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Mongolia Pushes Digital Policing and Transit Upgrades as Parliament Takes Up Privatization and Permit Reforms

The actions shift long‑planned projects into formal review, with initial rollouts underway.

Overview

  • Ulaanbaatar detailed an operational digital program: a unified camera center with nine district hubs, AI detecting 10 types of violations at 176 sites, UB Card mobile fare payments with bus sensors, and a modernized city data center; 2025 transit revenue surpassed 65 billion tugriks.
  • The cabinet formally submitted to Parliament a 2026–2028 plan to float 10–66% stakes in 18 state enterprises, fully sell eight and restructure seven, paired with Permits Law amendments introducing notification‑based regimes and end‑to‑end e‑permitting.
  • Parliament’s Petitions Committee pressed the government to carry out a 2022 court order on compensation for 112 Berkh mine workers after three years without enforcement, urging preparation for inclusion in the 2027 state budget.
  • Officials said liquid fuel consumption has jumped from 1.9 million tonnes in 2020 to about 2.8 million and is nearing 3 million in 2025, creating distribution strain and reinforcing the need for storage capacity and new supply safeguards.
  • Project leaders reported the RussiaChina gas pipeline across Mongolia has finished planning and is construction‑ready following September GazpromCNPC legal documents setting a 2031 border handover and a 30‑year term; in the capital, Tuul expressway preparations reached 61.6% with 780 billion tugriks allocated for 2026.