Mongolian Economy and Finance

It is the only film festival in the USA to focus specifically on bike travel -- in one night, you'll travel from Mongolia to India, from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, and through Egypt during Arab Spring.

Mongolia is moving in two or three contradictory directions. The first one is the classical position of maintaining a good relationship with Russia, the powerful northern neighbour.

In its quest to find new sources of energy, China is increasingly looking to its western provinces. But the nation’s push to develop fossil fuel and alternative sources has so far ignored a basic fact — western China simply lacks the water resources needed to support major new energy development.by christina larson

SINGAPORE – The Mongolian parliament is discussing a law that will cap investment by foreign state-owned firms in strategic assets, according to people familiar with the situation, a move that could potentially derail Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.'s bid to buy a controlling stake in SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (1878.HK).

* Eyes IPO in first quarter * Still considering listing in Hong Kong, London, Ulan Batar * Adds Jefferies, Barclays as bookrunners

(Reuters) - Swedish fund manager FMG expects strong growth in Mongolian and Iraqi stocks even though the former faces the uncertainty of parliamentary election while the latter continues to be plagued by security issues.

The first round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of Georgia and Mongolia will be held in Ulaanbaatar on Friday, April 27, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze told journalists.

Some MPs have submitted a proposal to resign Justice and Internal Affairs Minister Ts.Nyamdorj and parliament discussion deadline of the issue was ended on Friday.

On Sunday, the Ministry of Health and health organizations of aimags and districts organized an arrangement to checkup citizens’ health.

On Friday, Chief of the Cabinet Secretariat Ch.Khurelbaatar submitted to Speaker D.Demberel some draft proposals including bond market and small and medium production development.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ In frames of the “Three treasures” project, initiated by the Citizens' Representative Khural of Bayankhongor aimag, scholars have organized a consultative meeting in the UB city on planting licorice, ephedra and sea-buckthorn and production opportunity.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The Prime Minister S.Batbold said the Mongolians and servicemen "are always proud of our military generals".

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The Mongolia-Austria business forum will run on May 18 in Mongolia's National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The U.S Secretary of State Ms. Hillary R.Clinton has appreciated Mongolia's successful chairmanship over the Community of Democracies (CD), and underlined that activities of Mongolia are supporting and encouraging many countries.

Diversification is awkward for a company named after the product it makes and the country it makes it in.

Bangalore: Many of the companies generate more revenue than any other country and also hold assets which value more than the country’s assets.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The decade’s top performer is still bullish on energy — and on China.

The difficulty with investing in the next big thing is that it is often not recognized as that until after it has become a current or former big thing.

The Great Khural passed amendments to the Electoral Law on December 24th 2011. One of the notable changes was introducing a new electronic voting system.

The following is an interview with the acting Director of the Mineral Resources Authority M. Ariunbayar. Translated from the Undesnii Shuudan newspaper.

House Deputy Speaker for Mindanao and District IRepresentative Beng Climaco has called on women lawmakers nationally andinternationally advance advocacies that are close to their hearts specificallygender equality.

Baigali Ochkhuu is one of Mongolia’s young and talented violinists. She performed her first solo concert ‘Songodog Egshiglen’ at the Opera and Ballet Theatre last January.

The stunning 21-year-old beat off competition from 33 other beauty queens to take the title.

‘Domog shig ug­luu’(Morning like a legend) a drama which uses interpretive and traditional dance; directed and choreographed by M.Munguntsetseg, Distinguished Cultural Worker of Mongolia, dance choreographer of ‘Tumen Ekh’ Ensemble, and dance teacher of Mongolian University of Culture and Art, has been performed on stage at the Mongolian University of Art and Culture.

An interview with the fashion designer S.Ariunaa, known as Aiunaa Suri by her friends and in the fashion world, who has worked with renowned fashion designers in Germany. 

As we are well aware the Mongolian economy is growing, mining operations are expanding, foreign investments are more than ever before, tourism and domestic industrial production is expected to boom in the next several years and just about everything in Mongolia is increasing – including poverty.

Officials in South Sudan say China has agreed to loan it $8bn (£4.9bn) for major development projects.

Lois Orth-Lopes has swum into the mouth of a Mayan cave in Belize. She has explored the Shrine of Imam Reza, the holiest site in Iran.

KATHMANDU: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on Sunday appointed Dr. Mahesh Kumar Maskey the non-resident Nepali ambassador to Mongolia.

MANILA, Philippines - Although lightweight Charly Suarez fell a win shy of booking a ticket for the London Olympics in the recent Asian qualifiers, the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) is hoping he may be considered as a late entry in the event of a reallocation of unused quota places by AIBA (Association Internationale de Boxe), the world amateur governing body for the sport.

