Mongolia Brief October 14, 2014 Part III
DBM
about Great Construction Works
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 14 (MONTSAME) The Development Bank of Mongolia (DBM) is financing 23
packages of projects costing MNT 2.5 trillion in the spheres of energy,
construction, housing, auto roads, infrastructure and light industry.
For the time
being, one trillion and 67 billion Togrog already has been exploited, said
N.Monkhbat, an executive director of the DBM at the “Hours of great
construction” weekly meeting on Monday.
Energy supply
of the city has improved, the cost of energy production has declined thanks to
expanding the #3 and #4 power plants, building a new "Amgalan"
thermal power station, and making a technological reform in the
"Baganuur" state-run company. Such big works have not been performed
in the last 25 years, he underlined.
The DBM is investing
1.8 trillion Togrog in the city’s housing and infrastructure, a financing of
590 billion has been made so far together with implementing of projects on
restoring a factory of construction productions and building apartments in
“Yaarmag” area. In addition, he went on, a financing is being made for the
“Buyant-Ukhaa” and the 7th micro-district, a 1,152-flat apartment town near the
“Yaarmag” bridge, the “New Yaarmag” micro-district, creating fundamental
engineering infrastructure in seven areas, and constructing apartments in “ger”
areas.
In frames of
the “Street” project, financed by the DBM, 20 cross roads have been expanded,
15 new roads have been put into use, feasibility studies for two highways
across the city have been completed, so a secondary financing has been given
for the engineering design for the highway along the Tuul River, he said.
Main part of
the investments from the DBM for supporting industries in the capital city has
been devoted to financing of 888 selected projects on import substitution. For
instance, 39 billion Togrog has been given to 116 projects on small- and
middle-sized productions, 140 billion--to 110 enterprises of the agriculture
and light industrial sectors, and 90 billion--to 85 projects on backing the
export, the DBM said. There are no obstacles in receiving this financing,
Monkhbat emphasized.
Mongolian
Sailors to Practice Maritime Transport
By B. Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 14 (MONTSAME) The Mongolian sailors trained in the Institute of
Maritime and Fisheries of South Korea will be working in Mongolia-S.Korean
joint sea transport company to transport mineral products of Mongolia, starting
from this November.
Mongolia joined
the International Maritime Organization in 1996, since then has ratified 23
Conventions and additional documents adopted by the organization. The Minister
of Road and Transport of Mongolia A.Gansukh presented a bill on joining
Maritime Labour Convention (2006) and International convention on Salvage
(1989) to the Speaker on October 13. The Ministry sent ten trainees to the
S.Korean Institute of Maritime and Fisheries for two years of training of
sailorship, which is to complete this year. The fees for trainings and
practices have been funded by Busan Technological Institute for Maritime and
Fisheries. The Mongolian graduates will practice maritime transport while
working on a ship to carry Mongolian mineral products, transported by Russian
Trans-Siberian railroads, to a sea through Rajin-Sonbong of North Korea.
S.Korean thermal stations and power companies express their interests in
receiving coal from Mongolia.
Market
Prices of Agricultural Products
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 14 (MONTSAME) The research into prices of agricultural products of
September 2014 says that Uvs, Dundgovi, Bayankhongor, Govisumber, Dornogovi and
Khovd aimags offer the lowest prices of cowhide of two-meters or longer, which
is 25-30 thousand togrogs, while Arkhangai, Orkhon, Tov, Khentii and Selenge
aimags and Ulaanbaatar city offer the highest--50-58 thousand togrogs.
The average
price of horse hide is lowest 15-20 thousand togrogs in Bayankhongor,
Govisumber, Khuvsgul, Dornogovi and Selenge aimag, the highest is 25-28
thousand togrogs in Zavkhan, Ovorkhangai, Dundgovi, Omnogovi, Khentii aimags
and Ulaanbaatar.
A kilogramme of
goat white cashmere is in its lowest 50-59 thousand togrogs in Arkhangai,
Sukhbaatar and Khuvsgul aimags, in its highest 66-68 thousand togrogs in
Bayankhongor, Khovd, Ovorkhangai aimags and Ulaanbaatar.
Freight
and Passengers in Statistics
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 14 (MONTSAME) In the first nine months of this year, 42.8 million tons
of freight and 252.6 million passengers (duplicated counting) were carried by
all kinds of transport in Mongolia.
A volume of the
freight increased 12.1 million tons or 39.4%, whereas a number of the
passengers declined 6.3 million people or 2.4% against the previous year.
Some 14,970
thousand tons of freight and 2,577.3 million passengers (duplicated counting)
were carried by the railway transport. A volume of the freight carried
decreased by 535.6 thousand tons or 3.5%, a number of the passengers--by 325.3
thousand people or 11.2% against the previous year.
