Mongolia Brief June 16, 2014 Part II
Minister of Economic Development Meets Mr Haoliang Xu
Ulaanbaatar,
June 16 (MONTSAME) Mongolia’s Minister of Economic Development N.Batbayar met
Monday with visiting Mr Haoliang Xu, the Assistant Secretary General of the
United Nations and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific at the
United Nations Development Programme.
They exchanged
views on a project on strengthening the development policy and planning system
of Mongolia being implemented by the Ministry of Economic Development with a
financing of the UNDP, on a bill on the development policy and planning, on the
T21 Model for macro economy to be implemented in Mongolia on experiences of
countries in planning the development.
Mr Xu
appreciated big efforts of the Ministry in drawing up the bill and in forming a
system of determining developmental policy, and then emphasized that the
Ministry of Economic Development plays a vital role in designing developmental
policy and planning.
Agricultural Exchange Traded Commodities of 31.6 Billion
Ulaanbaatar,
June16 (MONTSAME) In the last 55 weeks, the Agricultural Commodities Exchange
of Mongolia conducted trades totaling 31.6 billion togrog.
During the
period, the exchange conducted trades of three types of animal-origin
commodities. It traded 402.7 ton of cashmere and 250 ton of fiber mill wool.
The price of unprocessed, non-white cashmere stood at 762 thousand togrog per
unit at the end of the last week, while white cashmere was traded at a price of
782 thousand togrog per unit.
The last week,
the exchange ran one-time trade of fiber mill wool, with a comparably constant
price, says an officer.
Discussion to Run on Gobi Bear Protection
Ulaanbaatar,
June 16 (MONTSAME) This June 17, the World Day to Combat Desertification will
be celebrated here under a theme of "Desertification and Mazaalai (Gobi
bear)".
Targeted at
perfection of the "Mazaalai bear conservation program" and
opinion-sharing about saving of the endangered animal from going extinct, the
event will take place in the conference hall of the United Nations (UN)
Resident Representative Office, under collaboration of the Ministry of
Environment and Green Development and the UN Development Program in Mongolia.
In 1994, the
United Nations General Assembly declared June 17 the "World Day to Combat
Desertification and Drought" to promote public awareness of the issue. The
implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in
those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification,
particularly in Africa.
Mongolia has
been observing the Day since 2007.
O.Gundegmaa to Compete in Maribor World Cup
Ulaanbaatar,
June 16 (MONTSAME) A State Honored Sportswoman O.Gundegmaa and an international
master of sports E.Davaakhuu will compete in the ISSF World Cup series which
kicked off last Friday in Maribor city, Slovenia.
In accordance
with the tournament’s schedule, Gundegmaa will participate in the women’s 25 m
pistol contest on June 16 and in the women’s 10 m air pistol event June 19. Mr
Davaakhuu will compete in the men’s 50 m pistol and in 10 m air pistol events.
The Maribor
World Cup series will continue until June 21.
Mongolian movie premiered in Vietnam
June 16
(news.mn) Celebrating the 60th anniversary of “Life is like a movie”, the
joint production between Mongolia`s “DOZ Entertainment” and “The Vietnam
Feature Films”, the film was premiered with the support of the Ministry of
Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam and the Embassy of Mongolia in Vietnam,
at the National Cinema Centre in Hanoi on June 13th.
Speeches were
given at the opening of the premier of “Life is like a movie” by the Ambassador
of Mongolia to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, D.Enkhbat, the Deputy
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, Vuong Duy Bien, and the
Director of “DOZ Entertainment”, Sh.Dorjsuren.
The premier was
attended by officials from the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Vietnam, the
Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism and the Vietnam-Mongolia Friendship
Association and other state agencies.
This is the
first joint production made by Mongolian and Vietnamese producers. The event
was a part of a joint celebration of the anniversary to promote the two
countries cultures and life styles.
