TİKA-backed project establishes pediatric bone marrow transplant capacity in Mongolia www.azernews.az

As part of the comprehensive healthcare cooperation carried out between Türkiye and Mongolia, the first pediatric bone marrow (hematopoietic stem cell) transplant in Mongolia was successfully performed. This clinical procedure has been regarded as a significant milestone not only for the treatment process of a single child but also for establishing sustainable healthcare capacity in the field of pediatric bone marrow transplantation in the country.

With the support of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), a multi-center and international project was conducted in collaboration with Medical Park Bahçelievler Hospital, Altınbaş University, the TİKA Mongolia Program Coordination Office, the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Mongolia, the Mongolian Ministry of Health, Ulaanbaatar State Hospital No. 1, and the National Center for Maternal and Child Health. Within the scope of the project, preparations for a pediatric bone marrow transplant center in Mongolia were completed, healthcare teams were trained, technical and medical infrastructure was strengthened, and the clinical procedure was successfully carried out.

Mongolian healthcare professionals participating in the project gained the opportunity to provide qualified treatment services to pediatric patients in their own country thanks to the training they received in Türkiye. Prof. Dr. Tunç Fışgın, a specialist in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Medical Park Bahçelievler Hospital, made the following remarks regarding the project:

“This initiative represents a very important step toward establishing a permanent treatment capacity in the field of pediatric hematology and oncology in Mongolia. Conducting the clinical procedure together with trained local healthcare teams is of great importance for ensuring the sustainability of this service. Our goal is not only to contribute to the treatment of a single patient but also to ensure the lasting transfer of knowledge and experience.”

Emphasizing that international healthcare projects contribute not only to individual treatments but also to strengthening countries’ own healthcare systems, Prof. Dr. Fışgın stated, “Integrating Türkiye’s expertise in this field into Mongolia’s healthcare services will, in the long term, enable many children to receive treatment in their own country.”

A Mongolian physician participating in the project said, “The opportunity provided to us by TİKA is not just training; it means laying the foundations of a treatment capacity that has been lacking in our country. We are grateful to Türkiye and to TİKA.”

TİKA President Abdullah Eren also stated that the operation had been successfully completed and emphasized that Türkiye continues to share its healthcare knowledge and experience with friendly countries.

Highlighting that this initiative is not merely a medical operation but also a turning point for pediatric cancer treatment in Mongolia, Eren said: “For 15-year-old Miçidmaa, who has been battling leukemia for years in Mongolia, finding healing in her own homeland is a new source of hope for all our children. We want every child to find healing in their own country.”

Eren underlined that this effort represents not only a technical achievement but also one of the most humane manifestations of friendship and solidarity between Türkiye and Mongolia. “Miçidmaa’s renewed hold on life thanks to the first successful pediatric bone marrow transplant performed in the country is the most concrete evidence of this cooperation,” he said.

Eren further noted that, with TİKA’s support and the combined expertise of specialist physicians, the project ensured not only the successful completion of a single operation but also contributed to building sustainable capacity in pediatric cancer treatment in Mongolia. He stated that Miçidmaa’s recovery in her own country has opened a new door of hope for other children in Mongolia as well, and he thanked all stakeholders and healthcare professionals who contributed to the process.

Following the transplant, the pediatric patient was discharged in complete remission. At an official ceremony held in the Mongolian Parliament, the team involved in the project was awarded the “Order of Honor” by Mongolian Minister of Health Dr. Jigjidsuren Chinburen. Additionally, during a press conference attended by officials from the Mongolian Ministry of Health and administrators of the relevant hospitals, the importance of healthcare cooperation between the two countries was emphasized.

Cold winter kills 26,300 head of livestock in Mongolia www.xinhuanet.com

Extremely cold winter known as dzud in Mongolia has killed more than 26,300 head of livestock in January in the western provinces of Uvs, Bayan-Ulgii and Zavkhan, as well as the central province of Uvurkhangai, the country's National Statistics Office (NSO) said on Thursday.

At least 11 of all the 21 Mongolian provinces have been experiencing dzud, the NSO said in a statement.

Dzud is a Mongolian term to describe a severely cold winter when a large number of livestock die because the ground is frozen or covered with snow.

Animal husbandry is one of the main pillars of the Mongolian economy, and almost 40 percent of the country's nomadic population depends on it.

