Mongolia Brief October 21, 2014
First
Consultative Meeting of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Runs
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) The Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone countries
together with our nuclear experts, who are participating in the UN Disarmament
Commission (UNODA) in New York, ran their first consultative meeting on October
20 in the central headquarters of the UN.
The gathered
shared information and opinions on the regional security issues and introduced
to each other their activities aimed at having five nuclear states guaranteed
their statuses. Kazakhstan representative informed the gathered about a
decision to build two nuclear power stations on its territory.
The Mongolian
representatives presented our country's commitment to forwarding its "free
of nuclear weapons” status on the regional and international levels and
requested more information from Kazakhstan on the construction of the stations.
NEMA
Reports at Weekly Meeting
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) In the last two years, 11.6% of techniques and facilities
of the emergency service and 14% of all objects have been renovated, said
Colonel T.Dulamdorj, the head of the National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA) at the “Hours of construction” weekly meeting on Monday.
He added that
91% of all servicemen have been provided with working uniforms and facilities,
buildings are being erected for eight emergency units and for a mechanized
store of state reserves, "in overall, our sector has made a real progress
thanks to the technical renovation and introduction of modern system of
delivering awareness of possible disasters".
Thanks to the
improved working condition, lives of 2,791 people and a property of MNT 38
billion were saved from 7,558 disasters and accidents in the last two years, he
went on. Moreover, some emergency servicemen served in the UN peacekeeping
operations in South Sudan, he added.
The Colonel
pointed out that Mongolia will have a highly skilled search-and-rescue team
about which a recommendation was given by the UN consultative group of
international search and rescue.
NDC
Chairwoman Meets UNICEF Permanent Rep
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) A chairwoman of the National Department for Children
(NDC) I.Narantuya Monday met with Mr Roberto Benes, the new Permanent
Representative of the UNICEF to Mongolia.
This meeting
became for Mr Benes, who has worked in Indonesia, Senegal, South Korea and
Italy for saving children, the first one to get familiarized with the NDC
actions and to meet its authority. He also got au fait with the “108” call for
help for children and appreciated the NDC's activities for launching this
service. Then he promised to collaborate with the NDC in empowering of
staffers.
Our
Judoka Wins Silver in Asian Para Games
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) Mongolian judo wrestler B.Uugankhuu has grabbed silver
medal in men 60 kg category tournament which ran Monday at Asian Paralympic
Games–Incheon 2014.
He reached the
final bout defeating judokas from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Iran in previous
matches. In the category, Uzbekistan wrestler Namozov won the gold, the
S.Korean and Chinese wrestlers won bronze medals.
Our A.Monkhbat
competed in men 66kg and B.Bolorchuluun in women 48kg both grabbed bronze
medals on October 20 as well.
By the third
day of the Games, our national team is the 20th in overall tournament with four
medals--a silver and two bronze in judo, and "bronze" in shooting.
Russian
scholar awarded the Khubilai Khaan medal
October 21
(news.mn) The Mongolian Academy of Sciences highest honor, the Khubilai Khaan
medal, was awarded to Russian researcher, Deputy Director of the Institute of
Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Golenkova Zinaida Tihonovna.
Golenkova
Zinaida Tihonovna has made great efforts and contributions to Mongolian
academics by holding an annual international scientific conference in Mongolia,
providing a platform for scientific research and discussion since 2007, and has
organized summer training sessions for young sociologists in Ulaanbaatar since
2010, in collaboration with the Philosophy and Sociology Institute of the
Mongolian Academy of Sciences. Golenkova Zinaida Tihonovna has also conducted
several research projects on sociology and political science in collaboration
with the Mongolian Ministry of Education and Sciences.
The prized
Khubilai Khaan medal was presented to the Russian researcher on the occasion of
her 75th birthday.
Related:
“Khubilai
Khaan” medal awarded to Russian scholar – Montsame, October 21
Cooperation
agreement between DP and MPRP causes political row
October 21
(news.mn) Democratic Party leader Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag and MPRP leader,
former president N.Enkhbayar, signed a cooperation agreement extension through
2020 on Saturday, October 18th. The two parties held a press conference on
Monday announcing the extended agreement comprised of 14 articles.
On the same day
of the DP and MPRP announcement, leader of the Democratic Party of Ulaanbaatar,
and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar E.Bat-Uul and Chair of the Ulaanbaatar Citizens'
Representatives Khural D.Battulga held a press conference claiming the agreement
is illegal.
The agreement
includes several issues, such as the involvement of the DP and MPRP in the 2016
parliamentary election, partnering on policy and activities. The partnership of
the two parties in the 2016 and 2020 elections will be decided at the National
Consultative Committee meetings held at that time.
The DP and MPRP
will also decide whether or not to ally as a coalition in the 2016 election,
dependent on the political situation during the election season.
