Home » Archive for December, 2011

Archive for December, 2011

Government Approves Legislation Regarding the Financial Cooperation between Mongolia and Austria

Government Approves Legislation Regarding the Financial Cooperation between Mongolia and Austria

Dec. 29 | The Government has approved of a legislation regarding the Financial Cooperation Agreement between Mongolia and the Republic of Austria, and will present it to the Parliament. The agreement will last 2 years and will allow Mongolia to receive up to 40...

Prime Minister S.Batbold Chosen as Man of the Year

Prime Minister S.Batbold Chosen as Man of the Year

Dec. 28 | 11 Years ago, the Mongolian Daily Newspaper chose the year’s top 9 leading public figures for their contribution to society. Since then, the practice has taken shape to become one of the most prestigious and respected awards among Mongolians for...

Mongolia has 8.4 billion tons of coal reserve

Mongolia has 8.4 billion tons of coal reserve

Dec. 27 | According to Mineral resources commission, 112 mining deposits of 14 kinds have been registered this year. Coal deposits are the majority with 27 coal deposits discovered and registered. They have been followed by 23 deposits of gold, seven of iron, four...

Former ACA Employees complain about illegal dismissals

Former ACA Employees complain about illegal dismissals

Dec. 27 | Nine former employees of Mongolia’s anti-corruption agency (ACA) filed a complaint with the State Service Council that they were illegally dismissed reports the media. Many former employees of the Independent Agency Against Corruption were laid...

Weekly Stock Exchange Review

Weekly Stock Exchange Review

Dec. 26 | Five stock trades were held at Mongolian Stock Exchange on December 19-23. 1.7 million shares of 72 JSCs were traded totaling MNT 6.6 billion. Index TOP-20 was 20251.33 units and was increased by 1736.31 units or 9.4% against the week earlier. The total...

China’s coking coal imports hit record high

China’s coking coal imports hit record high

Dec. 24 | China’s imports of coking coal hit a 10-month high of 5.1 million mt in November, the highest since shipments of 5.6 million mt in January, according to Chinese customs data released Thursday. November imports were up 19% from imports of 4.3 million...

Top Tax Payers will be Supported by the Government

Top Tax Payers will be Supported by the Government

Dec. 23 | Today, Prime Minister S.Batbold met with the executives of the top 100 tax payer companies and organizations in Mongolia. This marks the first time the head of Government has invited leading contributors to the Mongolian state budget into the State Palace...

Mongolia Spending Glut Risks Bust on Commodity Outlook, IMF Says

Mongolia Spending Glut Risks Bust on Commodity Outlook, IMF Says

Dec. 23 | Mongolia’s economy, which grew 20.8 percent last quarter, risks contraction along with a global downturn in commodity prices partly due to a surge in state spending, according to the International Monetary Fund. Government spending jumped 50 percent...

Daily Stock Exchange News

Daily Stock Exchange News

Dec. 23 | 19.6 thousand shares of 38 JSCs were sold at the Mongolian Stock Exchange today, totaling MNT 66.7 million. Shares of 38 JSCs were traded of which share prices of 23 JSCs were increased, 7 JSCs were decreased but 8 shares were stable in comparison to...

Year for Support of Employment Ends with Positive Results

Year for Support of Employment Ends with Positive Results

Dec. 22 | The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry and the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare were declared the leading contributors to the project “Year for Support of Employment – 2011”. Among agencies, the Department for Small and...