Mongolia

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of cooperative development in the country, the Made in Mongolia 2021 trade fair took place to support cooperatives and small and medium businesses; with 140 companies and 30 cooperatives it raised MNT120 million, €37000

SLA Digital has announced a new partnership with Unitel Group, a Mongolian telecommunications company, to act as a managed service provider for carrier billing; it will also offer digital content providers access to other payment options

As part of the livestock registration campaign announced at the national level by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, information on livestock was recorded and entered into a unified database, monitoring the movement

MIAT Mongolian Airlines operated the first flight to Malé, the Maldives International Airport, adding a new international flight route

The minister of environment and tourism and the governor of Aimag Khuvsgul have been asked to submit proposals to ensure the preservation of the Sukhbaatar ship, which sank in Khuvsgul Lake in 1985, and turn it into a museum for tourists

Umnugobi's newly renovated student development centre is ready for activity, with spaces for individual career, health and psychological counseling, as well as a co-working space and extracurricular activities for students

The 'Energy Efficiency Building Refurbishment in Mongolia' project, funded by Germany and Switzerland, focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions due to energy consumption in public and private buildings by making houses more energy-efficient

The number of foreign workers increased by 9,4% compared to the previous quarter, an increase of 495 workers out of a total of 5.800 foreign nationals working in the country

The business competition “All for YOUth, YOUth for all”, co-funded by the EU and Caritas Czechia, selected the winners among the young CSOs and entrepreneurs who presented viable projects creating jobs for rural young people and local social enterprises

The country is considering to continue the construction of a dam on the Uldza River despite the UNESCO’s demand to stop it in order to preserve the ecosystems of the Torey lakes; the project, started in 2020, is frozen due to lack of funding

The country has taken part in the military exercise "Shared Destiny 2021", ending today in the Chinese province of Henan; military personnel joined the event from Mongolia, China, Pakistan and Thailand

The National Committee for the Promotion of Olympism is now in force; recently established, it is headed by the PM and chaired by the Minister of Education and Science with the purpose of improving the people's quality of life

A new water treatment plant will be built on the banks of the Tuul river to improve water supply in Ulaanbaatar, with a US$350 million grant by the American Millennium Challenge Corporation