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ICF Workshop “State’s Role in Large Resource Projects”

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Julian Dierkes

Co-organized and co-hosted by International Cooperation Fund Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Mongolia Canadian International Resources and Development Institute Int’l Cooperation Fund(ICF) & @CIIEID_ICIIED co-organize workshop on “The State’s Role in Large Resource Projects”. pic.twitter.com/0nasxUohSb — MFA Mongolia (@MFA_Mongolia) … Continue reading →

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Education about Extractives to Alleviate Poverty

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes As we continue the “IMAGinE Mongolia” work on drafting a curriculum for providing basic and more advanced knowledge of the extractive sector, there are a number of challenges we’re running into in discussions with colleagues from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aimags, CIRDI, Countryside, Development, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Mining, Mining Governance, Policy, Regulation, Water | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

Resource Nationalism?

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes One of the dominant foreign views of Mongolian politics is that they’re rife with “resource nationalism”. This perspective is reproduced in many conversations with people in the mining or financial industry and is often repeated by visiting … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Investment, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Mongolia and ..., Nationalism, Policy, Politics, Populism, Social Movements | Tagged Julian Dierkes | 4 Comments

Guest Post: The Construction of Mining Image in Socialist Mongolia

Posted on March 26, 2016 by mendee

By Enkhbat Avirmed Although Mongolians were relying on the pastoral economy up through the early 20th century, there were about 20 coal and gold mines operating in Mongolia by 1911. However, after the 1921 revolution, Mongolian leaders came under pressure … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, CIRDI, Enkhbat Avirmed, Media and Press, Mining, Mining, Mining Governance, Pop Culture, Society and Culture | Tagged construction of socialist mining image | 1 Comment

Training about the Extractives Sector

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes One of the specific focus areas in CIRDI’s “IMAGinE Mongolia” activities is to draft a training curriculum to provide an introduction and overview, but also specialized training to the public and to officials in four aimags, Selenge, … Continue reading →

Posted in CIRDI, Countryside, Development, Education, Environment, Higher Education, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Mining, Mining Governance | Tagged Julian Dierkes | 2 Comments

Mining Governance: In the Eyes of 2016 Graduates

Posted on February 18, 2016 by mendee

Let’s put ourselves in the shoes of 2016 graduates from universities and postgraduate schools either abroad or domestic alike. All graduates have invested their energy, time, and money to attempt to learn everything that would equip them to become good … Continue reading →

Posted in Mining, Mining, Mining Governance, Public Service, Uncategorized, Youth | Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan | Leave a comment

UBC Outreach Event: CIRDI’s IMAGinE Mongolia Activities

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Julian Dierkes

Thursday, February 4, 2016, 15-16:30h Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia 1855 West Mall, Room 120 Vancouver IMAGinE Mongolia Outreach You are invited to learn about the “Integrated Management and Governance in Extractives (IMAGinE) Mongolia” project from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aimags, Canada, CIRDI, Development, Environment, Governance, Inequality, Mining, Mining, Mining Governance, Research on Mongolia | 1 Comment

Guest Post: Mongolia 2016 – Will there be light at the end of the tunnel?

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Julian Dierkes

By Stefan Hanselmann If the development of the last quarter of 2015 can serve as an indicator, we can eventually expect for next year some real light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately, Mongolia had to learn the hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Bilateral Aid, Business, Development, Diversification, Economics, Foreign Investment, Ikh Khural 2016, Inflation, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Politics, Stefan Hanselmann | Leave a comment

Policy Series: Mining Policy Failures (I)

Posted on June 2, 2015 by mendee

Mining policy is a good entry point to understand the overall policy-making processes of Mongolia. For one, mining has been one of the dominant economic sectors of Mongolia since the early 1900s.[1] Second, with extensive mining activities, mining has caused … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Mining, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Policy, Policy Series | Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan | 2 Comments

Oyu Tolgoi on Track Again

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes Last week, this is what I tweeted AUS article abt possible progress on #OyuTolgoi negotiatons (http://t.co/ARV73N2xS6) got me thinking abt analysis for day after agreement. — Julian Dierkes (@jdierkes) May 14, 2015 It looks like the day … Continue reading →

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Arbitration Award to Khan Resources

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes On Mar 2 2015 it was announced that erstwhile Canadian uranium miner Khan Resources was awarded US$100mio in arbitration proceedings administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration based in The Hague (Netherlands). The proceedings were rooted in … Continue reading →

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Poll Results – Direct and Indirect

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes PM Saikhanbileg has announced the results of the mega-projects vs austerity SMS poll. This announcement is important because we learn about this particular direct democracy initiative, but also because it included an announcement of proposals to revise … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Foreign Investment, Governance, JD Democratization, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Politics, Public Opinion | Tagged Julian Dierkes | 2 Comments

Digital Democracy: PM Saikhanbileg’s Policy Choice SMS Poll

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes This week Prime Minister Ch Saikhanbileg has posed a question to Mongolians on television and he is asking them to reply by SMS. There are examples of direct involvement by the electorate in political decisions, of course … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Governance, JD Democratization, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Party Politics, Public Opinion, Social Media, Ulaanbaatar | Tagged Julian Dierkes | 9 Comments

Progress on Oyu Tolgoi?

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes The Mongolian government has been battling a homemade economic crisis for some two years now. It has been a largely self-inflicted crisis brought on by some hasty policy decisions regarding investments that have led to a massive … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Foreign Investment, Foreign Policy, Mining, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Russia | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

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