The Mongolian Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) programme could greatly help the country. Given the harsh climate and the frequent cold winters – and given the fact that herders, which make up a significant part of the population in Mongolia, tend to live with little financial cushion – it is vital that a financial product exist that can...
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Articles & Analysis | The right mix: Livestock insurance blends commercial enterprise and public policy from The Report: Mongolia 2014
Articles & Analysis | Taking stock: New regulations and guidelines are aimed at renewing the market from The Report: Mongolia 2014
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...
Articles & Analysis | Small steps: Opportunities exist for the further development of micro-insurance from The Report: Mongolia 2014
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...
Articles & Analysis | Samurai to the rescue: A promising new bond will require better planning from The Report: Mongolia 2014
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...
Articles & Analysis | Growth assured: Increasing awareness and expansion likely to continue from The Report: Mongolia 2014
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...
Articles & Analysis | Prophecy Coal: Mining from The Report: Mongolia 2014
THE COMPANY: Prophecy Coal is an international company focused on developing its Ulaan Ovoo coal project and Chandgana 600-MW mine mouth power plant project in Mongolia. The company’s stock trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange, OTC Markets QX and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with current market...