Leader of the
Democratic Party of Ulaanbaatar city, E.Bat-Uul said during the press
conference opposing the decision, "This is an illegal agreement. The
National Consultative Committee of the DP did not hold a meeting. The
Democratic Party of Ulaanbaatar does not agree with the decision. The
Democratic Party of Ulaanbaatar will review the issue in a commission meeting
and will file a lawsuit. The thing is, the agreement says that it will be
effective as soon as it signed."
The statement
from E.Bat-Uul and others in opposition to the cooperation agreement extension
says that members of the Democratic Party of Ulaanbaatar are shocked by the
agreement signed between the leaders of the DP and MPRP.
E.Bat-Uul
added, "The agreement casted local media, and was even designed to seem
like it was signed with the Justice Coalition. In fact, it seems like a
political concert. This is pure political concert - not a politically ethical
move - as it was signed in a secret way, violating party rules.”
The MPRP
suggested building the cooperation agreement extension last April to guarantee
cooperation and strengthen trust between the party and the Democratic Party
(DP). The DP's executive council then issued a decision to build the
cooperation agreement with the MPRP on May 28th.
The DP and MPRP
will follow guidelines to form a joint government in the case that the DP and
MPRP do not win dominant seats in parliament in the 2016 election. The DP is
also to build a cooperation agreement with the Civil Will and Green Party next
Saturday.
The DP leader
also noted discussions with Mongolian National Democratic Party (MNDP) leader
M.Enkhsaikhan on cooperation last spring.
Ulaanbaatar
Railway Decides to Utilize Railbus to Darkhan Destination That Takes about 4
Hours of Travel
October 21
(infomongolia.com) The Ulaanbaatar Railway JSC (UBTZ) authorities decided to
stop Railbus service in Ulaanbaatar from October 01, which was running since
June 06, 2014 on the ground that the expenses exceed the incomes and following
some studies, the UBTZ Chairman issued an Ordinance to utilize this public
transportation between Ulaanbaatar and Darkhan city of Darkhan-Uul Aimag.
Accordingly,
the Railbus is running for experimental period of one month on daily basis and
launched its first travel from UB to Darkhan with a 5 minute stopover in
Zuunkharaa on October 20, 2014.
Railbus Timetable for
Ulaanbaatar-Zuunkharaa-Darkhan
Departs the UB
Railway Station at 09:40 am - 5 minute Stopover in Zuunkharaa Station at 12:02
pm - Arrives in Darkhan city at 01:33 pm.
Railbus Timetable for
Darkhan-Zuunkharaa-Ulaanbaatar
On the same
Departs the Darkhan at 01:54 pm - 5 minute Stopover in Zuunkharaa at 03:24 pm -
Arrives in Ulaanbaatar at 06:12 pm daily.
Tickets from
Ulaanbaatar to Darkhan and contrary costs 20,700 MNT (adult) and for children
between 5-12 years old ages is 8,900 MNT. Moreover, tickets between Zunkharaa
and Darkhan and contrary is 15,500 MNT (adult) and 6,900 MNT (child).
Mongolia
Wins 2014 Judo Grand Prix Tashkent
October 21
(infomongolia.com) Following the attendance at Judo Grand Prix Astana held in
Kazakhstan, Mongolian Judo Team has participated at the Judo Grand Prix
Tashkent took place in Uzbekistan on October 16-18, 2014.
Mongolian Team
comprised of 10 male and 4 female judokas took the first place after overall
team standings with a total of 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze medals.
Gold medals
were achieved by
D.Amartuvshin,
Men’s 60 kg; S.Nyam-Ochir, Men’s 73 kg; and B.Temuulen, Men’s +100 kg;
Silver medals
by
D.Altansukh,
Men’s 66 kg; Kh.Tsagaanbaatar, Men’s 73 kg; and A.Tsolmon, Women’s 52 kg;
Bronze medals
by
G.Kherlen,
Men’s 60 kg; O.Uuganbaatar, Men’s 81 kg; G.Otgontsetseg, Women’s 48 kg; and
Ts.Munkhzaya, Women’s 63 kg;
Final Team Standings
1. Mongolia
(3+3+4)
2. Romania
(2+0+0)
3. Uzbekistan
(1+2+3)
Final Results for Women’s 48 kg
1. VAN SNICK,
Charline (BEL)
2. AKKUS,
Sumeyye (TUR)
3. DOLGOVA,
Irina (RUS)
3. Galbadrakh
OTGONTSETSEG (MGL)
5. MOSCATT,
Valentina (ITA)
5. SAHIN, Ebru
(TUR)
7. RISHONY,
Shira (ISR)
7. ROSSENEU,
Amelie (ISR)
Final Results for Women’s 52 kg
1. CHITU,
Andreea (ROU)
2. Adiyasambuu
TSOLMON (MGL)
3. RAMOS, Joana
(POR)
3. VALENTIM,
Eleudis (BRA)
5. GUICA, Ecaterina
(CAN)
5. HEYLEN, Ilse
(BEL)
7. SCHWARTZ,
Roni (ISR)
7. TARANGUL,
Romy (GER)
Final Results for Women’s 63 kg
1. GERBI,
Yarden (ISR)
2.
