Mongolia Brief June 30, Part I
New wording of law on rules for health insurance to be submitted
Ulaanbaatar,
June 29 (MONTSAME) The regular cabinet meeting on Saturday decided to submit to
parliament a new wording of law on official rules for health insurance.
In general, the
new wording focuses on rights and protection of the insured and puts main
principles of the health insurance as the basis of insurance actions.
In 2013, 97% of
our population was covered by the health insurance. Since its adoption in 1993,
the law on health insurance has been amended nine times and was redrafted in
2002. These amendments focused on tackling matters of that time but did not
consider a forming of and strengthening the insurance organizations which
protect rights of the insured, did not determine differences in duties and
directions of the sides and so on.
Cabinet Meeting Resolutions in Brief: June 28, 2014
June 30
(infomongolia.com) At the Cabinet meeting held on Saturday, June 28, the
following resolutions were issued:
- The Sixth
Intergovernmental Commission Meeting between Mongolia and the Republic of
Kazakhstan on Trade, Economy, Science, Technical and Cultural Cooperation was
organized in Ulaanbaatar on May 26-27, 2014. The Meeting summary was revised
and Minister of Population Development and Social Protection S.Erdene is
obliged to approve and monitor the plan to adhere on measures at the Meeting
discussed.
- Federal
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be conducting
an official visit to Mongolia on July 06-07, 2014. In the frameworks,
Mongolia’s policy to adhere was revised and agreed to submit to the Prime
Minister of Mongolia for approval.
- Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, L.Bold will be conducting an official visit to the
Kingdom of Spain on July 01-02, 2014 and to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on
July 03, 2014 respectively. In the frameworks, Mongolia’s policy to adhere was revised
and agreed to submit to the Prime Minister of Mongolia for approval.
- In order to
ensure proper operation of Selenge Aimag’s local government bodies, it was
resolved to allocate to Selenge Aimag Governing Administration a 528.7 million
MNT (Tugrug) loan from State Fund in terms repayment and entrusted by Minister
of Finance Ch.Ulaan.
- Minister of
Economic Development N.Batbayar is entrusted to sign the first phase of Loan
Agreement on "Ger Areas Development and Investment Support Program"
between the Government of Mongolia and the Asia Development Bank.
Related:
Cabinet
meeting in brief – Montsame, June
29
Some visits are expected this month
Ulaanbaatar,
June 29 (MONTSAME) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia L.Bold will pay
official visits to the Kingdom of Spain and to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on
July 1-3.
In addition,
the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany Mr
Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay an official visit to Mongolia this July 6-7.
The cabinet
meeting on Saturday discussed draft directives for the Mongolian side and decided
to have them got approved by Prime Minister.
Standing committee on petitions to collaborate with UML
Ulaanbaatar,
June 29 (MONTSAME) Parliamentary Standing committee on petitions will cooperate
with the Committee of Judges at the Union of Mongolian Lawyers (UML) to promote
a civil participation in legislative actions and in refining laws.
A related to it
cooperation memorandum was signed Friday by R.Burmaa, a head of the Standing
committee on petitions, and by Ts.Tsogt, a chairman of the Committee of Judges.
Present were also D.Lundeejantsan, S.Ganbaatar MPs, and B.Enkh-Amgalan, the
Office Head of the UML.
The sides will
analyze conditions and needs of laws and resolutions, abolish loopholes of
laws, co-implement measures for propagandizing legal documents to the public,
conduct research into ensuring of the laws’ implementation, hold related
trainings and seminars, introduce to the public actions of the Standing
committee on petitions, post its information on open chambers of courts in
order to take proposals and views from people.
Statement by Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara at the Conclusion of his Visit to Mongolia
June 27 (IMF) Mr.
Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), issued the following statement today in Ulaanbaatar at the conclusion of
his visit to Mongolia:
“I would like
to thank the Mongolian authorities for their gracious hospitality and for the
productive discussions that we have had over the past three days. In
particular, I wish to thank Speaker of the State Great Hural Z. Enkhbold, Prime
Minister N. Altankhuyag, Minister of the Cabinet Office Ch. Saikhanbileg,
Minister of Finance Ch. Ulaan, Minister of Economic Development N. Batbayar,
and Bank of Mongolia Governor N. Zoljargal, for their warm welcome and frank
exchange of views.
“In my
meetings, I commended the authorities for their ambitious growth and
development objectives. Mongolia has a magnificent history and certainly has a
promising future, given its industrious and talented people, abundant natural
resources, and strategic location.
“Our
discussions focused on how best to meet the challenges that Mongolia faces as
it strive to realize its great potential. In recent years, Mongolia has been
one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, vaulting into the ranks of
middle-income countries in just a few years. This growth was earlier driven by
large investments in the mining sector, spearheaded by substantial foreign
direct investment. But as these have dropped, growth has been held up
increasingly by fiscal and monetary stimulus. This has led to growing balance
of payments pressures, the depreciation of the togrog, and higher inflation.
