First US shale gas arrives at Ineos plant in Scotland www.bbc.com

The first shipment of US shale gas is arriving in Scotland amid a fierce debate about the future of fracking in the UK.
A tanker carrying 27,500m3 of ethane from US shale fields is due to dock at Grangemouth, the refinery and petrochemicals plant owned by Ineos.
The company said the gas would replace dwindling North Sea supplies and secure the future of the plant's workforce.
But many politicians and environmental groups have criticised the shipment.
The Scottish government - which has placed a moratorium on all fracking in Scotland while a study into its impact is carried out - said ministers were "unavailable to attend" the arrival of the shale gas shipment.
Jim Ratcliffe, Ineos founder and chairman, said: "This is a hugely important day for Ineos and the UK. Shale gas can help stop the decline of British manufacturing."

The company said the shipment aboard the carrier Ineos Insight was the culmination of a £1.6bn investment resulting in eight tankers forming a "virtual pipeline" between the US and the UK and Norway.
Ineos argues that with the North Sea's supply of ethane dwindling, plus costs, the shipments from the US are the only way of bringing in sufficient gas at low enough prices to maintain its olefins and polymers business at Grangemouth in the face of global competition.
It believes the US shale gas will provide sufficient raw material to run its manufacturing site at full rates, something that has not been possible for many years.
The Grangemouth facility is home to Scotland's only crude oil refinery and produces the bulk of fuels used in Scotland, with the site said to contribute about 3% of Scottish GDP.

The shipment will be delivered to the Grangemouth refinery and petrochemicals plant in central Scotland
It is also home to Europe's biggest ethane tank, which is capable of holding 60,000m3 of gas after it arrives by tanker.
Ineos has said the shale shipments should safeguard the future of Grangemouth's 1,300 workers.
The company has signed 15-year contracts with suppliers to pipe ethane from the shale fields in the US to purpose-built export facilities on the east and Gulf coasts of America.
From there, the gas will be shipped across the Atlantic in a fleet of eight specially-designed Dragon-class ships commissioned by Ineos.
Remains controversial
Ports in Norway, Portugal, and Spain have all received shale gas shipments this year following the lifting of a ban on the export of US oil and gas, but the arrival of the Ineos Insight will be the first to the UK.
Unconventional oil and gas extraction remains controversial in the UK, with the UK Labour Party following Scottish Labour in backing a ban on fracking if it wins the next general election.
Despite pleas from Ineos to embrace shale gas drilling, the Scottish government moratorium on the practice remains in place, in contrast to the pro-fracking stance of the UK government.
The Scottish Parliament voted to support an outright ban on fracking in June after SNP MSPs abstained.

The Scottish government said it had commissioned a series of independent research projects into unconventional oil and gas to examine potential environmental, health and economic impacts to inform its "evidence-led approach" to the issue.
A spokesman said these projects were due to report later this year, with the public consultation taking place during winter 2016-17.
He added: "The moratorium will remain in place throughout this process and the Scottish government will use the results of the consultation to inform its decision on the way forward."
Mary Church, head of campaigns at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: "It is completely unacceptable to attempt to prop up Ineos's petrochemicals plants on the back of human suffering and environmental destruction across the Atlantic.
"The fact that Scottish public money is tied up in this project is disgraceful.
"Setting aside the devastating local impacts of fracking, the climate consequences of extracting yet more fossil fuels are utterly disastrous."

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125 Decisions Restraining Investors to be Invalidated www.mongolianbusinessdatabase.com sourced from montsame.mn

The Investors Promotion Working group reported today that 125 decisions restraining investors are going to be rescinded. The working group is headed by the Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs and was established by an order of the Prime Minister. After a through review of existing decisions, the ministry identified 78 decisions from Ministers, 12 decisions from heads of agencies, and 10 decisions from provincial governors for review. The Ministry of Justice and Internal affairs submitted a proposal to immediately invalidate 86 of these decisions and to submit an additional 14 decisions to review by the relevant authorities. Furthermore, decisions inconsistent to general and other laws were identified and invalidated. The proposal to delist these decisions was sent to the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry, the Ministry of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development, as well as to the Ministry of Health in official form from the Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs.