UNTERWURZACHER, Kathrin (AUT)
3. TRAJDOS,
Martyna (GER)
3. Tsedevsuren
MUNKHZAYA (MGL)
5. PUCHE,
Isabel (ESP)
5. SILVA,
Mariana (BRA)
7. GWEND,
Edwige (ITA)
7. SHOR, Rotem
(ISR)
Final Results for Men’s 60 kg
1. Dashdavaa
AMARTUVSHIN (MGL)
2. UROZBOEV,
Diyorbek (UZB)
3. Ganbold
KHERLEN (MGL)
3. KYRGYZBAYEV,
Gumar (KAZ)
5. INOYATOV,
Bakhrom (UZB)
5. LUTFILLAEV,
Sharafuddin (UZB)
7. ARSHANSKI,
Artiom (ISR)
7. MILOUS,
Sofiane (FRA)
Final Results for Men’s 66 kg
1. SOBIROV,
Rishod (UZB)
2. Dovdon
ALTANSUKH (MGL)
3. LAVRENTIEV,
Denis (RUS)
3. URIARTE,
Sugoi (ESP)
5. ARDANOV,
Anzaur (RUS)
5. SHERSHAN,
Dzmitry (BLR)
7. BRUNO, Emanuele
(ITA)
7. FLICKER, Tal
(ISR)
Final Results for Men’s 73kg
1. Sainjargal
NYAM-OCHIR (MGL)
2. Khashbaatar
TSAGAANBAATAR (MGL)
3. DUPRAT,
Pierre (FRA)
3. OZDOEV,
Zelimkhan (RUS)
5. BOBOYEV,
Giyosjon (UZB)
5. IARTCEV,
Denis (RUS)
7. MUKI, Sagi
(ISR)
7. SHOKA,
Vadzim (BLR)
Final Results for Men’s 81kg
1.
MOUSTOPOULOS, Roman (GRE)
2. IMAMOV,
Yakhyo (UZB)
3. Otgonbaatar
UUGANBAATAR (MGL)
3. SOBIROV,
Shaxzod (UZB)
5. LUZ, Carlos
(POR)
5. VOROBEV,
Ivan (RUS)
7. ABDELAAL,
Mohamed (EGY)
7. KRIZSAN,
Szabolcs (HUN)
Final Results for Men’s +100 kg
1. Battulga
TEMUULEN (MGL)
2.
ALLERSTORFER, Daniel (AUT)
3. BOR, Barna
(HUN)
3. MASHARIPOV,
Elyor (UZB)
5. EL SHEHABY,
Islam (EGY)
5. VOLKOV,
Andrey (RUS)
7. BALTAEV,
Boltoboy (UZB)
7. TANGRIEV,
Abdullo (UZB)
Ambassador
Presents Mongolian Culture in Singapore
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) Mongolian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to
the Republic of Singapore B.Delgermaa held a “Morning Tea” meeting with women
diplomats and Ambassadors and spouses of Ambassadors accredited to this
country.
She treated her
guests with the Mongolian national meals, gave understanding about Mongolian
traditional living, presented our long-songs and artworks of a unique guest--an
Australian professional photographer Sealey Brandt. The latter displayed an
exhibition of the photos taken during a 2000-km horse-back travel through
Mongolia.
Some 14 women
Ambassadors and spouses of Ambassadors were at the meeting.
MPP
Reps Work in Dornogobi
By N. Khaliun
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) A delegation led by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and
Chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) M.Enkhbold has paid a working
visit to Saishand soum of Dornogovi province.
The delegation
had D.Lundeejantsan, J.Batsuuri, D.Oyunkhorol, N.Nomtoibayar and A.Tleikhan
MPs.
The main purpose of the trip was to "give accurate and truthful information about the socio-political situation in the country, to promote the works of the party and to receive people's opinions". A meeting with the locals ran at the Children’s Palace in the soum. During the meeting, the delegation noted that "the socio-economic situation is worsening due to wrong political decisions of the Government of reforms".
The main purpose of the trip was to "give accurate and truthful information about the socio-political situation in the country, to promote the works of the party and to receive people's opinions". A meeting with the locals ran at the Children’s Palace in the soum. During the meeting, the delegation noted that "the socio-economic situation is worsening due to wrong political decisions of the Government of reforms".
About
Working Visit of First Lady
By N. Khaliun
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) Ms Kh.Bolormaa, the spouse of the Mongolian President and
head of a "Hope" cancer-free-Mongolia national foundation, has worked
in Uvs province.
