15th February at 03.00 am on the highway from Ulan-Ude to Kyakhta in the Republic of Buryatia near the village of Khurumsha on the main

It has been reported that at about 17.00 pm yesterday, the Finance Secretary of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Executive Agency (ACEA). An official source has confirmed this information to be correct. MPRP Finance

Toursim has always been an important part of the Mongolian economy. According to the Bank of Mongolia the average tourist spends USD 190 each day in the country. There is, however, huge room for improvement, not least in the capital

Yesterday afternoon, the Democratic Party Group had a closed meeting in the office of Mr Z.Enhbold, the Parliamentary Speaker. During the meeting, the DP Group discussed the current situation regarding the non-regular meeting, which, as we reported yesterday, some MP’s

Yesterday, the World Mongolia Green Union NGO announced that they intend taking the Governemnt to court. This NGO is accusing the Government of providing an operating licence to an Australian investor to extract gold from “Gutai Hill”. The hill is