Mongolia

For the Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE), 2013 was a year of transition. While performance remained weak and trading was exceedingly thin, preparations were being made for a comeback. New systems were introduced, important rules were changed and a new securities law was enacted that should address many of the gaps that previously existed and made...

Mongolia is an ideal country for micro-insurance. While the urban and the wealthy have access to a wide range of commercial products, and all the people of Mongolia can technically be covered under the country’s social security programme, much of the population is falling through the cracks. The poor and the nomadic, which make up more than half...

One of the most promising segments in Mongolia’s financial services industry is insurance. It is seen growing rapidly over the next few years as the economy expands, as the market becomes more sophisticated, and as more firms and individuals become familiar with the products and begin buying them. Insurance companies will benefit both from...

Like the country’s equity market, Mongolia’s bond market had a tough year in 2013. Trading in debt securities dried up on the Mongolia Stock Exchange (MSE), with turnover in corporate bonds going to zero, while pricing on the country’s eurobonds collapsed. As Mongolia’s balance of payments situation worsened, bond investors soured on Mongolian...

Energy security was never going to be easy for a country as big as Iran but with only about 3m people. Despite abundant reserves of coal and rich potential for wind, solar and hydroelectric power, Mongolia has lagged in exploiting its natural resources. From generation to transmission to distribution, its power infrastructure is outdated, and...