Mongolia Brief April 11, 2014 Part II
Macedonian
women parliamentarians visiting
Ulaanbaatar,
April 11 (MONTSAME) A member of Macedonia’s parliament Ms Tanja Tomic; and
representatives of the Democratic Institution and Human Right Organization at
the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) are visiting
Mongolia.
They have been
invited by the unofficial group of women parliamentarians at the State Great
Khural (parliament).
By the visiting
programme, the foreign representatives will hold serial training for women MPs,
their advisors and assistants on April 12-14 in the State House, with themes
“Joint policy on overcoming challenges”, “Making women’s group more effective”,
“Good experiences of OSCE”, “Participation of women’s group and their members
in improving governance”, “Policy for women’s groups and Action Plan” and
“Fruitful ties and involving women’s group in it”.
IFC
to support Mongolian banking sector
Ulaanbaatar,
April 11 (MONTSAME) The International Financial Corporation (IFC) has partnered
with Mongolian Bankers Association to introduce and implement sustainable
banking practices to help financial institutions improve their environmental
and social risk management, and contribute to greener and equitable economic
growth.
The
frontiers-capital.com website published this news on Thursday.
Mongolia is
committed to a low-carbon development path. Mongolian banks have been
discussing sustainability issues with other stakeholders such as government
agencies and corporates. Last November, 14 of the lenders publicly declared
their commitment to promoting sustainable banking practices in the country.
IFC will
support the Mongolian Bankers Association’s plan to develop the Mongolian
Sustainable Banking Principles and industry guidelines by mid-2015. The
guidelines will be based on international benchmarks such as the IFC
Performance Standards, the World Bank Group Environmental, Health and Safety
Guidelines, and the Equator Principles, a credit risk management framework for
determining, assessing and managing environmental and social risk in
project-finance transactions. IFC will also help build capacity in local banks,
consulting firms, and training institutions to achieve this goal.
“The
partnership with IFC is part of ongoing efforts by Mongolian banks to
contribute to green and inclusive economic development in Mongolia,” said
Norihiko Kato, Vice President of the Mongolian Bankers Association. “With help
from IFC, the association will provide technical resources and knowledge to
help our members improve their sustainable banking systems and products,”
The Mongolian
Bankers Association is a self-regulated professional body initiated by 13
commercial banks, one development bank, four financial and non-financial
banking institutions, and three foreign bank representative offices. Its vision
is to lead the banking and financial sector in supporting the sustainable
development and equitable economic growth of Mongolia.
“The project
will enhance risk management and expand lending to socially and environmentally
friendly projects. This will help generate real results toward greener growth,”
said Tuyen D. Nguyen, IFC Resident Representative in Mongolia. “IFC’s
experience globally and in Asia has demonstrated a strong business case for
sustainable banking.”
In addition to
investments across multiple sectors in Mongolia, IFC is supporting this
sustainable finance initiative through the Environmental and Social Standards
for Financial Institutions Program in East Asia and the Pacific. The program
provides advice to help improve the environmental and social sustainability of
banks in China, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Stock
exchange news for April 11
Ulaanbaatar,
April 11 (MONTSAME) At the Stock Exchange trades held Friday, a total of 216
thousand and 968 shares of 19 JSCs were traded costing MNT 123 million 510
thousand and 516.00.
"Bayankhairkhan"
/200 thousand units/, "Moninjbar” /5,695 units/, "Remikon” /3,336
units/, "Tavantolgoi” /1,562 units/ and "APU” /1,559 units/ were the
most actively traded in terms of trading volume, in terms of trading
value--"Bayankhairkhan" (MNT 100 million), "Tavantolgoi"
(MNT eight million 024 thousand and 780), "APU" (MNT six million and
800), "Moninjbar" (MNT one million 651 thousand and 550) and
"BDSec" (MNT one million and 614 thousand).
The total
market capitalization was set at MNT one trillion 600 billion 931 million 296
thousand and 518. The Index of Top-20 JSCs was 15,809.70, decreasing by MNT
131.89 or 0.83% against the previous day.
Mongolian
footballer plays first match in Thailand
Ulaanbaatar,
April 11 (MONTSAME) The first-ever professional footballer of Mongolia A.Moron
made his first appearance in Thailand’s football arena on Wednesday.