Related:
Mongolian
Film Opens in Vietnam – Montsame,
June 16
Academy Award Winners Announced
Ulaanbaatar,
June 16 (MONTSAME) The Mongolian Film Academy named bests of national film acts
and actors of 2013-2014 in the Mongol Shiltgeen June 13.
At the fourth
edition of the awarding event, the Academy announced "Urgeeleg"
(roughly translated as Trapping) as the best film among the nominees including
"Garden of Savage Flowers", "Limitless",
"Laridma", "Yellow Colt", "The Call",
"Symphony of Death", "The Last Song of the Swan",
"Sleeping Together" and "Little Siblings of the Steppe".
The competition was open to films made and screened since June 1 of 2013.
At the short
film category, "Step" by B.Chinguun was announced the best among the
five nominees, while the best documentary film award went to "Will"
by Tsegts Production, which the Film Academy regarded as the best among the
seven.
In addition to
the best film award, "Urgeeleg" was awarded in categories of best
actor, best supporting actor, and best director, while the second most
successful film of the year "Garden of Savage Flowers" bagged awards
of best actress and best supporting actress. The opening film of the 2014
Ulaanbaatar international film festival, "Yellow Colt" received the
award of best screenplay.
German-Mongolian Corporate Days Take Place Themed “Made In Germany”
June 16
(infomongolia.com) The "Made in Germany" Conference and Exhibition
under German-Mongolian Corporate Days 2014 are taking place in Ulaanbaatar at
the Blue Sky Tower on June 17-18, 2014.
At the two-day
Conference, Minister for Finance of Mongolia Mr. Chultem ULAAN, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to
Mongolia Mr. Gerhard Thiedemann, and Deputy Prime Minister of the State of
Baden-Wurttemberg and Minister of Financial and Economic Affairs Dr. Nils
Schmid are attending as guests of honor.
Moreover, Germany-based
Horvath & Partners Management Consultants will offer a three-hour
professional master class for top managers and functional specialists. Also,
this session will look at the management of large scale projects, particularly
at Engineering, Procurement and Construction. Besides, a panel discussion with
Mongolian business representatives will be held on Corporate Governance in
Family-owned Businesses, Lessons Learnt from the German Mittelstand.
The second part
of the event is an Exhibition, where German tools and service providers from
over 40 companies will introduce their services and display products such as
crane motors, industrial equipment, construction materials, and quality goods
for hotel industry.
The “Made in
Germany” Conference and Exhibition is open for businesses and public and
co-organized by German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ),
German-Mongolian Business Association (DMUV) and the Embassy of the Federal
Republic of Germany in Ulaanbaatar.
The previous
German-Mongolian Corporate Days was held in Ulaanbaatar themed "Integrated
Mineral Resource Initiative" in October 2012.
Related:
Germany-Mongolia Corporate
Days 2014 begins – news.mn, June
16
Global Summit of Women held in Paris
June 16
(news.mn) The 24th Global Summit of Women was held under the theme of
‘Women: Redesigning Economies and Societies’ in Paris, France between June
5th and 7th. The Global Summit of Women 2014 had a record turnout of 1,240
participants from 80 different countries.
At the Global
Summit over 50 female delegates from Mongolia lead by MP and President of the
Women's Association of Mongolia, J.Erdenechimeg attended.
This is the
sixth time that the Women's Association of Mongolia has attended as an official
member of the Washington based Global Summit of Women.
The Global
Summit of Women is organized annually on the agenda to increase global women`s
participation in society and strengthen their influence.
Representatives
emphasized that this year`s summit, under the theme of ‘Women: Redesigning
Economies, Societies’, covered a wide range of subjects and resolutions.
During the Summit researchers presented studies that show women`s participation
across all fields bringing positive changes. A Washington-based group showed
the results of a survey of female board representation for 10 years. According
to the survey women`s power in company management and boards across the top 200
companies has risen to 17 percent from last year’s 10 percent.
