Mongolia: lights come on at Oyu Tolgoi
After a few nervous months, Mongolia has secured a power supply agreement with China for the huge Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine. Rio Tinto, the Australian miner developing the $6bn project, confirmed...
View ArticleGuest post: giving power to the people of Mongolia
By Julian Dierkes of the University of British Colombia Rio Tinto and the government of Mongolia are committed to ramping up production at the Oyu Tolgoi gold and copper mine, one of the world’s...
View ArticleGuest post: what to look for in Mongolia’s presidential candidates
By Julian Dierkes of the University of British Colombia With three candidates declared for Mongolia’s presidential election a month from now, one of the issues that will be watched most closely from...
View ArticleMongolia: new Samurai bond puts fiscal rules in spotlight
Resouce-rich Mongolia is going back to the international bond market in a push to offset a weakening economic cycle. Government-backed Development Bank of Mongolia (DBM) has placed a ¥30bn ($290m),...
View ArticleGuest post: Mongolia’s new government must move quickly to restore confidence
By Marius Toime of Berwin Leighton Paisner Chimed Saikhanbileg, Mongolia’s incoming prime minister, must do more than simply continue the policies of his predecessor, ousted amid accusations of...
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