However, due to the harsh, long winter, most of Mongolia's nomadic herders lose livestock each year.

According to the NSO, Mongolia had 58.1 million head of livestock at the end of 2025. 

Capital City Authorized to Issue Bonds for CHP Plant No.5 Project Financing www.montsame.mn

At its regular session, the Cabinet resolved to grant the capital city the authority to issue bonds worth MNT 200 billion required to finance the project on the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant No.5.

The project has met the requirements of the Law on Debt Management, including compliance with the medium-term budget framework statement, inclusion in development policy and planning documents, and approval of its feasibility study and environmental impact assessment. The project will be implemented under the Public-Private Partnership Law in the form of “design, build, operate, and transfer” (DBOT). It is considered significant for creating a long-term sustainable solution in the energy sector.

Once operational, the project will ensure the stability of Mongolia’s energy system and reliably meet growing energy demand. It will supply heating to Tavanshar, the 21st Microdistrict, Khilchin Town, Bayankhoshuu, and the 3rd, 4th, and 1st micro-districts. In addition, it will reduce the load on existing power plants and strengthen the reliability of the system’s infrastructure.

In addition, the plant will provide electricity to approximately 100,000 households and thermal energy to about 40,000 households.

During the construction phase, around 1,600 jobs will be created, and once operational, the project will provide more than 370 permanent jobs.

GL Events Selected as General Contractor for COP17 Temporary Facilities www.montsame.mn

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be held in Ulaanbaatar from August 17 to 28.

Following an international tender for the construction of temporary facilities in the conference’s “Blue Zone,” France-based GL Events has been selected as the general contractor. The company has served as a main and supporting contractor for 11 COP events between 2011 and 2024. It has built temporary facilities in accordance with UN standards for conferences held under the three Rio Conventions—UNCCD, UNFCCC, and CBD. Most recently, GL events constructed the temporary facilities for UNCCD COP16, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2024, according to the Capital City Governor’s Office.

The conference will take place on land managed by the National Garden Park, a locally owned public enterprise. Certain works related to temporary structures and hospitality services are being organized by the Capital City Governor’s Office.

According to Battulga B., Director of the COP17 Investment and Infrastructure Department and Secretary of the negotiation working group, the conference will be organized in two zones—Blue and Green. The selection of the contractor for the Blue Zone temporary structures was conducted in three stages before a final decision was made.

Held under the theme “Restoring Land, Restoring Hope,” COP17 is expected to bring together around 10,000 representatives from more than 190 countries to discuss desertification and land degradation.

Local Authorities Granted Land Allocation Powers www.montsame.mn

At its regular session on February 11, 2026, the Government approved the “List of Land Locations, Sizes, and Designated Uses to Be Allocated and Utilized Nationwide in 2026.”

In line with the approved list, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Batbaatar Bat and governors of aimags, soums, the capital city, and districts were instructed to promptly develop and implement the respective annual land management plans. They were also directed to incorporate, as appropriate, requests from citizens, businesses, and organizations for land possession and use—whether for family needs or other purposes specified by law—into the annual land management plans and to resolve such requests without delay.

Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav emphasized that the decision is aimed at creating conditions to ensure that land possession and use requests submitted by citizens and legal entities are resolved swiftly at the local level.

The Agency for Land Administration, Geodesy and Cartography conducted a comprehensive analysis through the unified digital land management system, integrating all levels of land management plans, urban master plans, land classification data, as well as legally established restricted, protected, and limited-use zones. Based on this assessment, 102.079 million hectares of land were identified nationwide as available for allocation and use, with specified locations, sizes, and designated purposes.

With the adoption of the resolution, land-related issues concerning more than 35,000 citizens, businesses, and organizations in the capital and across the 21 aimags can now be addressed. Going forward, the capital city, soums, and districts will be able to update their land management plans within the framework of the approved locations, sizes, and purposes, enabling land allocation and use decisions to be made locally in a timely and streamlined manner.

Americans Helped Mongolians Digitize Over 9,900 Rare Manuscripts at the National Library www.open.kg

The project "Cataloging and Digitization of Texts in Tibetan Language" has become an important milestone in the cooperation between the National Library of Mongolia (NLM) and ALL, which has been successfully completed. This was reported by MiddleAsianNews.

As a result of the work on the project, which lasted from 2018 to 2025, 11,359 manuscripts were registered and 199,986 entries were added to the catalog. The digitization affected 9,930 manuscripts, totaling 3,026,668 pages.