During the
visit, she gave a 23 million Togrog worth medical equipment to the oncology
unit of the aimag’s united hospital and equipped two medical offices with
necessary diagnostic tools.
Then she got au fait with a maternity ward and gave small gifts to mothers and their newborns.
Then she got au fait with a maternity ward and gave small gifts to mothers and their newborns.
ADB
and Khan Bank Sign Loan Agreement
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed October 17 a USD
40 million loan agreement with Khan Bank, one of the biggest banks in Mongolia,
to provide better access to bank financing for the country’s micro, small- and
medium-sized enterprises (MSME).
The loan will
be used to expand Khan Bank’s MSME portfolio to 35% of its total loans by 2020
from 26% in 2013, helping to create jobs. "The loan will help address
critical challenges being faced by the MSME sector in Mongolia by making
available at Khan Bank more loans for MSMEs with longer repayment terms,"
said Monisha Hermans, an ADB Investment Specialist. "The growth of MSMEs
in non-mineral-based resource sectors will help diversify and strengthen the
resilience of the country’s economy".
Norihiko Kato,
CEO of Khan Bank said:"We appreciate ADB’s strong support for Mongolian
MSMEs through Khan Bank which enables us to effectively use and finance our
growing MSMEs portfolio both in existing and new clients. We are delighted of
our continuing long term cooperation with ADB to diversify our long term
funding and to boost our competitiveness in Mongolian market.”
MSMEs comprise
98% of all enterprises in Mongolia, with three quarters considered
microenterprises. Only an estimated 10% of them regularly access financing
through banks, which often focus their operations on top-tier and larger
companies as they are perceived to be less risky.
Khan Bank,
established in 1991, is Mongolia’s largest bank in terms of total assets, loans
and deposits. It has a strategic focus on the underserved MSME segment by
offering products such as working capital, trade finance, and capital
expenditure financing through electronic and mobile banking. It also has the
largest branch network in rural areas.
Khan Bank is
the second Mongolian bank to receive such a loan from ADB. In December 2013,
ADB provided USD 30 million loan to XacBank for MSME on-lending.
Coal
Exported Mainly through Gashuunsukhait
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) A 64 percent of the country’s total coal export was made
through the Gashuunsukhait port, to China, mostly by those companies exploiting
Tavan tolgoi deposit, in the nine months of this year.
An overall
volume of the coal exported through it to China stood at 8.7 million tonnes of
coal, a major part of which belonged to the "Energy Resource" LLC.,
for example, only in three quarters it passed to the south neighbor 4.7 million
tonnes of coal.
In the same
period, the "Erdenes Tavantolgoi” state-owned company, which started
exporting coal since last year from the West Tsankh deposit, supplied 3.9
million tonnes to the Chinese market. Doubling its export against the
same period of 2013, this company intends to achieve an export of six million
tonnes of coal this year.
It is estimated
that, when the strategic investor at Tavan tolgoi deposit is chosen, the
exports as well as the incomes will increase. The National Statistics Office
informs that Mongolia’s coal export has amounted to 13.5 million tonnes and has
shown increase of nearly two million tonnes, compared to the same period of
2013. However, the income decreased USD 150 million due to the decline in coal
prices.
G.Ariunbat
Wins III International Vocalists Contest Named after Muslim Magomayev
October 21
(infomongolia.com) The III Muslim Magomayev International Vocalists Contest was
held at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow on October 18-19, 2014.
The Competition
named after M.Magomayev brought the best 14 vocalists from 9 countries and
after the final standings, a contestant from Mongolia, Ganbaatar ARIUNBAT
(bass-baritone) won the first place after two rounds.
After
previewing, organizing committee selected 14 artists, inviting them to Moscow
to participate in the Contest, which was covered by Russian and foreign media
and TV.
Contestants
performed two works from the repertoire Magomayev (first branch – the classics
and a second compartment - pop) and the first place winner was awarded with
Certificate accompanied with 25 thousand USD.
The second
place award of 20,000 USD was shared to Liparit Avetisyan (Armenia) and Pavel
Petrov (Belarus) and the third place of 15,000 USD to Aytaj Shikhalizade and
Azer Rzazade both from Azerbaijan.
Related:
Mongolian
Opera Singer Wins Int’l Contest – Montsame,
October 21
Addressing
Mongolia's Human Resource Challenges
By A.
Burenjargal
October 21
(Mongolian Economy) If you haven’t used
Biznetwork.mn, then you’ve at least heard about it. Mongolian Economy talked
with N. Javklan, founder of Mongolia’s first and largest employment website
bringing together employers and employees. N. Javklan holds a Bachelor’s degree
in Business Administration from the Institute of Finance and Economics, and
just finished his Masters in Public Governance at the Academy of Management.