Playing for
Krabi FC of Thailand, A.Moron had a successful assist to a goal at Khonkaen FC
vs Krabi FC match which ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Khonkaen FC. This
was the last match of Krabi FC in the Thailand Football Association Cup. Krabi
FC is currently the 15th in Thailand League Division 1, with one win and two
draws.
Becoming the
first-ever professional footballer of the nation, A.Moron Friday signed two
year’s agreement to play for the Krabi FC in the first division league of
Thailand last December.
Born in Ulaanbaatar,
A.Moron (24) has played college soccer for Hannibal-LaGrande University and the
Central Methodist Eagles, located in Fayette, Missouri. He made his
international debut for Mongolia in 2007, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup
qualifying matches.
“Harumafuji”
D.Byambadorj to study for master degree
Ulaanbaatar,
April 11 (MONTSAME) The 70th Yokozuna of Japanese professional sumo wrestling
Harumafuji D.Byambadorj has enrolled the Hosei University of Tokyo to achieve a
master degree.
He became the
first Yokozuna-titled sumo to enter the university. Last year, he graduated
from the Mongolian University of Law Enforcement, and then passed the enrolment
examination of the Hosei University this year. On April 7, he received his
student card.
The Japan Sumo
Association (JSA) has permitted D.Byambadorj to study in the university, thus
he will become the very first Yokozuna to defend the degree in sumo history.
E.Sodnompeljee
qualified to compete in Paralympics
Ulaanbaatar,
April 11 (MONTSAME) A Mongolian powerlifter E.Sodnompeljee has been qualified
to compete in the Rio De Janeiro Summer Paralympic Games of 2016.
Competed in the
men’s 88 kg contest, he got the right after he took 7th place in the 2014 IPC
Powerlifting World Championships ran April 5-11 in Dubai, the UAE.
This year’s IPC
Powerlifting World Championships were participated by some 300 powerlifters
from 500 countries. First ten athletes in each weight category contest are
qualified to take part in the Paralympics.
As the result,
the national team of Egypt won the World championships, winning four gold, five
silver and two bronze medals.
Ambassadors
of Mongolia to Indonesia and Brazil Promoted
April 12
(infomongolia.com) At the Cabinet meeting held on April 12, 2014, Ambassadors
to represent Mongolia in Indonesia and Brazil were backed based on the Law of
Government, Article 15.4 and it was agreed to submit the names to the President
of Mongolia.
Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Republic of Indonesia Mrs.
Shagdar BATTSETSEG and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia
to the Federative Republic of Brazil Mrs. Chuluunbat SOSORMAA are preliminary
promoted.
At the plenary
session of the State Great Khural (Parliament) held on June 07, 2013, the
issues to open Mongolian Embassies in above countries were approved and according
to this decision the Embassy of Mongolia being established in Jakarta and
Brasilia cities respectively.
Cabinet
Ministers deem by promoting Mongolian envoys to represent its nation in Jakarta,
Indonesia and Brasilia, Brazil, they would work actively and in broad ranges to
boost bilateral economic, commercial, cultural, educational and other fields of
cooperation.
Mongolia and
the Republic of Indonesia have established the diplomatic relations on December
22, 1956.
Mongolia and
the Federative Republic of Brazil have established the diplomatic relations on
June 19, 1987.
Government
of Mongolia Approves Quotas for Hunting in 2014
April 12
(infomongolia.com) At the Cabinet meeting held on April 12, 2014, the
Government of Mongolia approved the quotas for hunting and trapping wild
animals under specific purposes in 2014.
For instances,
in 2014 it is allowed to hunt a total of 28 Ugalz (male wild sheep - Argali),
41 mountain goats (Ibex), 20 red deer, 20 wolves, 10 roe deer, and 200 Mongolian
gazelles. Also, for study purposes to trap up to 20 saker falcons and 310 Taimen
or Siberian Salmon are permitted to be caught but to be released after.
According to
hunting management plan realized in 2013, Government allowed foreign nationals
to hunt some species for sports and game purposes, where in 28 Sums
(administrative unit of aimag) were hunted 15 ugalz, 32 mountain goats, 10 red
deer, 4 wolves, 4 roe deer and 4 wild boars and 520,000,000 MNT were compounded
in the Sum and State budgets.
As a result of
policy reforms to transfer hunting management to local authorities, it
positively affects to wildlife conservation and as today, there local
environment protection 3 unions, 6 cooperatives, 4 NGOs and 2 cooperatives
composed of herdsmen are exist.
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