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Minister addresses 'ENERGY MONGOLIA - 2017' international conference www.en.montsame.mn

 
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ “I would like to assure investors and businesses on the stability of the current Government’s policy for the next 4 years”, remarked Minister of Energy P.Gankhuu as he delivered an opening speech at the annual ‘Energy Mongolia’ international conference & exhibition which is to take place on May 17-18 at the Corporate Hotel & Convention Center.
 
As 2017 marks the 95th anniversary of energy sector in Mongolia which is frequently called the ‘fireplace of homeland’, he extended his warmest wishes to the about 11 thousand staff working in the energy sector on the anniversary.
 
“I hope this conference serves as an effective platform for productive discussion practical cooperation among the energy sector representatives and foreign delegates”. Aiming to solve the challenges the energy sector is facing in Mongolia, facilitate constructive discussion on solutions, and attract investment, the international conference gathers about 300 international and local delegates representing over 50 organizations from Mongolia, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the US, Germany, Switzerland and Thailand.
 
The energy sector of Mongolia, the driver of economic growth, is considered to have been established in 1922, with powering of athermal power facility with capacity of 24kW, fueled by mine bench coals delivered from Nalaikh mine. The commissioning of the plant is regarded as the start of the industry.
 
Afterwards, the first power plant came into operation in 1934, forming the ground for the future energy complex. In the following 70 years of the sector’s history, the capital city as well as main centers in the central region of the country were connected to the energy grid. As a result of implementation of the government’s policies for investment and development in the sector, well over 90 percent of the total population of Mongolia is now connected to integrated energy grid.
 
The Minister also touched upon the 2016-2020 action plan of government which states that a very targeted policy is to be implemented in the energy sector, and reflects several major projects to improve and renovate the sector.
 
Mongolia will start the implementation of a range of development projects namely Ulaanbaatar – Mandalgobi, Baganuur – Choir, Khushuut – Uyench power transmission lines, and capacity expansion works for Dornod Power Plant, Erdenet Power Plant and Thermal Power Plant No. 3 starting this year. In addition, development works are commencing this year for the completion of 50MW wind farms in Tsogttsetsii soum of Umnugobi aimag and in Sainshand soum of Dornogobi aimag.
 
 
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Ukraine to Block Russian Social Media in Sweeping Sanctions www.themoscowtimes.com

 
Ukraine will block several top Russian websites, including VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, social networks with broad popularity across the former Soviet Union.
 
On May 15, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed an order imposing new sanctions on Russia for three years, the Meduza news site reported. Among the entities facing restrictions under the sanctions is the Mail.ru Group, a major Russian internet company that owns VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.
 
Both sites have millions of users in Ukraine, and VKontakte maintains a server in the country. Last year, VKontakte boasted 53 percent of Ukraine's daily internet audience, while Odnoklassniki commanded 34 percent, internet researcher Kirill Mikhailov wrote on Twitter.
 
The order will also require Ukrainian internet providers to block all services of the Yandex internet company, besides its search engine, and the anti-virus companies Kaspersky Lab and DrWeb.
 
Ukraine also will impose asset freezes and broadcast bans on Russian television channels TV Tsentr, RBK, VGTRK, NTV-Plus, Zvezda, TNT, REN and ORT, the independent Novaya Gazeta newspaper reported. Additionally, it will block the Rossiya Segodnya Russian state media conglomerate, the RIA Novosti news site, a branch of the conglomerate, reported.
 
The order also blacklists the Aeroflot and Transaero airlines, the Rossiya and Gazprombank banks and the defense companies Russian Helicopters and Rosoboroneksport.
 
 
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MPRP nominates S.Ganbaatar as a candidate for the Presidential election www.gogo.mn

Assembly of Mongolian People`s Revolutionary Party to select its next presidential candidate was held yesterday. With the 65 percent of the voting result, S.Ganbaatar was announced as MPRP’s candidate for the Presidential election that will be held on June 26. 
Now the MPRP must register its next candidate at the General Election Committee within today. 
Based on some missing statements and other reasons, former presidential candidate of MPRP N.Enkhbayar was not allowed to run in the parliamentary elections.

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Turquoise Hill revenue surprise lifts shares 6% www.mining.com

 
Shares in Turquoise Hill (TSE:TRQ) rose sharply on Tuesday after the company announced better than expected revenues amid declining production at its massive Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia.
 