In 2009, N. Javklan—previously a human
resource manager for Anod Bank and an IT manager at the Education Evaluation
Center—launched Biznetwork.mn, which has grown under his successful leadership
to the industry leader it is today.
How did you come up with the idea of
becoming the online link between the demand and supply chain of the labor
market?
When I was a
human resource manager, I used to give job vacancy advertisements to
newspapers. Within this process, there were a lot of slowdowns and
difficulties. There was a lot that needed to be done, such as making sure if an
ad reached those who were interested, paying attention to lay-out, and
preventing mistakes. And job seekers needed come to the office to fill out an
application. The beginning of our operation was to reverse these difficulties.
We have so far succeeded because of the room and the need in society.
How many people use the employment website
in Mongolia, based on your data?
There are over
160,000 jobs announced or repeated each day on our website. For job seekers,
over 1,000-1,200 people send a daily application to employers, while there are
80,000 people actively registered, who’ve created their CV profile.
What jobs are trending lately?
This year, we
have more sales and marketing jobs in high demand. This explains to us that
companies pay more to their service and sales when the economy is bad.
Generally, some jobs are in high demand due to economic and social conditions
of a country. For instance, there was more need of human resource managers in
2012 when the economy was growing rapidly. Back then, companies were focusing
more on human resources.
Looking at the
latest study from the Labor Exchange Central Office, all kinds of low-wage
workforce jobs are in high demand. Why not have these types of job
announcements on your website—not just mid- and high-level job offerings?
One hundred
percent of job announcements belong to the mid and high level classification.
Employers don’t place low-wage job listings—these kinds of job seekers
apparently don’t have much internet usage. Those job announcements are mostly
published in newspaper advertisement. Though we have high demand for low-wage
jobs, the Mongolian labor market cannot supply it all.
We have many foreign experts coming to
Mongolia to work. Do you do listings for this niche area?
We don’t have
any CV’s of foreigners registered. Since we began, we have been targeting to
supply the necessary Mongolian employees to entities operating in Mongolia.
Foreign invested companies operating in Mongolia come to us quite a lot.
Recently, a Hungarian company who plans to establish their office in Mongolia
asked our help to choose representatives in Mongolia. Most foreign companies
who come to us are more interested in labor market research. Particularly,
issues such as defining wages of people being hired from Mongolia.
How would you grade an applicant’s general
ability to fill out a CV?
I see it as the
part they struggle with the most. We teach students CV-writing skills during
our ‘How to Job Hunt’ training seminar that we’ve run over the past two years.
After one training session, we see changes in over a 100 people’s CV. On
our website, of people who filled out their CV, more than 60 percent are
qualified to send their applications to employers. Yet 30 percent of applicants
registered on our website are graded as not qualified enough, based on a poorly
filled out CV. These people fill out many applications at many different places
and they say that are never called for an interview. They don’t call you
because you fill out your CV deficiently, and this gives the employer an
impression of someone who’s underdeveloped and has no goals.
What other issues do employees and
employers currently face?
For someone who
stands between every employer and employee, those people who say that they
cannot find jobs are short of skills in terms of filling out a CV and in their
self-expression. Sometimes, they don’t even know what they want to do. For the
companies that say the same thing as not being able to find employees, they
lack experience and strategies in selecting and keeping employees to work
fruitfully and stably for them in the long term. However, big groups have
already come to a solution. If we look overall at the overall 40-50,000
entities in Mongolia, approximately only 1,000 of them has solved this issue.
It shows us that the human resource policy of most companies is not that good.
They sometimes complain about finding good employees in Mongolia. In my
opinion, I doubt whether bosses can hire foreigners when they can’t hire and
sustain locals.
Basically, Biznetwork is acting as the
human resource manager for thousands of companies. So, what can you tell us
about the general workforce skills of Mongolians?
The workforce
is getting younger and better. For example, some bosses happen to be not
qualified or decent enough for their potential employees in some cases. After
job interviews, some applicants say that their knowledge and skills are just
too precious and that they would regret working under such bosses. Thus, there
is no chance for leaders to hire good experts and expand their operation
without first developing themselves. Likewise, those who are seeking jobs must
start writing their CVs without a single mistake, because that’s the first and
foremost thing you show to employers.
The first
requirement of jobs all around the world is the approach. There are number of
companies who are willing to teach and train people, who have a great desire of
working for their future hires. The big companies of Mongolia have been paying
attention to their human resource policy. The right people with the right
approach always tend to hire and be hired before others.
Almost every employer asks for work
experience. Is this better than a person with a good attitude?
People don’t
value a person who cannot value themselves. It is common to leave that work
experience section empty or say no experience. But even the events and things
you organised as a student can qualify as experience. Rather than writing many
years of experience, experience is more related to someone who has self-respect
and value.
Would job offerings or examination
announcements from the Civil Service be advertised through your
organisation?
