Overview
- Mongolbank’s Monetary Policy Committee on Jan. 16 cut the consumer loan debt‑to‑income cap to 45% and raised bank reserve ratios by one percentage point to 14% for tugrik deposits and 19% for foreign‑currency deposits.
- President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh issued a decree directing the government to develop a plan to research, regulate, and promote traditional Mongolian medicine, including training, data systems, and quality controls for therapies and pharmaceuticals.
- Parliament Speaker N. Uchral convened stakeholders to refine laws enabling distributed renewables and nationwide EV charging, advancing a December 2025 mandate that targets large‑scale charging infrastructure powered by distributed green sources.
- Ulaanbaatar approved a 8.9 billion MNT program to provide milk to 189,600 primary students three days a week starting Jan. 26, opened Selbe 20‑minute city public‑zone tenders via selbecity.mn through Mar. 2, and advanced multi‑level interchange designs projected to raise average traffic speeds by about 7.1%.
- A severe cold spell persists with Ulaanbaatar daytime temperatures around −24°C to −29°C through early next week, as the government also discussed ADB‑supported projects to strengthen nationwide emergency alerts, disaster readiness, and search‑and‑rescue capacity.