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Mongolia Moves on Oyu Tolgoi Oversight and 33-Company Market Plan as Ulaanbaatar Files Electric Taxi PPP

The agenda focuses on converting strategic control into measurable gains for the public.

Overview

  • Parliament’s temporary oversight commission finalized a draft resolution on Oyu Tolgoi after a special audit and hearings, with planned presentation to the full State Great Khural.
  • Debate on the draft included proposals over whether to empower authorities to cancel certain licenses and calls to reassess deep groundwater use linked to the mine.
  • The government submitted a list of 33 state-owned entities for 2026–2028 share offerings, restructuring or sale via the stock exchange, covering energy, mining, transport, banking and telecoms.
  • Ulaanbaatar proposed a public‑private partnership to deploy 2,000 electric or PHEV taxis over five years, with an initial 77 billion MNT financing mix of commercial loans and interest‑free city funds pending city council review.
  • A 2024 trafficking‑in‑persons situation report was released under the Child Protection Compact, and the Internal Troops formally sought expanded human‑rights training to prevent torture and ill‑treatment.