We have
contacted the Civil Service Council. As we often talk about public, private
partnership (PPP), we wish to collect job advertisements from both public and
private enterprises in one place and open access to people. There is always the
need to create the opportunity for people to seek jobs with their own
capabilities, independently.
What is the average monthly salary offered
on the ads you announce?
Over MNT 2
million is offered for administrational jobs. For regular jobs the average is
between MNT 800,000 to MNT 1.2 million. Employers and employees often negotiate
the salary. In terms of salary information, organisations are becoming more
open. Although both sides want to know this information, it is often a secret.
I think this sort of information will be completely open within two
years.
What conclusions can you make about job
offerings?
Big companies
don’t have any significant HR problems. Such companies have stable policy management
to keep their employees for a long time. On the contrary, companies with no
certain HR policy make mistakes right from the beginning. Maybe companies that
have HR issues might start to consider focusing on the issues within
themselves.
"Petroleum
Reserves to Cover 37-Day Needs"
By N. Khaliun
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) The Ministry of Mining reported on Tuesday that petroleum
reserves are to cover 37-day needs if a consumption is routine.
The reserve of
AI-92 petroleum will cover 54 days, of A-80—53 days, of diesel is enough for 24
days, and of TC-1 – for 18 days.
Today, petrol
stations sell AI-92 and Mongol-93 petroleum for 1 660 togrogs per liter,
A-80—for 1 550 togrog and diesel—for 1 709 togrog.
The prices are
stable in recent months, say experts.
Leave
No One Behind: Think, Decide and Act Together Against Extreme Poverty
By Thomas
Eriksson
October 17
(mn.undp.org) This article is written by
Thomas Eriksson, the Deputy Resident Representative of United Nations
Development Programme in Mongolia.
Globally, the
number of extreme poor has dropped by 650 million in the last three decades, a
level of progress humankind had never seen before. Similarly, in Mongolia,
poverty has been significantly reduced. But still there are more than a billion
people living in extreme poverty around the world and poverty in Mongolia
remains too high at 27.4 percent.
On 17 October
each year, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, people of the
world are invited to demonstrate solidarity with people living in poverty.
People living
in poverty face a multifaceted reality. It is not simply a lack of adequate
income; it is a cruel mix of human deprivation in food, decent housing, health,
knowledge, dignity and rights as well as obstacles to participation and lack of
voice. It is a lack of freedoms, opportunities and choices.
Economic growth
alone will not produce jobs and cut poverty unless it is inclusive and
equitable, and unless the needs of the poor and marginalized are at the centre
of development priorities. When men and women have equal opportunities and
freedoms, economic growth accelerates and poverty declines more rapidly. It
therefore makes good business sense to invest in eradicating poverty.
Eradicating
poverty is neither quick nor easy. Many think that the solution is to give cash
hand-outs. To eradicate poverty is to provide people with choices and
opportunities and to allow for equal participation. It is a people based change
agenda addressing the social, cultural and economic conditions that created
poverty in the first place. The agenda starts from the perspective of the poor
and building their resilience and reduce their vulnerabilities; promote
employment and decent work for all; provide equal access to education, health
care and social services; invest in gender equality; and implement social
protection programmes targeting the most vulnerable. This agenda also require a
focus on the long term agenda of climate change to mitigate its impact and help
people, especially the poor, to adapt.
Mongolia has
recorded among the highest economic growth rates in the world in recent years.
Mongolia’s economy has grown at an average annual rate of 8 percent since 2000
and in double-digits for three consecutive years in 2011-13. Mongolia is now
classified as a middle-income country and a country with medium human
development. Despite this extraordinary progress, poverty continues to be high
and the share of the bottom quintile in national consumption has not changed
since 2000. Disaggregation of data also reveals wide disparities across income
quintiles and regions on most Millennium Development Goal indicators. There is
evidence that there is a rapid concentration of wealth in a very small segment
of society. Inequalities are also observed between rural, urban and peri urban
settings.
To give a practical
example: Water, sanitation and heating are vital components of sustainable
development and the alleviation of poverty. The poor and vulnerable in
Mongolia, such as recent migrants to Ulaanbaatar living in ger districts, pay
more for such basic services than the better off who live in apartments with
centralized heating, water and sanitation which is subsidized. Studies show
that ger district dwellers pay 16 times more per heating unit per square meter
as compared to apartment dwellers. Many countries around the world have
introduced free electricity, water, heating, sanitation for the population that
consumes below a threshold level subsidized by those who consume much more.
Such policy reverses the subsidy and has the power to lift people out of poverty.
The theme of
this year’s poverty day, “leave no one behind: think, decide and act together
against extreme poverty”, points to two key issues. Firstly, to eliminate
discrimination and exclusion based on poverty, gender or economic and social
status and to focus attention on the most vulnerable. This is a human rights
agenda. Secondly, it points to the need to include people living in poverty as
equals in shaping their development agenda. Only by creating a partnership with
people living with poverty will it be possible to create a world where all
people can enjoy decent lives and have a place in their communities. In
Mongolia, strengthened local governance is an important part of poverty
eradication. The role of the Khurals at the most local level in listening to
the poor, in engaging the poor and in truly representing the poor is crucial.
