Mongolia on the brink

Government disputes with foreign companies stymie exploitation of rich natural resources.

Mongolia is on the verge of plunging itself into prolonged economic gloom, and its predicament offers telling lessons for external observers about the dangers that arise from the interface between finance and politics.

The country is rich in natural resources: its vast sweeps of plains and rock are rich reserves of coal, iron, uranium, gold and other precious metals. Coal reserves of 175 billion tonnes have been identified.

These and the rest of the country’s natural resources hold the key to Mongolia’s economic future but they remain buried.

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