This year
Malaysia attended the Summit with a large group of 120 delegates.
The Summit
President, Irene Natividad, and France’s Minister for Women, Cities, Youth, and
Sports, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, kicked off the 2014 Global Summit of Women
delivering speeches. The Global Women`s Summit, where the 1000 leading global
women are represented annually, for the next time is scheduled to be held in
Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Fourth Survey on Perceptions and Knowledge of Corruption (Speak) Released
June 16
(infomongolia.com) On June 13, 2014, the Asia Foundation in collaboration with
the Sant Maral Foundation and Mercy Corps Mongolia (MCM) released the fourth
Survey on Perceptions and Knowledge of Corruption (SPEAK) under the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Strengthening
Transparency and Governance in Mongolia (STAGE) project.
The project
presentation was held at the Government House in Ulaanbaatar, where opening
remarks were delivered by Member of Parliament R.Burmaa, USAID Representative
Francis A. Donovan, the Asia Foundation Country Representative Meloney C.
Lindberg, and survey presentations by Executive Director of Sant Maral Foundation
L.Sumati respectively.
The project
aims to strengthen democratic governance by building a more transparent and
accountable regulatory and legislative environment while promoting principles
of checks and balances.
Conducted in
March 2014, the survey presents important nationwide perceptions of corruption
at the household level. By providing information on long-term trends in every
day corruption and new information on citizen views on grand corruption, the Foundation
believes that the surveys will trigger invigorated and critical dialogues on
issues of transparency, accountability, and corruption in Mongolia.
SPEAK builds on
the semi-annual corruption benchmarking survey conducted under the USAID-funded
Mongolian Anti-Corruption Support (MACS) project, implemented from 2006 to 2011
by the Asia Foundation.
Survey
methodology and scope:
- Surveyed
1,360 households in seven districts in Ulaanbaatar and 21 Sums in six Aimags in
March 2014;
- Conducted a
total of 12 surveys thus far, allowing for data comparison over time;
- Presents
nationwide data on perceptions of corruption and actual incidences of
corruption at the household level;
- Face-to-face
random interviews conducted;
Survey
findings:
- As in the
three earlier surveys, corruption was named the third most critical problem in
the country; over 8 percent of respondents believed corruption to be the most
important problem in the country;
- In March
2014, “corruption in law enforcement bodies” was the most commonly cited
obstacle to the fight against corruption. In earlier surveys, “the habit of
solving problems through corrupt practices” was the most commonly cited
obstacle;
- Land
utilization, local procurement tenders, and mining continued to be considered
the three most corrupt agencies or sectors.
Political
parties fell from the top five;
- The public’s
expectation of fair treatment from law enforcement and the judiciary was
significantly low;
- Respondents,
in general, are not satisfied with the actions against corruption, but
long-term observation since 2006 shows perceptions have improved;
- The incidence
of reported cases of corruption significantly decreased;
- Men were
consistently found to be more aware of public affairs, while women were found
to be more concerned with household or private affairs;
- Urban
respondents had stronger opinions on corruption than rural respondents.
Copies can be
downloaded from: www.asiafoundation.org
Related:
AF
Releases Survey on Perception and Knowledge of Corruption – Montsame, June 16
Mongolia Participates in Summit of G77 Leaders Plus China
June 16
(infomongolia.com) On June 14-15, 2014, the Summit of G77 Leaders plus China
was organized in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the Plurinational State of Bolivia,
in the scope of the 50th anniversary of the Group, where Mongolian
delegated headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs D.Gankhuyag have
participated.
In the opening
of the Summit, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and President of the General
Assembly’s 68th Session John W. Ashe have attended as guests of honor, besides
top and high-level delegates from 133 countries were present.
During the
Summit, Deputy Minister D.Gankhuyag read a message of President of Mongolia
Ts.Elbegdorj to the participants and handed over the Letter to the Chairperson
of the Summit and held meetings with Foreign Ministers, Deputy Ministers and
Ambassadors of more than 20 countries to share views on issues concerning
bilateral relations and cooperation.