This would be a genuine partnership with people living in poverty. It also
requires engagement with the generations to come, the youth, what kind of
country do they want to live in?
On this poverty
day, UNDP urges Mongolia to take on the challenge of eradicating poverty. A
national poverty eradication strategy focusing on the most vulnerable people in
Mongolia integrated into the national development agenda is needed. This is a
positive agenda for change. It has as its overarching objective the creation of
opportunities that eradicate poverty, exclusion and inequalities for all
Mongolians. Such focus should go hand in hand with an economic growth agenda.
This strategy should take its starting point in a thorough understanding of the
face of poverty in Mongolia and make poverty eradication everyone’s business,
not only something that the poor or the social workers should deal with. As
there is no quick fix, it requires all sectors of society and government to
work together. First and foremost what is needed is a true commitment to
eradicate poverty from Mongolia.
Last
Week’s Bestsellers
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) Internom book-store announces its ten best-sold books of
October 13-18.
Excluded all textbooks
for general education schools, “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg
Larsson topped this list again this week.
This was
followed by “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Sheryl Sandberg,
pocket and regular size Oxford’s Mongolian-English and English-Mongolian
dictionaries, “1Q84, I (1Q84)” by M.Haruki, Motivational Stories V,
“Sorkhugtani” by B.Sarantuya, “Green-Eyed Monk” by Ts.Oyungerel and J.Falt, and
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson.
A.Ganbaatar
appointed acting president of the Mongolian Football Federation
October 21
(news.mn) The Mongolian Football Federation has appointed A.Ganbaatar as acting
president of the federation, following the scandal involving FIFA's Ethics
Committee.
FIFA's Ethics
Committee issued a five-year ban on the former president of the Mongolian
Football Association, B.Ganbold, resulting from charges of bribery.
The Executive
Committee of the Mongolian Football Federation announced that their irregular
assembly is scheduled to be held on October 22nd. The irregular assembly of the
Mongolian Football Federation will be led by a provisional board with 11
members.
Mongolia
becomes the 61st country to join Google Street View
October 21
(news.mn) In the scope of the “Smart Ulaanbaatar” program approved in 2014,
Ulaanbaatar has launched Google Maps, Google Street View, Google Culture
Institute, and Google Art projects in collaboration with the world's leading
search engine and internet-related services and product developer, Google, to
promote the city, strengthen its economic competitiveness, and develop tourism.
Based on work
conducted by Google over a two-year period, Google Street View will officially
be launched in Mongolia during a ceremony at Chinggis Khaan Square on
October 22, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Google Street
View allows users take a virtual "walk" online through cities around
the world, such as New York, Paris, Hong Kong, and soon, Ulaanbaatar, and view
scenes of documented streets, avenues, squares, museums, restaurants, and
buildings on Google Maps.
Nearly 8
million kilometers of panoramic scenes in 4,000 cities in 60 countries across
the world have been captured by Google Street View. Mongolia is the first
country in the Central Asian region to be part of the Google Street View
project.
Petition
for Prime Minister's resignation to be discussed on Wednesday
October 21
(news.mn) The Standing Committee on State Structure has scheduled a review of a
petition calling for the resignation of Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag for Wednesday's
committee meeting.
The petition
calling for the resignation of the Prime Minister was initiated by the MPP
caucus in parliament, and MP J.Batzandan and Deputy Speaker L.Tsog voted in
favor of it.
Signatures from
28 MPs were collected for the petition.
Under the
Constitution, parliament and relevant standing committees should discuss such
proposals within two weeks of their submission.
Parliament
should issue a final decision on proposals within one week of their review. In
the case that a standing committee or parliament takes a break on the issue,
revision may be delayed.
The Democratic
Party caucus in parliament announced during a press conference that the caucus
would not approve the resignation of Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag.
Mongolia-Russia
Food Fair 2014 in Ulaanbaatar Aims to Broaden Cooperation in Meat Industry
October 21
(infomongolia.com) The Mongolia-Russia Food Fair, which will bring together the
leading companies of the Russian regions and Mongolian manufacturers, will be
held in Ulaanbaatar from October 31 to November 02, 2014.
The Fair is
aimed to establish business contacts with Mongolian companies, familiarity with
the products and services organized by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in
Ulaanbaatar, affiliated Ministries of Mongolia, Mayor’s Office and Mongolian
National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The
Mongolia-Russia Food Fair will become a traditional event in the establishment
of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Mongolia. This year, the
Food Fair in Ulaanbaatar acquires special significance. Due to the embargo on
meat and meat products from countries that are subject to retaliatory sanctions
of Russia, Mongolia can be a leading exporter of meat to Russia.
