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Last chance to sign up for the free Mongolia@PDAC 2017 Investment Forum and reception on Sunday, March 5, Level 200, Room 206D, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building (MTCC), 255 Front Street West, Toronto. A detailed schedule follows below. Free to attend but please register in advance at http://www.mongoliapdac.ca/register.html. His Excellency Ts. Dashdorj, Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry, is the keynote speaker. Speakers and panelists will include other senior Mongolian officials, senior executives of top foreign mining companies already operating in Mongolia, Mongolian Ambassador to Canada R. Altangerel, and Canadian Ambassador to Mongolia Ed Jager. Other presenters include the popular columnist [...]

NAMBC Chairman Frank Herbert (President, Centerra Gold) has announced that the 27th Annual General Meeting & Investors Forum will be held April 27-28, 2017, at the Residence Inn Arlington Pentagon City, adjacent to Reagan National Airport in Washington DC. The second day, April 28, will feature door-knock meetings with US government officials and on Capitol Hill. The program will commemorate the 30th anniversary of US-Mongolia diplomatic relations by presenting program segments on future investment opportunities in Mongolia, prospects for US-Mongolia and US-Asia engagement under the Trump Administration, and other matters. Speakers will include Mongolian and US officials and business leaders. [...]

Another open Oyu Tolgoi LLC Supplier Forum will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Ulaanbaatar. This forum is in furtherance of Oyu Tolgoi’s continuing commitment to building an in-country supply chain with a focus on Life of Mine goods/ services, covering both operations and underground development. This event follows the Oyu Tolgoi Underground Development Supplier Forum hosted by the company on November 4, 2015.  To register online, go to: http://ot.mn/welcome-to-oyu-tolgoi-supplier-s-forum-registration-page/  . If you have any questions, please write to [email protected]. Further details will be communicated to registrants after their registrations are confirmed by the [...]

The first class of 30 young Mongolian fellows has been competitively selected for the USAID-funded “Leaders Advancing Democracy” program (LEAD). The fellows had their first meeting at a Democratic Foundations Workshop, November 28-December 2, in Ulaanbaatar. They will visit the US in January for a three-week series of meetings, discussions and other events. In Washington, DC, and at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, they will take part in study sessions, site visits, discussions with advocates and policy makers, and networking events, during which they will explore issues of poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and transparency and anti-corruption. For more information [...]

NAMBC Member 5.11 Tactical – together with its Mongolian dealer, Brother Merchants LLC – recently sponsored the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) match series between the Mongolian team, “MGL-1,” versus a Japanese team, “DEEP,” at the Mongolian Wrestling Stadium earlier this fall. Each team had seven fighters, including one woman. “MGL-1” was founded in 2009. MMA competitions have become increasingly popular among law enforcement and military personnel throughout Asia. 5.11 also regularly sponsors marksmanship competitions hosted by the Mongolian Practical Shooting Federation (MPSF), the Mongolian branch of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC).  5.11 Tactical – the California-based manufacturer of tactical, [...]

Jack Weatherford, New York Times bestselling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World, and The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, has delivered another thought-provoking and lively biography that discusses how Genghis harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known:  Genghis Khan and the Quest for God. The book is available through Amazon.com and Amazon.ca and in bookstores throughout the US and Canada.   In interviews, Weatherford says Genghis Khan wasn’t the first leader to believe individuals should [...]

James Peter ("Pete") Morrow was an international banker who arrived in Ulaanbaatar in 2000 on a temporary assignment to privatize a failing state-owned bank, and ended up staying for the rest of his life, making Mongolia his home, where he became a transformative leader in financial services, regulatory reform, civil society, transparency, education, and the arts. Pete died peacefully at the age of 68 on August 4 in a Seattle hospital, surrounded by his wife and children. Pete is survived by his wife, Pagma, his youngest daughter Sara, and two adult children in the United States, Amy (Seattle, WA) and [...]

President Ts. Elbegdorj will visit Philadelphia on Friday, September 23, after participating in the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly and related events in New York City. His visit is at the invitation of the Mayor and City Council of Philadelphia, home of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were debated and adopted, and the world-famous Philadelphia Orchestra , which will visit Mongolia for performances and workshops in early June 2017. The President will deliver a speech at the University of Pennsylvania (UPENN) at 4:00 PM on September 23, free and open to the public. [...]

Within eight days of the June 29 elections, in the fastest post-election transition in Mongolia’s 26 years of democracy, President Ts. Elbegdorj approved the list of winning MPs, who were promptly sworn in and then proceeded to elect MPP Party Chairman M. Enkhbold as Chairman of the State Great Khural (parliament), and former Finance Minister J. Erdenebat as Prime Minister. Because of the upcoming 11th ASEM Summit in UB, existing cabinet members will continue to serve in an “acting” capacity. According to law, Prime Minister Erdenebat must present nominees for his cabinet within 14 days of his appointment on July [...]

In the June 29 parliamentary and aimag (provincial) elections, the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) decisively ousted the ruling Democratic Party (DP) by winning landslide super-majorities in the 76 member unicameral State Great Khural, and majorities in 20 of the 21 aimag legislatures, including the Ulaanbaatar City Khural. The MPP captured 65 of 76 seats in the State Great Khural (SGK), winning an 85% super-majority, the largest party majority since 2000, when the MPP won 72 of 76 seats. Many of the most outspoken "resource nationalist" MPs were defeated. The MPP fielded a candidate mix of fresh new talent and experienced [...]