Development Via Regional Integration – Mongolia’s Chance For A Prosperous Future
April 18th, 2014
Via the Asian Development Bank, a look at how Mongolia could boost its economy through careful regional integration: Regional integration offers Mongolia the opportunity for a more prosperous future. But the country has lagged in this effort, which is surprising given its geographical location where bold integration initiatives have been launched, such as the People’s […]
Read more »Turning Crisis To Opportunity In Mongolia
March 31st, 2014
Via Diplomatic Courier, an interesting look at the state of Mongolia’s economy and investment opportunities therein: The Mongolian economy, not long ago the darling of the global investment community, has hit another rough patch—with a bank collapse, slumping commodity exports, a devaluing currency, and a sharp slide in government bond prices all conspiring to produce […]
Read more »Frontier Markets: Investing In Mongolia
February 8th, 2014
Via Forbes, a report on Mongolia: On the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, a nomadic family of herders is sitting outside their ger (the family tent commonly called a “yurt” in the West) watching Bloomberg TV…on a high-definition flat-screen television powered by a mobile solar generator and a satellite dish. As Harris HRS +2.92% Kupperman, President of […]
Read more »Mongolia’s Mining Sector
November 12th, 2013
Via Mining.com, an interesting article on Mongolia’s mining sector: On November 3 Mongolia’s new, friendlier foreign investment law came into force. Probably not a day too soon. The Asian nation of three million citizens, dependent on the mining sector to fuel growth, is desperate to turn around the slump in its economy and the steep […]
Read more »Mongolia, China: An Encouraging Signs for Investors
October 29th, 2013
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on Mongolia’s changing attitude towards Chinese investment: Mongolian Prime Minister Norovyn Altankhuyag (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Oct. 25. Summary On Oct. 26, less than a month after Mongolia’s parliament voted to scrap a foreign investment law designed to prevent Chinese state-owned enterprises from […]
Read more »Mongolia
August 26th, 2013
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting look at Mongolia through the lens of the development of a two-lane highway through the rural countryside: The braided hard-packed dirt roads of Mongolia are a feature of the country’s high steppes, the result of rain and mud forcing drivers to find alternative routes up and down long […]
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