The project significantly contributed to improving the preservation of rare manuscripts in the NLM, ensuring their protection and accessibility for researchers through digitization and cataloging.

The goal of this project is the digital conservation of the Tibetan collection of the NLM, which includes over 40,000 manuscripts and wooden engravings. The initiative, which started in 2018, aims to protect these vulnerable materials through digital cataloging, scanning, and archiving, which helps prevent their degradation and loss. ALL provides technical support, funding, and training, as well as ensuring safe storage and access through its digital library in collaboration with the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC). This program strengthens the NLM's capabilities for long-term digital conservation, preserving Mongolia's cultural heritage for future generations and making it accessible at both local and international levels.

History

The National Library of Mongolia (NLM), founded in 1921, plays a key role in preserving the cultural and intellectual heritage of the country. The Tibetan collection of the NLM, which consists of over 40,000 volumes of manuscripts and engravings, is an important resource for studying Mongolian Buddhism and the philosophical heritage of Mongolia.

Since the 13th century, these works have been stored in private libraries and institutions, creating a solid cultural foundation in the country before being united in the NLM. In 2018, a framework cooperation agreement was signed between ALL and the NLM, which allowed the process of preserving and ensuring global access to this cultural heritage to begin.

China Baoli signs Mongolia iron ore deal to showcase dry beneficiation technology www.tipranks.com

China Baoli Technologies Holdings Ltd. ( 0164 +1.23% ▲ ) has shared an announcement.

China Baoli Technologies Holdings has signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement with Top Skill Global to apply its proprietary dry grinding and dry beneficiation technology at an iron mine in Mongolia with over 80 million tonnes of resources. The deal marks the group’s first commercial deployment of its DGDB technology in mining production and is intended as a showcase project to support broader adoption across other mines.

Under the agreement, China Baoli will license its DGDB technology for processing up to 1 million tons of iron ore annually and act as the exclusive sales agent for all iron ore fines produced, while supplying key equipment and technical support. Top Skill will retain responsibility for securing permits and managing all mining, processing, and operational activities at the Mongolian mine, aligning Baoli as a technology and marketing partner without taking on direct operational risk.

The most recent analyst rating on 0164 +1.23% ▲ stock is a Sell with a HK$0.39 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on China Baoli Technologies Holdings Ltd. stock, see the HK:0164 Stock Forecast page.

More about China Baoli Technologies Holdings Ltd.

China Baoli Technologies Holdings Limited is a Bermuda-incorporated company listed in Hong Kong that focuses on mineral ore dry grinding and dry beneficiation technologies, alongside a convergence media business. The group’s proprietary dry grinding and dry beneficiation (DGDB) technology targets mining projects, positioning the company as a technology provider in resource processing rather than a traditional mine operator.

Four countries ratify Mongolia’s Eurasian Interim Trade Agreement www.asianews.network

Mongolia’s three-year interim trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is moving closer to implementation as four parties have completed their domestic ratification procedures.

The agreement, aimed at diversifying foreign trade, reducing dependence on a single market, and expanding exports of agricultural and livestock products, will enter into force 60 days after Mongolia and all EAEU member states finalize ratification and exchange official documents.

So far, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, and the Republic of Kazakhstan have ratified the agreement. Parliamentary discussions are still ongoing in the Republic of Armenia and the Kyrgyz Republic.

Under the interim agreement, the two sides agreed to apply four types of tariff regulations to 367 goods identified by six-digit Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) codes. These measures include the elimination or reduction of customs duties, zero tariffs within designated quotas, and the provision of tariff concessions. The regulations apply exclusively to customs tariffs and do not affect value-added or excise taxes.

Agricultural and livestock products account for 97.5% of Mongolia’s exports covered by the agreement, while 81.7% of imports from the EAEU consist of mineral and chemical products, sectors in which Mongolia has limited domestic production capacity. Industrial goods make up 7.5% of imports.

To protect domestic producers, the agreement includes safeguards such as quotas on essential food items, including wheat and eggs, with customs duties applied if imports exceed the approved limits.

The implementation of the agreement is expected to lower household consumption costs by removing customs duties on essential goods and equipment not produced domestically, reducing import expenses, and eliminating tariffs on 42 types of imported products used in inflation calculations.

