Overview
- City officials launched early retail distribution of 5,000 tonnes of reserve meat through 375 stores, pricing mutton at 13,000 MNT/kg and beef at 15,000 MNT/kg to stabilize costs.
- Spot checks at the Khuchit Shonhor market show holiday cuts selling far higher—mutton saddles at roughly 350,000–750,000 MNT and beef brisket at about 441,000–567,000 MNT—while a monthlong city fair features 1,000 SMEs selling at factory prices.
- Parliament’s December amendments to the livestock index insurance law lowered payout thresholds to 5% (±1) and allow partial advance payouts so herders can better withstand dzud risk.
- Energy Minister B. Choijilsüren says central-region capacity shortfalls will end in 2027 as privately financed thermal plants come online, including 300 MW added at Bööröljüüт and further units slated for 2026–2028.
- Ulaanbaatar detailed a World Bank–financed first phase to build 102.72 km of flood-protection dikes and channels across nine sites and rehabilitate 40 km of lines, with work running through 2028.