The revenue
from the railway transport reached 312.0 billion Togrog, decreasing 1.7 billion
Togrog or 0.5% against 2013.
Some 2,648 tons
of freight and 529.9 thousand passengers (duplicated counting) were carried by
air transport. Compared with the same period of the previous year, an amount of
the freight carried dropped by 469.6 tons or 15.1%, a number of the passengers
carried also decreased by 78.4 thousand people or 12.9%.
The revenue
from the air transport reached 197.9 billion Togrog, increasing MNT 12.6
billion or 6.8% over the same period of 2013.
World
Bank and Ministry of Education support early childhood education in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, October
13, 2014 (World Bank) -- For over 20 years the World Bank has supported
the Mongolian government’s educations reforms and has implemented a total of
46.8 mln dollars grant to the education sector.
The World Bank
and the Ministry of Education and Science began the implementation of the Early
Childhood Education Project with the grant from the Global Partnership for
Education of 10 million dollars in 2012.
The aim of the
Global Partnership for Education – Early Childhood Education (GPE-ECE) Project
is to provide access to early childhood education for children in disadvantaged
communities and reduce the social inequality in Mongolia. This aim of
involving herders’ children in early childhood education is being achieved by
increasing access to preschool education, creating alternative preschool
classes, improving teaching and learning environment, and providing
learning materials, furniture, equipment and toys.
“We are
delighted to be assisting Mongolia in educating its younger generation” said
James Anderson, the Country Manager of the World Bank to Mongolia. “The Early
Childhood Education Project strives to ensure that all children have access to
education, that all can share opportunities for prosperity, a key goal of the
World Bank Group.”
One hundred
ger-kindergartens were supplied and distributed to rural areas of 100 soums of
14 aimags with large populations of herders’ children and where the pre-school
enrollment rate is especially low. Each year 2,500 children have benefited and
ger kindergartens are providing a convenient way for children of herder
families to get early childhood education.
“The mobile ger
kindergartens have become an important tool to increase the preschool
enrollment in rural areas. The newly built kindergartens in Ulaanbaatar city
and the ger-kindergartens will help children develop the skills to succeed
throughout their education and throughout their lives.” said the team leader of
the project Prateek Tandon.
Under this
project, 17 new kindergartens with the capacity of 100 children each are being
built in 8 districts of Ulaanbaatar. Furniture, kitchen and other equipment,
indoor and outdoor playground toys, carpets and bedding are also supplied to
the newly built kindergartens.
Presently, the
State Professional Commission has approved the completed buildings of 10
kindergartens that began their operations; the remaining 7 will be completed by
end of October this year. These kindergartens will provide a child-friendly
environment and offer high quality learning conditions for over 1,700 children
in Ulaanbaatar including remote districts such as Bagakhangai, Baganuur
and Nalaikh.
Initial survey
results have shown the satisfaction of local communities. Teachers, rural soum
governors, parents of the students and remote herders have expressed strong
support for the project’s interventions and the improvement of the delivery of
these services.
Hydro-Metallurgy
Plant Opens in Erdenet
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 14 (MONTSAME) Achit Ikht LLC opened on October 11 the biggest
Hydro-metallurgic plant in Mongolia. This plant is capable of producing 10,000
tonnes of LME (London Metal Exchange) – A grade cathodal copper a year.
The capacity is
estimated to be four times bigger than that of the Mongolian-American joint
Erdmin plant. The piot processes of the new plant have been running since July,
after three years of construction of USD 59 million.
The plant is
processing lower content ore (0.32 percent copper) of Erdenet plant, and
producing copper cathodes with 99.9 percent of copper content. The exports are
already underway.
Government
Resolves to Take Back Bill on 2015 State Budget of Mongolia
October 14
(infomongolia.com) The irregular Cabinet meeting of the Government was held
today on October 14, 2014 and it was resolved to take back the bill on 2015
State Budget.
The decision
was made due to Government restructuring issues being discussed these days,
which anticipates to be revised at nearest plenary session of the State Great
Khural (Parliament) and re-submit to the Parliament as soon as new structure of
the Government of Mongolia will be approved along with new Ministers
appointments.
The draft bill
on 2015 State Budget and relevant regulations were submitted to the Parliament
on October 01, 2014.
Related:
Draft government budget of
2015 withdrawn – news.mn, October
14
About
house prices in statistics
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 14 (MONTSAME) In the third quarter of this year, the index of apartment
price in the city’s six districts increased by 2.2 times against end of 2010,
by 10.2% against the previous year, and by 2.8% against end of this year, but
there was no difference against the previous quarter.
