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OECD Upgrades Country Risk Classification of Mongolia
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 1, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has upgraded the country risk classification of Mongolia by one level from its previous highest risk rating of 7/7 to 6/7 as of June 27, 2025....
Prime Minister of Mongolia Highlights its Commitment to Stable and Reliable External Environment
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 1, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Prime Minister of Mongolia Zandanshatar Gombojav received representatives of diplomatic missions in Mongolia and resident offices of international organizations and foreign investors and cooperation partners...
Development Banks committed $19.6 billion to water projects in 2024
The European Sting
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July 1, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Ten multilateral development banks (MDBs) active in the water sector have approved global investments totalling $19.6 billion (€17 billion) in 2024....
China maintains thriving cross-border exchanges with Mongolia and Russia
People's Daily Online
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Photo shows the National Gate Resort in Manzhouli, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Photo/Zhang Peng) In most places, parents take their kids out to play near home. But in the border city of Manzhouli, north China's Inner Mongolia...
World Bank appoints Bolormaa Amgaabazar new country director for Pakistan
Dunya News
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Business Business World Bank appoints Bolormaa Amgaabazar new country director for Pakistan Close The World Bank and Pakistan have a long-standing partnership that has benefited millions of people Updated On: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:31:55 PKT (Web...
Foreign Ministries of Mongolia and Belgium hold first political consultations
AKIpress News Agency
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July 1, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - The first political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and Belgium took place in Brussels on June 24, Montsame reported. The sides exchanged information on the current political, social, and economic...
Trump says 50% tariff on copper imports will begin Aug. 1
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
Copper wires at a recycling facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Niki Chan Wylie | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the 50% tariff on copper imports, which he had announced the...
Mongolia Rated “Very High” in the United Nations E-Government Development Index
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, June 26, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The United Nations has rated Mongolia at a “very high” level in its latest E-Government Development Index (EGDI), marking a significant advancement from its previous “high” ranking. Mongolia climbed 28...
Philippine corporate governance hindered by highly concentrated ownership, OECD says
Business World
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June 30, 2025
CONCENTRATED corporate ownership, particularly among family owned listed firms, undermines corporate governance, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said. “Concentrated ownership… can undermine corporate governance,”...
World Bank appoints Amgaabazar as new country director
Business Recorder
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July 1, 2025
ISLAMABAD: World Bank appointed Bolormaa Amgaabazar as the new country director for Pakistan effective July 1st. She is succeeding Najy Benhassine in this role. “I am delighted to be appointed the World Bank’s new Country Director for Pakistan,”...
EAEU-UAE deal to abolish duties on 85% of trade
TASS
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June 30, 2025
ASTANA, June 30. /TASS/. The agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which was signed on June 27 at a summit in Minsk, will abolish import duties on 85% of goods traded between EAEU member states,...
Mongolia and Uzbekistan sign joint declaration on comprehensive partnership
AKIpress News Agency
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June 26, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Mongolia on June 24 for a historic state visit at the invitation of President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa. This marks the first official visit by a Uzbek head of state to Mongolia,...
Mongolia ranks at "very high" level in UN's E-Government Development Index
AKIpress News Agency
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June 26, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - The United Nations has rated Mongolia at a "very high" level in its latest E-Government Development Index (EGDI), advancing from its previous "high" ranking, Montsame reported. Mongolia climbed 28 positions, now ranking 46th...
Mongolia Forum 2025 Takes Place under the Theme "Northeast Asian Peaceful Development and Korean Unification"
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, June 25, 2025 /MONTSAME/. “Mongolia Forum 2025” took place under the theme “Northeast Asian Peaceful Development and Korean Unification” on June 20-24, 2025, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In 2018, non-governmental organizations and...
First Political Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Kingdom of Belgium Takes Place in Brussels
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, June 30, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The First Political Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Kingdom of Belgium took place in Brussels on June 24, 2025. During the Consultations, the two sides exchanged...
Opinion: Mirziyoyev’s Historic Visit Opens New Era for Uzbekistan-Mongolia Ties
Times of Central Asia
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June 30, 2025
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev embarked on a historic journey to Mongolia on June 24-25, marking a significant milestone in the relationship between the two nations. This landmark visit, the first of its kind in over thirty years since...
Bolormaa Amgaabazar appointed new World Bank country director for Pakistan
Profit by Pakistan Today
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June 30, 2025
ISLAMABAD — The World Bank has appointed Ms. Bolormaa Amgaabazar as its new Country Director for Pakistan, effective July 1, 2025, according to an official announcement released Monday. She will succeed Mr. Najy Benhassine in the role. Amgaabazar,...
Mongolian students to resume education in Uzbekistan as leaders strengthen ties
Daryo
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June 25, 2025
Mongolian students will soon resume their studies at universities in Uzbekistan as part of a renewed push to deepen cultural and educational cooperation between the two countries. The decision was announced following high-level talks between...
Mongolia launches electronic national atlas
Azertag
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June 25, 2025
Baku, June 25, AZERTAC The Institute of Geography and Geoecology of the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia has implemented and publicized the “Digitizing and Enhancing Accessibility of the National Atlas of Mongolia (E-NAM)” project, funded by...
TMK drills final Mongolian pilot hole amid development partnership talks
The West Australian
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June 30, 2025
TMK Energy has received strong interest in its Gurvantes XXXV coal seam gas projects in Mongolia from potential partners with financial capability and proven track records in horizontal drilling and fracking. Management has been encouraged by the...