Mongolia women excel academically but face career barriers. Why they lead in education but lag in the workforce?

A top-down overhaul of Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi coal mine in Mongolia repeats past patterns—cost-cutting orders, cabinet envoys, and little sign of lasting reform. Mongolia’s cabinet has reasserted direct control over Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi (ETT), the state-owned coal giant, in early July 2025 by imposing a new ‘special regime’ and appointing a special cabinet envoy to oversee its operations. Following that decision, Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar visited the ETT and instru

Mongolia's economy is shifting as coal declines and copper and gold rise. Discover the challenges in Mongolia's transition.

Mongolia’s investment promises ring hollow without institutional reform. Uncertainty is driving capital and trust away.

Mongolia reverses pension loan cap after backlash, exposing cracks in its aging welfare system and looming demographic strain.

How the collapse of coal prices is reshaping Mongolia mega project ambitions. Explore Mongolia challenges and future strategies.