Good tourists to improve China's image abroad www.chinadaily.com.cn

Colombia peace deal: Historic agreement is signed www.bbc.com

PM receives World Bank and EBRD officials www.news.mn

Prime Minister J.Erdenebat received Bert Hoffman, Country Director for Mongolia of World Bank yesterday (26th of September). At the meeting they discussed Mongolian-World Bank cooperation and the implementation of projects and programmes to improve Mongolian economy growth. In 2016, the 25th anniversary of Mongolia’s membership in the World Bank is being celebrated.

Sainsbury's one-hour delivery service takes on Amazon www.theguardian.com

Bad news for stocks if Trump wins debate www.cnn.com

Expect stocks to tumble if Donald Trump has a great first debate night.
Wall Street doesn't want a President Trump (with the exception of a few hedge fund managers and Trump supporters, like Carl Icahn). As the old saying goes, the market loves good news, it can deal with bad news, but it hates uncertainty. And Trump is the motherlode of uncertainty.
"The typical investor just can't contemplate the possibility of a Trump victory," says Cary Leahey, chief U.S. economist at

As polls tighten -- CNN now calls it a "dead heat" -- Wall Street is having to come to terms that the possibility of a President Trump is real...and rising. With the debate looming on Monday, the Dow fell 167 points.
A strong debate performance by Trump on Monday will exacerbate those worries.
"If for some reason Trump puts on a presidential showing...and Clinton stumbles for whatever reason, then the market may take another reassessment," says Leahey. That's the polite way of saying, stocks are likely to fall.
The reality is stocks are already pretty pricey. They aren't at bubble level, says Tim Anderson, managing director of MND Partners. But with the economy stalling at ho-hum growth of 1% to 2% and companies expected to have a sixth quarter of falling earnings, investors are hitting the "pause" button.
Brexit and the U.S. presidential race only add to the hesitation.

Are we in for another Brexit vote? Traders are starting to wonder. Consider what happened in the lead up to Brexit: few thought it would happen until polls began to tighten shortly before the election. Stocks in the U.K. and Europe -- and even around the world -- began to zig and zag up and down as sentiment shifted. Then markets plummeted (albiet only for a few days) are Brexit.
"I think this one needs a fat lady singing," says economist Diane Swonk of DS Economics. Uncertainty will reign "until we know the outcome of the election and who's going to be in key post."
In a new report out this week, Wells Farg (WFC)puts the probability of a Clinton win at only 50%. The bank says that would be "neutral" or "slightly positive" for investors. In contrast, a Trump victory would be "negative" or "slightly negative."
Many Wall Street banks have reached a similar conclusion: Clinton would be better for the economy and market.
"Markets, in general, are apt to do better under a Clinton Administration," said UBS in late August.
Related: Here's how the 'king of debt' plans to balance the budget
Trump wants to impose a massive tax cut and scale back regulations, which the business community likes. But he also wants to restrict trade and immigration, and his policies could add significantly to the debt. Investors fear this could lead to a trade war -- and even a recession. They also don't know how to deal with his unpredictability.
"It remains impossible to know what Mr. Trump really wants." " wrote Stefan Kreuzkamp, chief investment officer at Deutsche Bank, in a recent report.
For now, U.S. stock indices are close to record levels and U.S. government bond yields are very low. Investors appear to be pricing in a Clinton win. If Trump continues to surge, investors will have to figure out just how scared of Trump they really are.

Japan to increase butter imports www.nhk.or.jp

Japan's agriculture ministry is planning to import another 4,000 tons of butter, as raw milk production may fall in some areas of the country.

Stunning coking coal rally wreaks havoc in steel, iron ore www.mining.com