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Mongolia Tightens Consumer Credit, Orders Traditional Medicine Plan, Opens Selbe Urban Tender

Officials signal a coordinated push for financial stability, infrastructure investment, service expansion.

Overview

  • The Bank of Mongolia’s Monetary Policy Committee set a 45% debt‑to‑income cap for new or restructured consumer loans and raised reserve ratios by one percentage point to 14% for tugrik deposits and 19% for foreign currency.
  • President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh issued a decree directing the government to develop and regulate traditional Mongolian medicine, including legal reforms, training, data systems, and support for safe, export‑ready medicines.
  • Parliamentary leaders convened stakeholders to refine the legal framework for distributed renewables and EV charging, following a resolution that targets infrastructure capable of serving 100,000 electric vehicles.
  • Ulaanbaatar launched an open tender for private developers to build projects in the public areas of the 158‑hectare ‘Selbe 20‑minute city,’ a development planned for 8,575 housing units and an expected 45,000–50,000 residents, with submissions due March 2.
  • The state commission accepted the new three‑story ‘Urt Tsagaan’ service center with a 109‑space underground car park featuring EV chargers, and the city will lease retail space through an open selection process.