Overview
- President U. Khurelsukh arrived in Rome on December 1 for a December 1–3 state visit featuring a private meeting and official talks with Italy’s president and plans to sign more than ten cooperation documents across sectors, with a Vatican state visit set for December 4.
- Ulaanbaatar’s 2026 draft budget under council review projects MNT 4.64 trillion in revenue, including MNT 38.1 billion from updated waste service fees, and earmarks MNT 780 billion for the Tuul expressway.
- The mayor outlined a plan to reclaim compensatorily and return to city ownership land allocated without proper planning, then reallocate parcels via auctions and public‑private partnerships with proceeds funneled to a land‑clearance fund.
- City leaders signaled a 2026 restructuring that would dissolve the municipal Health Department and the Public Transport Policy Agency, consolidate family health centers, and move parts of service delivery toward self‑financing.
- After visiting Thermal Power Plant No. 4, the prime minister rejected using the state budget to cover its MNT 78.4 billion debt and ordered cost cutting and a build‑up of coal reserves to 30 days for winter readiness.