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Though Mongolia’s mining industry is still relatively young and new factors may change the calculus, for now its fortunes are expected to rise and fall with China, which is the primary buyer for the country’s mining output and highly likely to continue in that role.

autumn session that year, a group of legislators called on the government to seek a renegotiation of the OT deal. At issue was the point at which the government has the right to increase its stake in the mine from 34% to 51%. According to the initial agreement, Mongolia can boost its stake to 51% once Rio Tinto has recovered the costs of developing it, or after 30 years....

Articles & Analysis | Tavan Tolgoi: Mining from The Report: Mongolia 2013

THE COMPANY: Not to be confused with Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, Tavan Tolgoi Joint-Stock Company (TT JSC, also known as Small Tavan Tolgoi) is still one of the largest coal mining companies in Mongolia. The firm’s name means “five hills” and refers to the area’s landscape. The company is part of the larger...

Mongolia’s reputation as a suitable destination for foreign investment suffered in 2012, as mining companies along with those in other sectors came under a new and restrictive legal regime: the Strategic Entities Foreign Investment Law of Mongolia, which passed in May. This legislation, combined with a high-profile merger, the government’s...

Since the dawn of democratic Mongolia back in 1989-90, much has changed internally, as the country has sought to negotiate the new, post-Cold-War epoch. This has involved not only embracing new ideas, but also a revised orientation towards neighbours and the wider international community in an era of rapid globalisation. This process has faced...

With 14 commercial banks in a market of MNT10.11trn ($7.1bn) in assets by June 2012, Mongolia is one of the more fragmented banking markets in terms of number of lenders. Yet the years since the financial crisis of 2008 have witnessed a rapid concentration of business in the hands of five top banks: Khan Bank, Golomt Bank and Trade and Development...

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