By the close in New York Turquoise Hill stock was changing hands at $2.81, up 6.2% on the day, bringing its year-to-date gains to more than 21%.
 
The Vancouver-based company said in a statement copper production at Oyu Tolgoi fell 16.3% during the first quarter compared to the final quarter 2016 while gold production declined 49%. Turquoise Hill said the drop was expected due to lower grade and recoveries at the lower end of the grade recovery curve.
 
Sales went in the other direction and the company recorded revenue of $237.5 million in Q1 which was 5.7% higher than Q4 last year reflecting a higher average selling price for copper and higher volumes of copper in concentrates sold. The Oyu Tolgoi concentrator amassed record average daily throughput for the quarter of 112,100 tonnes, up 5.1% compared to the December quarter.
 
Turquoise Hill is forecasting lower output at the open pit compared to last year of 130,000 – 160,000 tonnes of copper in concentrates during 2017. Gold in concentrate output of 100,000 ounces – 140,000 ounces is forecast for the full year.
 
$136.4 million was spent on the Oyu Tolgoi underground expansion during the quarter and the company awarded several large contracts during the quarter, with the largest for the decline material handling system.
 
More than $363 million has been spent on construction of the new mine so far and capital commitments for the year is an additional $872 million. Total capital outlay is around $5.3 billion with first production from the underground operation expected mid-2020.
 
Oyu Tolgoi is expected to be world's third-largest copper mine at peak production in 2025 with output of over 550,000 tonnes per year.
 
Turquoise Hill owns a 66% interest in Oyu Tolgoi in the Gobi Desert close to Mongolia's border with China with the government of the Asian nation holding the rest. Turquoise Hill is controlled by Anglo-Australian giant Rio Tinto (LON:RIO).
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Export surge as coal price increases www.en.montsame.mn

 
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Some positive changes occurred in Mongolian economy in connection with the 100-120 percent increase in coal price on the global market against the same period of last year, reports the Bank of Mongolia.
 
Following the soaring coal price, Mongolia’s exports grew by 41 percent, said the Director of the Research and Statistics Department of the central bank, Mr D.Gan-Ochir. “Regarding this growth, as the foreign exchange flow has been increasing, the GDP rose by 4.2 percent compared to the same period of 2016. All of these have been resulting in alleviation of foreign debt burden, and stabilization of MNT rate against foreign exchange. Also, companies and individuals have been transferring their USD savings into MNT accounts”, he added.
 
The amount of non-performing loans has been decreasing as MNT rate stabilizes. Non-performing loans constituted 7.9 percent of total outstanding loans. The banks, which had been granting only consumption loan, started to allocate loans for mining and construction.
 
“All of the positive changes are thanks to the coal price increase and Mongolia’s cooperation with IMF”, said Mr Gan-Ochir.
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Mongolia says it grows 4.2 pct y/y in Q1, lifted by higher coal prices www.reuters.com

 
May 16 Mongolia's economy, which grew only 1 percent in 2016, expanded 4.2 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, buoyed by the coal sector's turnaround, government data showed on Tuesday.
 
The National Statistics Office data may signal a recovery for the resource-dependent nation, mired in an economic crisis caused by heavy foreign debt, a collapse in its currency and slowing growth in China, its biggest trading partner.
 
"The frontier economy of Mongolia has started to grow and is showing the green shoots of recovery after three years of plummeting growth and recession in the private economy," World Economics, a London-based research group, wrote on Tuesday.
 
First quarter growth clearly was helped by stronger prices for coal, the main revenue source.
 
The average coal price from Mongolia in March was $62.37 per tonne, compared with $28.60 one year earlier, according to data from China's customs authority.
 
Bold Ulziibayar, chief executive of Ulaanbaatar-based ARD Capital, said the increased price "is definitely the main driving factor of the growth."
 
"Although, we saw some decrease in production of some mining products such as oil and copper, coal production has increased twofold and iron ore threefold," she said.
 
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In the first four months of 2017, coal exports jumped nearly fivefold from a year earlier to $769.8 million, contributing to a 40 percent increase in total export income, the statistics office said.
 
Mongolia's tugrik currency, which tumbled nearly 25 percent in 2016, strengthened 3 percent against the dollar in the first quarter.
 
