Overview

• Prime Minister G. Zandanshatar directed the Finance Minister to model raising base teacher pay to 1.85 million MNT in January and 2.5 million MNT in the second half of next year, targeting 3.5 million MNT by 2028, after the Education Ministry estimated a 3.3 trillion MNT annual cost for immediate parity.
• Health workers pressed for a 3.5 million MNT base salary and sector funding equal to 6% of GDP, and a joint working group with the government was formed to assess feasible pay increases and financing reforms.
• Ulaanbaatar began selling imported half‑coked briquettes at 5,000 MNT per 25 kg sack with a 35,000‑ton reserve, citing research that the fuel could cut coal‑sourced pollution by about 28% and overall city pollution by up to 40–45%, while officials stressed the briquettes will not damage household stoves.
• Energy data show 2024 electricity use at 11.6 billion kWh with 24.6% imported and winter capacity still tight, as union surveys report acute skilled‑staff shortages, low pay and high stress; the city’s housing and utilities agency separately lifted base pay 50–60% for 1,935 technical staff.
• After the government published Erdenes Tavantolgoi contract documents, Bod’ Group said its rail contracts have been public since 2022 and denied benefiting from coal sales, while MPs submitted a notice backed by 67 signatures to remove Speaker D. Amarbaya sg alan.