Overview

• President U. Khurelsukh attended the UN General Assembly’s general debate in New York and held a meeting with Secretary‑General António Guterres, who praised Mongolia’s peacekeeping role and climate efforts.
• Ulaanbaatar will begin selling imported half‑coke briquettes on October 1 after lab tests reported sharply lower emissions versus current fuel; officials plan 306,000 tons of imports plus about 40,000 tons of middling, with a 5,000₮ price per bag at roughly 400 outlets.
• City transport plans advanced with the Yarmag–Emelt corridor tender due in November and construction targeted from May 2026, alongside PPP tenders the city aims to launch by October for two tram lines; project teams outlined passenger forecasts and annual revenue and cost estimates, and 10 new Howo V7X winter service vehicles were delivered.
• GuarantCo issued a five‑year, 100% payment guarantee enabling Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia to sign a long‑term funding agreement with The Korea Development Bank to finance green and social projects.
• Deputy Prime Minister T. Dorjkhund reported that Saudi Arabia’s Aqua Power announced plans to enter Mongolia with investment targeting up to 10 GW, a move presented as a new large‑scale clean‑energy push that remains at an early stage.