POLITICS in Mongolia has been rough-and-tumble since 1990, when the country escaped Soviet domination to become a vibrant if imperfect democracy.

The big idea: In April 2011, an equity investor can buy stock in America’s fastest-growing company, Ivanhoe Mines, or the most rapidly contracting company, Questar.

SHOSHONE • Colton Horn of Shoshone High School was selected as one of 28 students from eight states in the Pacific Northwest who will travel to Mongolia this summer.

KARACHI: KRL coach Tariq Lutfi has made qualification into the next round of the President’s Cup sound simple.

Over the years, I’ve found myself in some strange situations abroad. I’ve had my hand inside the mouth of a wild leopard in the African bush; fallen off a moving train outside Mumbai; and been chased by corrupt police in Myanmar.

Deposit sizes based on the Standards for Size Clasification of Mineral Deposits recommended by the National Mineral Reserves Commission of China in 1987.

Simultaneous performance in 150 countries around the world in agreement with “Good environment completes true welfare” The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation accelerates global environmental welfare activities like agreement with Gabonese Republic to cope with climate change

The biggest political scandal to break in China for decades has rocked the leadership of the ruling Communist Party and riveted a country unaccustomed to such public drama.

Nepal has offered to train Indian Army officers who will take part in the United Nations peacekeeping operations under various international assignments.

DESPITE the negative hype surrounding the crowning of the Miss World Fiji contestant, director and organiser of the pageant, Andhy Blake said preparations for young Torika Watters would go as planned.

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA — Xstrata Coal Donkin Management Limited ("Xstrata Coal") and Erdene Resource Development Corp. (" Erdene ") (TSX:ERD) today announced that Xstrata Coal is seeking an operating coal company to assume its interest in the Donkin Coal project ("Project").

You don't have to leave your house this year to have an exotic experience. You can have at it home with the new trend called globo-chic.

Emerging Markets Looking for the latest Asian frontier market? Mongolia is so 2011; check out Myanmar instead.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ A two-day consultative meeting themed “Access to information on environment, public participation in decision-making” finished on Thursday in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The Millennium Challenge Corporation award of the USA has gone to the Millennium Challenge Account-Mongolia. A granting ceremony took place on April 25 in Washington D.C.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The Ambassador of Mongolia to the USA Kh.Bekhbat has stressed that the economic growth of Mongolia is expected to reach 15 per cent this year, and it will increase to 17.5 per cent.

POLITICS in Mongolia has been rough-and-tumble since 1990, when the country escaped Soviet domination to become a vibrant if imperfect democracy.

On 24 April in The Hague (Netherlands), IOC President Jacques Rogge took part in a talk and round table. The Prince of Orange, an IOC member, also attended.

“Should we crawl into bed with the IRS?”

Investors in international markets would do well to read Christopher Mayer’s "World Right Side Up: Investing Across Six Continents" (Wiley, 2012).

THREE Leamington men will be going full tweed ahead for two charity challenges this summer.

Aluminum Corp. (2600) of China Ltd., the nation’s biggest producer of the lightweight metal, swung to a loss in the first quarter and said it may be unprofitable in the first half because of weak prices and higher fuel costs.

Markets have soured and the investment boom may be over for now, writes Paddy Manning.

Christopher Mayer has been writing the Capital & Crisis newsletter since 2004, and in that time he has travelled the globe looking at emerging markets for investment opportunities.

A group of University of Southampton students are preparing to undertake a 10,000 mile journey this summer, with the aim of delivering two ambulances to the people of Mongolia.

TWO Eltham artists will become the first Australians to exhibit at the National Museum of Mongolia.

In the first quarter of 2012, at national level natural losses of adult animals down by 134.9 thous.heads or 52.3 percent to 123.0 thous.heads compared to same period of the previous year.

In the first quarter of 2012, 17661 mothers delivered 17737 children (live births) increased by 1835 mothers or 11.6 percent, and 1856 children or 11.7 percent, compared to same period of the previous year.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ A draft law on the election of Citizens Representative Khural of the capital city was submitted on Friday to the Parliament Speaker D.Demberel.

The hotel is expected to open in 2013 and is the seventh Hyatt-branded hotel under development in Saudi Arabia.

The London Olympics come a step closer even whilst talks about the Beijing Olympics have not yet faded away.

The following is an interview with D.Gankhuyag, the head of the Accredited Agency of Intellectual Property.

Forget Beijing or Shanghai. Porsche AG, Maserati and Bentley Motors Ltd. are taking the fight for China’s rich to the deserts of Inner Mongolia.

Mongolian Parliament yesterday to supported a draft law on Regulation of Foreign investment in strategic companies and an amendment to the Law on Foreign investment.

A new snow leopard has been fitted with a GPS tracking collar in the South Gobi region of Mongolia!