“I highlighted
the importance of tightening macroeconomic policies to combat these pressures.
Monetary policy needs to be tightened, since—as in other countries—excessive
credit growth has contributed to strong imports. Moreover, the budget should
include all fiscal activity, including the spending by the Development Bank,
and the consolidated deficit should be brought down steadily toward the target
laid out in the Fiscal Stability Law. We also discussed the importance of
strengthening bank supervision and the need to maintain Mongolia’s flexible
exchange rate system. While such measures might entail a somewhat slower growth
path in the near term, they are critical to safeguarding domestic and external
stability, and making growth—still rapid by international comparison—more
sustainable.
“On a brief
trip like this, it is usually difficult to see much of a country. I am thus
particularly grateful to the authorities for arranging my visit to one of
Ulaanbaatar’s “ger districts,” where I observed important work being done to
improve living standards, and also for taking me outside the city to appreciate
Mongolia’s stunning natural beauty and rich traditions. Back in the capital, I
also had the opportunity to share views with leading bankers and businessmen on
economic developments and the outlook for Mongolia and the world.
“The IMF will
continue to work closely with the Mongolian authorities and, as always, will
stand ready to assist in whatever manner is most appropriate. Once again, I
would like to thank the authorities and the people of Mongolia for their warm
hospitality, and I look forward to continuing our cooperation.”
Asia Foundation and GASI Conduct National Workshop on Environment in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia, June 27, 2014 (Asia Foundation) — On June 26-27, The Asia Foundation
and the General Agency for Specialized Inspection (GASI) held a national
training workshop, “Developing a rehabilitation methodology for small-scale
mining, ensuring the proper use of natural resources, and protecting biodiversity
and habitats,” at the GASI Conference Hall. The workshop was organized as part
of the second phase of the Engaging
Stakeholders in Environmental Conservation Project (ESEC II)
designed to enhance the contribution of Mongolia’s artisanal mining sector to
sustainable local development. More than 88 inspectors participated in the
training, which also included presentations by the heads of
environmental-related government departments, senior state inspectors and
senior specialists from various ministries, as well as the Foundation’s ESEC II
staff.
Through this
national workshop and follow-up trainings, ESEC II is committed to helping
build capacity for environmental inspectors as they assess the development of
improved rehabilitation practices of artisanal and small scale (ASM)
communities. Through collaboration with national stakeholders including key
government departments such as GASI, the Foundation’s ESEC II project has
developed agreed joint workplans. Frugal rehabilitation methodology is one
important output of the joint workplan; this national training workshop will
provide background training in preparation for additional aimag and soum-level
trainings later in the year.
The national
workshop covered a wide range of environmental issues, both legislative and
technical, including: natural resource use and conflicts, laws on resource
exploitation, protected areas, and environmental impact and biodiversity
assessments. In addition, other topics covered included licensing issues
and broader presentations on green development, small-scale mining, and an
introduction to the frugal rehabilitation methodology being developed through
ESEC II.
Mr. Tserendash,
Head of the Environment, Tourism Inspection Division of GASI commented on the
value of the workshop: “The testing and implementation of the ASM frugal
rehabilitation approach will improve environmental inspectors’ professional
capacity and align with a Government Action Plan objective to increase the
amount of rehabilitated land to 70%.”
Meloney C.
Lindberg, The Asia Foundation’s country representative in Mongolia
noted: “I am happy to see the continued collaboration with GASI, who was a key
partner during ESEC’s Phase I. GASI remains committed to keeping their
environmental inspectors up to date with new skills and knowledge on emerging
environmental rehabilitation practices.”
The ESEC II
project, implemented by The Asia Foundation with generous support from the
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), aims to enhance the
contribution of Mongolia’s artisanal mining sector to sustainable local
development, including the realization of the right to a healthy environment
and the right to decent work. The project is conducted under a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Ministry of Mining and complements SDC’s Sustainable
Artisanal Mining project by introducing responsible and sustainable environmental
rehabilitation approaches for abandoned ASM sites. The project incorporates a
multi-stakeholder approach pioneered by the Foundation in 2006 on the “Securing
Our Future” project and, most recently, the ESEC I project.
Trade Office of Mongolia opens in Hong Kong
June 30
(news.mn) Trade Office of Mongolia that aims to encourage trade between
Mongolia and Hong Kong, support members promoting opportunities in the market
of Mongolia, Hong Kong, China and Eastern Asia and strength bilateral economic
relations opens in Hong Kong.
The Trade
Office of Mongolia was officially registered in the country by founders of Hong
Kong based Mongolia Club, Henry Lee, attorney Victor Young, and the first
Consul General of Mongolia to Hong Kong Ya.Ariunbold during President
Ts.Elbedgdorj`s visit to Hong Kong to attend “The World in 2014” international
economic event in November 2013.
