Will Mongolia Privatize Its Leading State Enterprises?
Mongolia’s state sector is again in motion, though the logic behind the latest reshuffle is murkier than the rhetoric surrounding it. Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, now both party leader and Parliament Speaker, promises a friendlier climate for private property and a slimmer state.
The prime minister who led the campaign against conglomerates, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, exited in June. His successor, Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, preaches austerity and vows to rationalize state enterprises.
Yet consolidation and cost-cutting collide with a system still run as a political franchise.