By the Sukhbaatar district court decision ex-president N.Enkhbayar remains in Detention Center in Tuv province another two months.

Airplanes once had propellers, airports had skycaps and it was: “Fly the friendly skies of United.” Now it’s supersonic jets, roll-on wheelies and cranky Unitees.

The first camel born since 1983 at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has no humps, but not to worry.

HONG KONG, April 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start higher on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains spurred by strong U.S. housing data, but are set for their first weekly loss in four in turnover that has remained consistently thin all week.

Eumeralla Resources (ASX: EUM) has been admitted to the official list of the ASX and is set to begin trading on Thursday 3 May.

A group show of artworks from the People's Republic of Mongolia is being held at Beijing Imperial City Art in downtown Beijing.

THE sprawling central Asian state of Mongolia is stepping up its drive to entice Scottish companies to invest in its rapid economic expansion by opening a consulate in Edinburgh today.

CHICAGO, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The American Marketing Association (AMA), the largest professional association for marketers in North America, announces the formation of two new global alliances to better connect AMA members with marketers and thought leaders throughout the world.

Guam - Guam’s U14 Boys national soccer team encountered a rocky start to the 2012 AFC Festival of Football in Beijing, China but ended day one of competition on a positive note with a 2-0 win over the Northern Mariana Islands.

McPherson, Kan. —Shawn Delehoy sees the world from a different perspective.

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA — Erdene Resource Development Corp. ("Erdene" or "Company") (TSX:ERD), invites you to participate in its live conference call with senior management providing an update on the Donkin Coal Project on Friday April 27, 2012 at 10:30am Eastern Standard Time (11:30am Atlantic Standard Time).

The Rapid Traveler referred reader Jb to the Points, Miles & Martinis award booking service for a stellar Star Alliance business class redemption from New York to Beijing, Urumqi ( Xinjiang Province ) and Shanghai.

* Mongolia eyes rules to review investments by foreigners * Legislation in parliament this week * Chalco says bid contingent on winning regulatory nod * Chalco says approval terms must be satisfactory to it

How will we keep the native Thai horse down on the farm after it’s been to Los Angeles and Paris?

The Academy of Our Lady of Guam Cougars easily overpowered the Harvest Christian Academy Eagles, improving their record to 5-2-0 last night at the George Washington High School field in Mangilao.

NEW YORK--( EON: Enhanced Online News )--In a deal that combines microloans in Mongolia with the sale of carbon credits on the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), Citi’s London-based Environmental Products Trading and Origination team, working with Citi Microfinance, has agreed to purchase 1.17 million metric tonnes of carbon credits over the next seven years from Seattle-based social enterprise MicroEnergy Credits.

POLITICS in Mongolia has been rough-and-tumble since 1990, when the country escaped Soviet domination to become a vibrant if imperfect democracy.

If you thought Mongolia was nothing more than the land of Genghis Khan, think again.

A nasty bout of resource nationalism in Central Asia is worrying investors brave enough to invest in frontier markets.

President Ts.Elbegdorj met with citizens at the Government House on Wednesday. The meeting was held last year and it would be continued as a traditional meeting.

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of Mongolia informed journalists about its activity and Proxy head of the NEA G.Manlaijav told our correspondent that 16 organizations own uranium exploration and exploitation 101 licenses and two organizations are domestic and remaining is foreign.

The MPP and DP caucuses have decided a stuck issue of a draft election law and parliamentary and the capital managing officials’ elections would be run at same day.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ Agricultural producers and entities held on Wednesday the 3rd consultation themed "Civil participation-family development".

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The parliamentary election of 2012 will run on June 28 nationwide.

China will start allocating value-added tax permits to rare earth companies in Sichuan and Inner Mongolia from May 1 in a bid to regulate overproduction of the mineral, sources told Platts Thursday.

Neil Harte pictured with a Mongolian girl during a visit to an orphanage.

Dancers from Katie's Dance Studio in El Cerrito who trained under teacher and choreographer Katie Maltsberger will perform in a special American-Mongolian "fusion" dance tour with a visting company of Mongolian dancers.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the cabinet backed in principle a draft law on exempting VAT and customs tax, and decided to submit it to parliament.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ Last month, the cabinet ran several important works and made many vital decisions, said Ch.Khurelbaatar, the head of the Cabinet Secretariat of Government.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The parliamentary Standing committee on state structure will discuss on Thursday when exactly to run the parliamentary election and how much money is needed for it.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Republic of India S.Bayaraa presented on Tuesday a letter of credence to Ms. Pratibha Patil, the President of India.

Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DExperience Company, world leader in 3D design, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced its intent to acquire geological modeling and simulation company Gemcom Software International (Gemcom) for approximately US$360 million.