Mongolia
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After decades of neglect, Central Asia awakening to trade possibilities with Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar welcomes two Central Asian leaders in June.
Mongolia picks reformer to lead cabinet after former PM exits in scandal
Zandanshatar Gombojav’s past may bother nervous foreign investors. But says one expert: “Today he presents himself as a reform-minded stabiliser, not a threat to foreign capital.”
Mongolia’s PM loses confidence vote in rapid reversal of fortunes
Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai set out to end corruption – but it was questions over his own wealth that proved his undoing.
Mongolian PM’s chances of survival seen as slim as he heads to vote of confidence
Protests have mounted with demonstrators demanding to know source of Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai’s family wealth.
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China shifts from global banker to leading debt collector
Once the primary provider of capital across much of the world, Beijing now finds itself at the receiving end of record repayments, particularly from some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations.
How Ulaanbaatar’s toxic air is killing its children
Particulate matter that can enter the bloodstream, has been measured at 27 times the level the WHO says is safe. And things are getting worse.
MACRO ADVISORY: Mongolia rising, but critically linked to China
Three years ago, Mongolia was broke and facing a possible debt default. It suffered a big drop in the volume and value of copper and coal exports to China during 2020-2021. Now it is doing better, but its fate is tied to China.
M360 GSMA Eurasia event spotlights rich promise of mobile tech, 5G and AI
Mobile technologies and services said to have generated 7.7%, or $220bn, of GDP across region last year.
Mongolia’s coalition government edging towards collapse amid interparty strife, street protests
Situation fluid. Daily developments unfolding in rapid succession.
EBRD cuts 2025 growth forecasts citing tariffs and global uncertainty
Development bank lowers forecasts for Emerging Europe, Central Asia and North Africa as slowdowns in Germany and China take their toll.
COMMENT: Embracing “Greater Central Asia” has become a strategic imperative for US
Wider region increasingly seen as arena in which major powers’ interests, such as in sourcing critical minerals, collide and converge.
China exports Xi Jinping Thought to Mongolia
Centuries of deep-rooted mistrust of Chinese mean many Mongolians will see release of translated key works as nothing more than propaganda.
Boosting Mongolia’s democracy with reform remains an uphill battle
Cohort of lawmakers want to strip away rules and regulations that have put democratic values in a chokehold. Elite accused of copy-pasting Chinese system.
China spikes Gazprom gas export plan in Central Asia
Russian energy company keeps gushing red ink.