Related:
Mongolian
commerce chamber established in Hong Kong – Montsame, June 30
Mongolia for First Time Included in Special List of Official Development Assistance Provided by Government of Canada
June 30
(infomongolia.com) The Government of Canada has officially announced of
including Mongolia as for the first time in a special list of Official
Development Assistance (ODA) recipient countries last Saturday on June 28, 2014
by Ulaanbaatar time, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia.
In the 2014 ODA
List, 2 countries from previous program were excluded and 7 were added, where a
total of 25 countries placed, which is updated every five years, will receive
some 90 percent of the total Assistance to be provided by the Government of Canada
in coming 5 years.
“Prime Minister
of Canada, Stephen Harper played a crucial role in taking this decision,
thereby the Government of Canada strives for providing consistent support to
strengthening democracy in Mongolia”, noted Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Canada to Mongolia Gregory Goldhawk during a meeting with
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia L.Bold.
In 2013
Official Development Assistance, Canada spent 5.2 billion USD, where 20
countries from 2013 ODA List received about 80 percent of total Assistance.
Since 1997,
Mongolia received a total of 5.1 million USD aid under general assistance
program provided by the Government of Canada.
Related:
Mongolia
to receive official assistance from Canada – Montsame, June 30
Strong, Safe and Resilient: NEMA and the World Bank host Disaster Risk Management Workshop
Ulaanbaatar.
June 27, 2014 (World Bank) -- How can the citizens of Mongolia be protected
from disasters? How can hospitals, school buildings and local communities
be made safer and stronger, before earthquakes or floods happen? How can
government agencies and the people work together to reduce the risks from
natural hazards? The answers to these questions are being discussed today at
the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) workshop in Ulaanbaatar City.
The workshop,
hosted jointly by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the World
Bank will bring together over 70 participants from the Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister, UB Municipality, line ministries, aimag authorities and others.
This workshop
is the first part of the Support to the Mongolia Disaster Risk Management
Program being undertaken by the World Bank, in collaboration with NEMA, The
program aims to enhance the capacity of the Government of Mongolia to mitigate
and manage the impacts of natural disasters, with an emphasis on strengthening
institutional coordination and increasing professional capacities among
agencies.
Mongolian school gets gift of computers, gear from KAL
June 27
(joongandaily.co.kr) Korean Air Lines, the nation’s top flag carrier, said
yesterday it donated 30 computers and sports gear to Bolovsrol school in
Baganuur District, Mongolia.
KAL, an
affiliate of Hanjin Group, is the only local airline flying to Mongolia. It
signed a code share agreement in 2010 with MIAT Mongolian Airlines.
Since 2004, the
company has been conducting a campaign of planting trees in Mongolia as a part
of its corporate social responsibility efforts.
Young chess players capture medals in Asian Youth Championship
Ulaanbaatar,
June 29 (MONTSAME) Junior chess players of Mongolia have competed in the Asian
Youth Standard, Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in under-6, under-8, under-
10, and under-12 ages.
The events ran
June 20-29 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Mongolian players collected five gold,
five silver and six bronze medals in the categories of standard, blitz and
rapid.
Gold medals
were grabbed, for example, by B.Enkhlen, Ulaanbaatar city’s Baganuur district
(standard girls’ U-6), by E.Mongonzul, "Khangarid" sports club
(standard girls’ U-10), by FIDE master Ye.Togstomor, "Uramtai shatar"
club (standard boys U-8).
Australia Future Unlimited Education Fair Mongolia 2014
June 25
(aumnbc.com) Now in its third year, the Australia Future Unlimited: Education
Fair Mongolia 2014 (AFUEF Mongolia 2014) is considered a vital education event
for institutions interested in this emerging market.
In 2014 the
fair will provide Australian education providers an opportunity to raise
awareness of their institution’s profile in Mongolia, and demonstrate the
quality and innovation of the Australian education sector.
At the 2013
fair, 18 Australian institutions participated and there were more than 2000
visitors.
For event
program details, costs and market insights, refer to the event
brochure.
Czech lower house delegates visit Mongolia
June 30
(news.mn) Czech delegates lead by of Secretary General of Chamber of Deputies
of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Petr Kynstetr are visiting Mongolia
between June 29th and July 2nd.
In the scope of
the visit, Secretary General of Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the
Czech Republic, Petr Kynstetr will meet Secretary General of the Cabinet
Secretariat for State Great Khural, B.Boldbaatar and sign cooperation agreement
and MoU.
And Speaker of
State Great Khural, Z.Enkhbold will meet Czech delegates lead by of Secretary
General of Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Petr
Kynstetr.
During the
visit, Czech delegates will visit to Govi cashmere, Gandantegchinlen and the
National museum of Mongolian history.
Related:
Czech
parliament's lower house delegation visiting – Montsame, June 30
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