However, economic pressures continue to hurt Mongolia ahead of June presidential elections. At the end of March, annual inflation was 3.4 percent, compared with 1.1 percent at the end of 2016. Unemployment reached 9.1 percent, from 8.6 percent at the end of last year.
 
The Mongolian government has said it expects economic growth of 1.5-2.5 percent this year, while the Asian Development Bank has forecast 2.5 percent. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have both predicted a 0.2 percent contraction.
 
The IMF board is expected to decide this month on a proposed $5.5 billion bailout for Mongolia. A decision was delayed from April because of legislation, since annulled, that forced some companies to make transactions through Mongolian banks.
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Duterte says he'd sponsor Turkey & Mongolia for ASEAN, defying geography www.rt.com

 
The Philippines’ outspoken President Rodrigo Duterte says he would push for the entry of Turkey and Mongolia into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). That’s despite neither of the countries actually being in Southeast Asia.
 
Duterte said that he met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mongolian Prime Minister Jargaltulga Erdenebat on the sidelines of the ‘One Belt, One Road’ summit in the Chinese capital, Beijing, that took place May 14-15.
 
Erdogan and Erdenebat told the Philippines leader about their desire to join ASEAN, Duterte said. The Philippines is will be chairman of ASEAN 2017.
 
“They want to join ASEAN and since I am now the chair, the Philippines is, they wanted me to sponsor their entry and I said, ‘Yes, why not,’” he told reporters in the Philippines, as cited by AFP.
 
Neither Turkey nor Mongolia is actually in Southeast Asia, though. Turkey lies between western Asia and Eastern Europe, while Mongolia, sandwiched between Russia and China, is in East Asia.
 
Aung San Suu Kyi, a State Counsellor and de facto head of government of Myanmar (also an ASEAN member) asked Duterte at the summit if he had taken geography into account. The Philippines leader was firm – these countries belong in ASEAN.
 
“They are. I would say that they are…Turkey seems to be ambivalent on whether to be a bridge of Europe and Asia or being an Asian ... Sometimes they say they are part of Asia. Sometimes they say they are a bridge of Asia to Europe,” he said.
 
ASEAN, which was established in 1967, includes 10 states: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. East Timor and Papua New Guinea have repeatedly sought membership, but they only hold observer status in the organization.
 
The Philippines leader, nicknamed ‘The Punisher’, was voted the most influential person of 2017 by readers of Time magazine in an online poll. Duterte has become notorious for his controversial statements about world leaders and the Church, among others.
 
The hardline Duterte has repeatedly come under fire for his infamous ‘War on Drugs’, which has reportedly resulted in more than 7,000 killings. He was elected partially on a promise to extend countrywide the brutal tactics he had used against drug crime while serving as mayor of Davao for 22 years.
 
In March this year, when the European Parliament passed a resolution concerning his plans to revive the death penalty for drug convicts, Duterte questioned why Brussels “has to f**k with” his country.
 
Also in March, he made clear his distaste for former US President Barack Obama, calling him and his entire administration “idiots.” He is obviously not ‘amused’ by the United Nations either – in December 2016 he simply threatened to burn down its headquarters in New York.
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TS.Munkh-Orgil: Many pressing issues of bikateral ties resolved during PM's visit to China www.en.montsame.mn

 
Beijing /MONTSAME/ Minister of Foreign Affairs Ts.Munkh-Orgil gave an interview to the media about Prime Minister J.Erdenebat’s visit to the People’s Republic of China. The Minister said “- The two countries agreed that the countries have full potential to develop bilateral relations as we have no political argument and no conflict on border issues, which share borderline of 4700 km".
 
"In the beginning of the talks, Chinese President Xi Jinping noted that China has always respected independence and integrity of Mongolia and will respect them in the future. Mongolia and the Mongolian people also have respected Chinese independence and territorial wholeness. Therefore, the parties agreed on mutual understanding to develop bilateral relations on a favorable political basis" the FM said.
 
"Main agenda of the talks were, of course, investment, trade and economic cooperation. Our part put forward a request to support to push forward large-scale projects, which give impulse to economic development. For instance, we focused on projects, such as Tavan Tolgoi project, energy export project to China from energy production based in Shivee-Ovoo deposit, Kherlen River and Gobi projects. Foreign trade is crucial for Mongolia. We face difficulties in cross-border and border region trade and in exports to the third country , passing through Russian and China, as a landlocked country. Issues on environmental protection, Ulaanbaatar air pollution and re-planning of Ger districts were touched upon and the Chinese part expressed its readiness to cooperate to resolve all issues positively".
 