To recall, the
issue on abolition of restrictions on the supply of animal products from
Mongolia on Russian market was discussed during the working visit of the
President Vladimir Putin to Mongolia held in September 2014. The head of state
promised to pay particular attention on this matter.
Ministry
of human development and social welfare holds consultative meeting
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) The Ministry of Human Development and Social Welfare held
a consultative meeting on October 20 with representatives of its partner
organizations. They are from the UN specialized agencies and related
international organizations that cooperate with the Ministry in implementations
of policies and regulations in the sector.
Two main issues
have been discussed at the meeting. At first, the Ministry has presented its
proposal to establish Partners’ Counseling Commission in order to enhance the
efficiency of cooperation with the UN, its specialized agencies, and with
international and domestic partner organizations.
The main
guidelines of the Commission includes followings: ensuring coordination between
participants and roles of sectors related to human development and social
welfare and of international organizations in intensifying implementation of
state policies and programs; exchange of information on policies and
activities, establishing data network and making its operations constant;
strengthening capacities of human resources in the sector, accumulating capital
and finance reserves, making assessment and monitoring for improving efficiency
in estimating those reserves and appropriate consumption, and issuing
initiatives.
The second
issue was the focus on child and family members’ protection in vulnerable
groups of society, in frames of the Year of promoting family development.
Premier
introduces bill on 2015 budget
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) The Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag introduced a draft law
on the 2015 budget at a plenary meeting of the parliamentary session on Tuesday.
Comparing to
the previous version of the bill on the 2015 budget, the draft law on the
budget that is introduced this time reflects the reducing of total deficits. It
has been formulated under a prediction that the economic growth of the 2015
budget will be 7.1%, and the unemployment rate will be seven per cent.
Moreover, the
bill reflects an extra source of finance of MNT 500 billion for augmenting the
sizes of salaries and pension. For instance, balanced revenue of the master
budget will be MNT 7.1 trillion, whereas the expense will be MNT 7.6 trillion,
to the balance is bound to have a deficit of MNT 478.4 billion. 80 per cent of
the budgetary expenses is made from current expenses, which shows an increase
of MNT 833 billion or 15.7% against the budget clarification of 2014. But the
tax environment will be stable in 2015, the Premier underlined.
The tax
pressure over the national economy is expected to decline in next three years,
reaching 23.7%. The Premier also pointed out that parliament should back an
issue of a long-term credit source of USD 1 billion to be given from China. The
President of China Xi Jinping has promised to grant the loan to Mongolia during
his visit here.
The Premier
emphasized that a condition will be created to finance vital projects and
measures with capitals of bonds to be issued next year from the capital city.
Stock
exchange news for October 21
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 21 (MONTSAME) At the Stock Exchange trades on Tuesday, a total of 65
thousand and 954 shares of 15 JSCs were traded costing MNT 47 million 587
thousand and 359.00.
"Hai Bi
Oil” /57 thousand and 800 units/, “Mongolia Telecom” /4,818 units/, “Sharyn
gol” /1,660 units/, “E-trans logistics” /789 units/ and "Gobi” /186 units/
were the most actively traded in terms of trading volume, in terms of trading
value were "Hai Bi Oil” (MNT 22 million 599 thousand and 800),
"Sharyn gol” (MNT 11 million 268 thousand and 700), “Mongolia Telecom”
(MNT six million 119 thousand and 060), "Talkh chikher” (MNT one million
and 800 thousand) and "Gobi” (MNT one million and 488 thousand).
The total
market capitalization was set at MNT one trillion 569 billion 263 million 751
thousand and 461. The Index of Top-20 JSCs was 15,651.03, increasing 28.79
units or 0.18% against the previous day.
President
honors Mongolian Incheon Asian Games athletes
October 21
(news.mn) The Mongolian National Olympic Committee held an event to
congratulate Mongolian athletes who successfully competed in the Incheon 2014
Asian Games, on October 21st.
President
Ts.Elbegdorj congratulated the athletes and presented the gold medal winners
with the President's Prize.
President
Ts.Elbegdorj appealed, “Mongolians have traditionally supported sports. We need
to keep up this tradition. Taking care of sports is not a matter for officials,
it must be everyone's desire, and playing sports is not an athlete's matter. It
is everyone's matter in Mongolia. So, let everyone be an athlete."
President of
the Mongolian National Olympic Committee D.Zagdsuren said, “The Government of
Mongolia has compensated athletes who have achieved success on the Olympic and
World podium with free grants since 1998. This has been a big prize for
athletes' successes. It is good that more and more youth are interested
in sports in Mongolia, and the government's policy plays a large role in this.
I want to congratulate our athletes and express thanks to Mr. President
Ts.Elbegdorj.”
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