As a country whose economy relies on agriculture and cattle raising, such natural impacts destroy Mongolia’s economy from the root. Thus, Mongolia’s poverty is higher in the rural areas than in major cities.

The Red Cross has been successfully helping Mongolia’s population during the “dzud,” a natural disaster seen only in Mongolia that is distinguished by its severe low temperatures. 2010 was the culminating point, when eight million animals were killed by the natural phenomenon.

By working hand in hand with families within the affected communities, the Red Cross has provided supplies, shelter, physical and emotional support throughout 17 different provinces across Mongolia.

But the different ways of how to help people in Mongolia encompass more than the effects of extreme weather, and therefore have to be tackled with a variety of concepts and strategies.

The United Nations has been working with Mongolia and its citizens to develop an integrated national system as well as macroeconomic plans, which were previously lacking. These strategies have decreased unemployment and reduced poverty due to their economic impact in the country.

The organization People in Need have been working with the country of Mongolia for decades. The NGO ensures access to healthcare for habitants in remote locations, distributes food around the country and helps rebuild rural areas after harsh weather events, among other forms of aid.

How to help people in Mongolia is a question with a simple answer. Creating and spreading awareness is key, and the companies mentioned above and many more are successfully doing this every day. There is hope for Mongolia.

The export project brings together seven Russian agri-machinery manufacturers: Combine Plant Rostselmash LLC, JSC Clever, JSC Buzuluk Heavy Engineering Plant, Voronezhselmash LLC, Kazanselmash LLC, Basis LLC, Omskagroservis LLC.

According to Nikolay Tsekhomsky, Vnesheconombank First Deputy Chairman - Member of the Board, the deal marks the continuation of successful cooperation between Vnesheconombank and Development Bank of Mongolia, paving the way for Russian exporters to Mongolian market and for Mongolian partners - to Russian equipment supplies on favourable terms using export credit funding.

Vnesheconombank and Development Bank of Mongolia are now considering the possibility of joint implementation of other high-potential Russian export projects in Mongolia.

Development Bank of Mongolia was founded in 2011 by Order of the Mongolian Government. The bank’s sole shareholder is the Mongolian Government. The activity of the bank is governed by the Development Bank Act. The bank specializes in financing projects with positive commercial and social impact. The bank’s consolidated assets as at 30.06.2017 amounted to USD129.3m, with equity capital of USD431m and 2Q2017 income of USD43.4m.

97 elementary school students in the city attended a special class on Wednesday given by Khurelbaatar Indra. She is a Mongolian who promotes international cultural exchanges in the prefecture.

The children learned about a Mongolian game, which is played by shooting sheep bones with the fingers. They also listened to a "morin khuur." It is a traditional stringed musical instrument.

During lunchtime, the children enjoyed 3 Mongolian dishes. One of them, stir-fried rice, is commonly served at home in the country.

Indra said she is happy to see exchanges between the prefecture and Mongolia developing further.

Gosen City receives Mongolian students every year. They participate in an exchange program and stay with local families. Gosen was chosen to be one of the host cities for Mongolian Olympic athletes during the upcoming summer games.

On the secondary market for government securities, 1,584 bonds worth MNT158.2 million were traded.

The MSE ALL Index rose 0.18 percent to stand at 1,167.92 . The MSE market cap stands at MNT 2,287,585,337,317.

The World Bank forecasts the economy will grow by 1.7 percent this year and next, and by 1.8 percent in 2019.

Alexey Druzginin / Anton Denisov / Russian Presidential Press OfficeRussian economy to grow steadily in next 5 years, but has capacity for more – IMF
"The medium-term growth forecast for Russia has slightly improved after a faster-than-expected recovery in demand on the domestic market and due to higher exports,” said the report.

“Structural reforms are required for the improvement of the Russian economy’s long-term growth.”

The bank’s experts have attributed economic risks to "low oil prices and the possible negative consequences” of the expansion of anti-Russian sanctions.

Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its forecast for Russia's 2017 GDP growth to 1.8 percent from its previous estimate of 1.4 percent. The IMF sees next year’s growth at 1.6 percent.

The UN members presented an implementation course of the Vienna Program of Action for LLDCs (2014-2024) in their countries and highlighted the necessity of making efforts in improving infrastructure, business environment, strengthening private and public entities, producing VAT included products, financing infrastructure sector and increasing studies on investment and technical assistance.

O.Enktsetseg informed about the Mongolian Government’s policies and actions for implementing in the frameworks of the Vienna Program of Action and presented the national implementation progress and its priorities.
"Mongolia aims to join international and regional agreements to facilitate trade and transport, actively participating in regional economic integrations, and is cooperating with the two neighbors within the frames of ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, said O.Enkhtsetseg. She then informed that the Government decided to establish the Investment and Research Center for the Economic Corridor program and the National Committee on Trade Facilitation to ensure the implementation of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.

O.Enkhtsetseg further noted that the Mongolian Government of Mongolia is holding an international forum entitled 'Regional Transport and Logistics Cooperation' on October 19-20 in cooperation with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

The Hywind project, built by Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA and Masdar Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co., has five turbines floating 25 kilometers (16 miles) off the coast of Peterhead, near Aberdeen. The project has a capacity of 30 megawatts and cost about 200 million pounds ($263 million) to construct.

“This marks an exciting development for renewable energy in Scotland,” said First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. “Hywind will provide clean energy to over twenty thousand homes and will help us meet our ambitious climate change targets.”

Wind turbines have been installed on seabeds since the 1990s. Taking them offshore typically increases wind speeds and reduces complaints from neighbors, but it has also been limited to relatively shallow seas. Floating turbines are expected to open the industry up to new markets like Japan, the U.S. west coast and Mediterranean, where seabeds drop off steeply from the coast.

“Hywind can be used for water depths up to 800 meters, thus opening up areas that so far have been inaccessible for offshore wind,” said Irene Rummelhoff, executive vice president of the New Energy Solutions business area at Statoil.

Batteries

Some of the energy generated by the turbines in the sea will be stored in batteries. Statoil has installed one of its Batwind lithium devices, which can store 1 megawatt-hour of power. This will help steady the flow of power generated by the wind farm.

The cost of conventional offshore wind farms has been plummeting in recent years. The U.K.’s latest renewable energy auction saw prices drop to 57.50 pounds per megawatt-hour, less than a third the cost of new nuclear in the U.K. Rummelhoff expects floating offshore wind to follow a similar trajectory.

“Statoil has an ambition to reduce the costs of energy from the Hywind floating wind farm to 40 to 60 euros per megawatt-hour by 2030,” she said in a statement. “Knowing that up to 80 percent of the offshore wind resources are in deep waters where traditional bottom fixed installations are not suitable, floating offshore wind is expected to play a significant role in the growth of offshore wind going forward.”

The Hywind project receives government support in the form of renewable obligation certificates. It gets 3.5 ROCs, which currently adds up to about 140 pounds per megawatt-hour, according to Statoil spokeswoman Elin Isaksen. This is on top of the U.K.’s wholesale power price which has averaged 48.75 pounds per megawatt-hour over the past year.