Overview
- The Constitutional Court, which suspended the statute on Friday, said the four-year presidential term in law conflicts with the Constitution’s single six-year term and gave Parliament 15 days to respond.
- Mongolia has reopened talks with Rio Tinto over the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project, with officials pushing for a larger national take, earlier dividends, lower loan interest, and reduced management fees as Rio Tinto’s shares swung during the week.
- Energy Minister B. Naidalaa met Asian Development Bank representatives Saturday to progress new solar and wind plants, a pumped-storage hydropower project, and a smart‑grid upgrade designed to cut transmission and distribution losses that average about 15%.
- Preliminary 2025 census results show 3,589,000 people counted on census night and 3,591,000 by year-end, with 1.4% annual growth and rising moves toward Orkhon, Darkhan, Ömnögovi, and Dornogovi where jobs and services are expanding.
- Immigration authorities report 34,241 foreign residents from 133 countries as of April 30, with 52.4% present for work and the largest shares employed in construction, mining, energy, and manufacturing and services.