The Summit was
resulted in issuing Santa Cruz Declaration.
The Group of 77
(G-77) was established on June 15, 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries
signatories of the “Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Developing
Countries” issued at the end of the first session of the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
The Group of 77
is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries in the
United Nations, which provides the means for the countries of the South to
articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their
joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within
the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development.
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Stock Exchange News for June 16
Ulaanbaatar,
June 16 (MONTSAME) At the Stock Exchange trades held Monday, a total of
29 thousand and 629 shares of 18 JSCs were traded costing MNT 26 million
973 thousand and 823.00.
"Hermes
center” /16 thousand units/, "Remikon" /5,060 units/, "Mongolia
Development” /5,000 units/, "APU" /1,603 units/ and "Gobi” /693
units/ were the most actively traded in terms of trading volume, in terms of
trading value--"APU” (MNT five million 770 thousand and 980),
"Gobi" (MNT five million 232 thousand and 325), "UB-BUK” (MNT
three million and 983 thousand), "Mongolia Development” (MNT three million
499 thousand and 980) and "Hermes center” (MNT two million and 480
thousand).
The total
market capitalization was set at MNT one trillion 547 billion 717 million 460
thousand and 872. The Index of Top-20 JSCs was 15,210.38, increasing by MNT
43.88 or 0.29% against the previous day.
Mongolians Win Five Medals in Tug of War Asian Championship
Ulaanbaatar,
June 16 (MONTSAME) Our national teams for tug-of-war successfully competed in
the 2014 Tug of War Asian Championship which ran June 14-16 in Ulaanbaatar.
This year’s
championship was attended by over 260 athletes of nine countries such as
Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. As the results, the Mongolian
men and women’s teams won silver medals in the outdoor events, while the
Taiwan’s teams grabbed gold medals. The men team of Mongolia won the silver
medal for the first in the Asian Championship. They have bronze medals from the
Asian Championships of 2006 and of 2008.
In the outdoor
mixed event, the Taiwanese won a gold medal, followed by Mongolia and China.
The teams of
Taiwan also captured gold medals in the indoor events that were included for
the first time in the Asian Championship programme. Malaysia and Mongolia won
bronze medals in the men contest. In the women’s category, China won a silver
medal, and Mongolia--a bronze.
Moving Forward With the 100 Day Stimulus Plan
June 16
(Mongolian Economy) The 100 Day Stimulus Plan has garnered momentum as more
pressing issues have risen to the top of the agenda. As the plan moves forward,
people are currently looking forward to the Investment Summit that will be held
from June 19-21 at Ikh Tenger, the same complex where the president resides in.
Presently, over 80 foreigners from 22 different countries registered to
participate in this Investment Summit that hopes to discuss various
issues.
From last week,
the stimulus plan delved into the issue of taxes relating to the selling
process of bank collaterals. Banks run the risk of losing money from borrowers
who do not have the means to pay back their loans, thus a framework was
established. This framework negotiated funds including a tax deduction value of
10%, fund expenditure reduction of 25%, and court service reduction between
0.5% and 10%. Also on the agenda, is the possible designation of 100 million
USD from JICA to promote small- and medium-sized businesses.
The director of
the Invest Mongolia Agency, S. Javkhlanbaatar said that within the plan, they
are going to introduce the business friendly environment of Mongolia as well as
how the government is dealing with issues regarding barriers to the investment
environment of the nation. The main goal is to attract foreign investment and
widen partnerships.
According to
data from the Invest Mongolia Agency, 12,000 foreign investment companies have
operated in Mongolia since 1990. As of October of last year, there were 8,300
foreign investment businesses that were actively in service. Since the
beginning of this year, another 140 foreign investment companies registered
with the Invest Mongolia Agency to begin operations.
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