Trade facilitation measures are also included, such as tariff preferences for export goods containing more than 50% domestically sourced inputs, self-declaration of origin for goods valued at under 5,000 euros, and the introduction of risk-based inspections. These provisions are expected to reduce administrative and operational costs for businesses.

In preparation for the agreement’s entry into force, Mongolia has been taking steps to improve exporters’ understanding of trade regulations. Relevant agencies from Mongolia and the Russian Federation have jointly organized online training sessions and seminars on foreign trade rules, standards, and quarantine requirements. In cooperation with the Mongolian National Chamber Of Commerce And Industry, research is also underway to identify practical barriers faced by exporters and to provide targeted support for accessing the EAEU market.

Mongolia to host Grand Slam tournaments for next 4 years www.qazinform.com

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has officially confirmed that the Grand Slam series will be held in Mongolia on four occasions over the next four years, Montsame reported.
During the Grand Slam tournament held in Paris, France, IJF President Marius Vizer and President of the Mongolian Judo Association Battulga Khaltmaa signed an agreement affirming Mongolia as the host of the event in Ulaanbaatar for the next four years.

In 2026, Mongolia will host the Grand Slam tournament that officially launches the Olympic qualification points cycle for the “Los Angeles 2028” Olympic Games. In other words, judokas will begin collecting Olympic ranking points starting from the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam. Athletes, coaches, and national federations from around the world are eagerly anticipating this significant moment, as the road to the next Olympic Games will both begin and conclude in Ulaanbaatar.

IJF President Marius Vizer noted, “Mongolian judokas are internationally recognized for their fighting spirit, respect, and consistent achievements. At Grand Slam tournaments, World Championships, and the Olympic Games, they have continually ranked among regular medal winners. Hosting competitions on home soil provides young athletes with a rare opportunity to witness the world’s best up close and draw inspiration. Meanwhile, visiting teams and officials gain insight into people who deeply uphold judo’s core values of respect, courage, and friendship.”

The Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam 2026 tournament will be held in Mongolia from June 19 to 21, 2026.

Earlier, Qazinform reported that Kazakh judokas Bakytzhan Aman, Zhubanazar Abylaikhan, and Sharkhan Nurlykhan claimed bronze medals at the Paris Grand Slam 2026.

BY Arailym Temirgaliyeva

Government Agrees on 60 Percent Benefit Sharing in Strategic Deposits www.montsame.mn

As part of the government’s initiative to streamline the mining and mineral resources sector, the government reached agreements with Achit Ikht LLC, Energy Resources LLC, Khangad Exploration LLC, and Usukh Zoos LLC on determining the state’s ownership share in strategic and derivative deposits, as well as how that ownership will be exercised and implemented. The agreements were signed on February 10, 2026.

The parties reached the agreement in expression of their commitment to implementing Article 6.2 of the Constitution, which stipulates that “the majority of the benefits from subsoil resources shall accrue to the people, with the legal basis to be determined by law.” Amendments to the Constitution adopted in 2019 introduced the principle that the majority of the benefits from subsoil resources should accrue to the people and be distributed equitably and fairly to present and future citizens through the National Wealth Fund, followed by the adoption of the Law on the National Wealth Fund.

To give effect to and implement Article 6.2 of the Constitution—ensuring that the majority of the benefits from natural resources accrue to the people and that citizens are rightful owners of their wealth—a working group mandated to negotiate with legal entities operating strategic and derivative deposits has been established by order of Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav.

Since August 2025, the working group has been holding negotiations with entities exploiting the Erdenet derivative deposit and with license holders operating strategic coal deposits.

As a result, it was agreed that 60 percent of the benefits generated from derivative and strategic deposits—including those operated by MCS, Energy Resources LLC and Khangad Exploration LLC in the Tavan Tolgoi coal deposits, Usukh Zoos LLC at the Nariin Sukhait deposit, and Achit Ikht LLC at the Erdenet derivative deposit—will accrue to the Mongolian people and be accumulated in the National Wealth Fund.

In years when the benefits amount to less than 60 percent, the companies holding licenses for strategic and derivative deposits will pay an adjustment payment, as mutually agreed.

Going forward, the government will draft and submit to the State Great Khural (parliament) a resolution on the proportion of state ownership in strategically important mineral deposits, how such ownership should be exercised and implemented, and how the benefits derived from such ownership should be calculated, for parliamentary consideration and approval.