Overview
- The parliamentary special committee scheduled a December 8–12 open hearing on Oyu Tolgoi, calling about 300 witnesses including former presidents and prime ministers after reviewing more than 60,000 pages of documents.
- Education Minister P. Naranbayar said 520 billion MNT is approved to raise teacher salaries, while fully covering both teachers and other staff would require 960 billion MNT and may be addressed in a later revision.
- The government will add 190 billion MNT to the state health insurance fund and narrow entitlements by excluding certain personal-responsibility treatments, with plans to require fingerprint verification for access.
- Finance Minister B. Javkhlan outlined a 2026 pay plan for health workers that lifts current base salaries by 35% in the first half, then by 9% and 9% from July, totaling a 75% increase for the year.
- Health workers postponed a planned strike after talks with ministers, two UNICEF‑backed small primary schools open November 14–15 in Uvs and Khovd, and China announced 220 scholarships for Mongolian students for 2026–27, including 82 new awards.