AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMining: Rio Tinto has begun a phased restart of underground operations at Oyu Tolgoi after a seismic event caused a localised rockfall and injured three workers. Full production has no set restart date. Retail: Russian discount chain Fix Price has exited Mongolia, closing all three stores by the end of September; analysts cited the country’s small market and logistical challenges. Green Investment: The EBRD and Green Climate Fund doubled concessional financing for their Green Cities programme to €174 million, with Mongolia among 15 eligible countries. Trade and Investment: Mongolia and South Korea reaffirmed plans to expand trade and investment, targeting $1 billion in bilateral trade by 2030 and backing work toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. Border Trade: Trade through China’s Erenhot port on the Mongolia border rose 17.1% year on year to 87.63 billion yuan in the first nine months, while freight volumes increased 14.3%.
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