Compared same
period of the previous year, the apartment prices rose by 14.0% in Khan-Uul
district, 11.7%--in Bayangol district, 10.0%--in Bayanzurkh district, 9.9%--in
Songinokhairkhan district, 9.1%--in Sukhbaatar district, and 6.0%--in
Chingeltei district. This price increased by 5.8% in Khan-Uul district,
3.0%--in Bayangol district, 2.9%--in Songinokhairkhan and Bayanzurkh districts,
2.8%--in Sukhbaatar district, whereas it declined by 0.5% in Chingeltei
district against the end of the previous year.
Moreover, the
price of apartments increased by 2.1% in Khan-Uul district, 0.5%--in Bayangol
and Sukhbaatar districts, whereas it decreased by 0.2%--in Bayanzurkh, 1.0%--in
Songinokhairkhan, and by 1.3%--in Chingeltei district against the previous
quarter.
In the first
three quarter of this year, the prices of apartments put into use before 1970
increased by 1.6-12.1%, the apartments put into use between 1970 and 2001--by
7.8-14.5%, and the apartments built after 2002--by 10.9-15.4% against the
previous year.
The prices of
apartments built before 1970 declined by 0.2-2.0% in Songinokhairkhan,
Chingeltei, Bayanzurkh, Bayangol and Sukhbaatar districts, whereas it increased
by 2.0% in Khan-Uul district in first three quarters of this year against the
previous quarter.
Stock
exchange news for October 14
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 14 (MONTSAME) At the Stock Exchange trades on Tuesday, a total of 36
thousand and 155 shares of 16 JSCs were traded costing MNT 13 million 804
thousand and 171.00.
"Khokh
gan” /21 thousand and 300 units/, “Genco tour bureau” /10 thousand and 100
units/, “E-trans logistics” /1,801 units/, “State Department Store” /749 units/
and "Merex” /694 units/ were the most actively traded in terms of trading
volume, in terms of trading value were "Gobi” (MNT three million 562
thousand and 990), "Khkokh gan” (MNT two million 491 thousand and 500),
“Atar-Orgoo” (MNT two million and 244 thousand), "UB-BUK” (MNT two million
and 152 thousand) and "Khasu-mandal” (MNT one million 287 thousand and
400).
The total
market capitalization was set at MNT one trillion 578 billion 080 million 754
thousand and 715. The Index of Top-20 JSCs was 15,703.30, increasing 49.78
units or 0.32% against the previous day.
About
training in Gobi-Altai
By N. Khaliun
Ulaanbaatar,
October 14 (MONTSAME) A training themed "Strengthening capacities of
members of youth non-governmental organizations” ran last week in Gobi-Altai
province.
It was
organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) together with a “Center
for Civic Education” NGO in frames of establishment of the Center for Youth
Development in this aimag.
The training
brought together some 30 representatives from the Union of Scouts, the Gobi-Altai's
Association of Journalists, Youth Union and other organizations.
WB
manager for Mongolia attends kindergarten opening
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 14 (MONTSAME) The country manager for Mongolia of the World Bank James
Anderson participated on October 13 in an opening ceremony of the kindergarten
42, funded by Global Partnership for Education – Early Childhood Education
(GPE-ECE) project, in respect of upcoming International Children’s Day –
November 20.
Present at the
event were the Vice minister of education and sciences B.Urgamaltsetseg along
with guests and children.
The Government
of Mongolia has been working to meet the challenge of ensuring schooling for
all while addressing the pressures posed by a surge in fertility rates. This
project helps by providing access to early childhood education for children in
disadvantaged communities and seeks to reduce social inequality in Mongolia. A
total of USD 12.12 million is dedicated to finance the project in the period of
2012 – 2015 in building 17 kindergartens in Ulaanbaatar, as well as
establishing and equipping ger kindergartens in 100 soums in 14 aimags.
This project is
one of several initiatives of the Government and the World Bank to support
education in Mongolia over the years, noted James Anderson and added that the
Rural Education and Development (READ) project has provided classroom libraries
and teacher training on literacy to all rural primary schools throughout the
nation.
“Similarly, the
Global Education for All - Fast Track Initiative upgraded education quality at
all levels of schooling and ensured that education services can be accessed by
children in all parts of the country, including rural areas, and by poor and
vulnerable groups. The Community Initiative Funds under the Sustainable
Livelihoods Project is also assisting in the development of the education
sector, upgrading facilities and allowing more rural children from nomadic
families to go to school full time. We hope to continue this partnership
in the future with the Education Quality Reform project, focusing on school
level planning” said Mr. Anderson.
He ended his
remarks by expressing his thanks on behalf of the World Bank to the Ministry of
Education and Science and to the project team for the Global Partnership for
Education – Early Childhood Education project for making the kindergarten a
reality. He hopes that Kindergarten 42 will bring many years of learning
and opportunity for the children who go there.
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