"The Chinese part notified that it adheres to two principles in resolution of trade, economic and investment issues. First, trade and investment should be mutually beneficial. However, Xi Jinpin re-affirmed his statement during his visit to Mongolia in 2014, which noted that the abovementioned cooperation should be more significant and more beneficial to Mongolia. He made it clear that the relationship will develop based on a principle that the interest of Mongolia would be preferred.
 
Moreover, the two countries agreed on principles on technical and economic cooperation development. Three documents were signed regarding education, science and exchange of young scholars. Also, the two sides agreed to make investment for eight companies. Generally, it can be concluded that the visit was very successful.
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Director of UNESCO cluster office in Jakarta attends Mongolian Innovation week www.en.montsame.mn

 
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Dr. Shahbaz Khan, Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Jakarta and Regional Bureau for Science in Asia and the Pacific, attended the Mongolian Innovation Week - 2017 events during his visit to Mongolia between May 9 and 12.
 
Within the framework of the annual Mongolian Innovation Week - 2017 organized by the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST), the National Innovation Forum was held on May 10 and Dr. Shahbaz Khan gave a keynote speech on “Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable development”. Also, he delivered a presentation on “Role of Science, Technology and Innovation to deliver UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” at an International conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development on May 11.
 
During his visit, Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Sports J.Batsuuri, Secretary-General of Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO S.Uyanga, Rector of the MUST B.Ochirbat and officials from Mongolian Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Environment and Tourism received Mr. Shahbaz Khan on May 10.
 
The sides exchanged views on further cooperation opportunities in science, technology and innovation sectors and talked about future cooperation. On behalf of UNESCO, Dr. Khan expressed UNESCO’s intention to provide policy support in creating a knowledge-based economy in Mongolia.
 
Prof. Khan was the Chief of Section on Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management at UNESCO, Paris from 2008 to 2012 and the Deputy Director and Senior Program Specialist at the UNESCO Office in Jakarta from 2012 to 2015. Since 2015, he was appointed as the Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Jakarta and Regional Bureau for Science in Asia and the Pacific.
 
Previously, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports in collaboration with the UNESCO Cluster Office in Beijing and Jakarta, and the Science and Technology Policy Asian Network developed the Science and Technology Master Plan of Mongolia for 2007-2020. In the framework of implementation of the Master plan, UNESCO organized several trainings and events in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports of Mongolia.
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Russia’s Putin, India’s Modi to attend ‘most intensive’ St. Petersburg International Economic Forum www.rt.com

 
The upcoming 21st International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian PM Narendra Modi and Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern, will provide the most intensive program in the event’s history, the organizers said.
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) is scheduled to take place June 1-3 in Russia’s second-largest city, often also regarded as the country’s cultural capital.
 
“A plenary session with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Federal Chancellor of Austria Christian Kern, set to take place on June 2, will be the central event [of the forum],” said Anton Kobyakov, Russian presidential advisor and executive secretary of the SPIEF organizing committee.
 
Some 39 ministers from 26 countries have confirmed their participation in the forum, with a total estimated number of participants, including businessmen and representatives of various international organizations, exceeding 5,000, he added.
 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Yukiya Amano, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Fatih, the heads of 250 foreign companies, including BP, Total and Boeing, are among those expected to arrive in St. Petersburg.
 
More than 70 Russian regional heads and over 700 of the country’s companies have also signed up to discuss key global economic and financial issues with international partners. SPIEF is known to be a major deal-making event, with $17 billion worth of deals not subject to commercial secrecy made in 2016.
 
According to Kobyakov, this year’s SPIEF promises the most intensive program in the forum’s history, with a total of 108 business events planned.
 
“The program for the 2017 Forum reflects current economic trends in Russia and the challenges facing the global economy today. The discussion will focus on the current status of the international economic system and the prospects for its sustainable development, the search for the best paths toward solving pressing problems, and how to make use of emerging opportunities,” he said.
 
Sessions dedicated to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), BRICS, the B20 International Trade and Investment Forum as well as sessions of the Valdai Club are also on the agenda.
 
The SPIEF Investment & Business Expo will showcase Russian and international investment projects during the forum in St. Petersburg.
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