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Mongolia Unveils 2026–2030 Plan With Rail Buildout and AI Oversight as 2026 Budget Faces Scrutiny

With parliament racing toward a Nov. 15 budget deadline, labor unrest and scholarship payment delays are testing the plan’s delivery.

Overview

  • Prime Minister G. Zandanshatar presented the five-year directions with eight policy tracks that elevate human development and deploy AI-based tender and permit monitoring across the state, as anti-corruption officials reported recovering 721.1 million MNT from a 2013 loan program.
  • Transport Minister B. Delgersaikhan outlined plans to link four border checkpoints by roughly 2,500 km of new rail within five years, include 260 km/h high-speed segments, and noted 82 km built on the Bagakhangai–Khoshigiin branch.
  • The 2026 draft budget earmarks about 443.6 billion MNT in concessional loans, subsidies and incentives for food and agriculture, and the Budget Committee re-ran portions of the third reading for the year’s spending bills.
  • The health workers’ union set Nov. 12 for nationwide action if talks fail, seeking a phased increase of base salaries toward 3.5 million MNT and warning of growing strain on services.
  • Families of students on the President’s Mission scholarships reported late payments leading to missed classes, eviction threats and court notices, and the Education Loan Fund said 997 students remain active, 39 were terminated and 26 suspended based on performance and paperwork.