This week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President 
Posts By Tirza Theunissen
7th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies Showcases Mongolia’s Democratic Transition
May 1, 2013
Against the background of Mongolia’s famous blue sky, around 1,215 delegates from 104 countries gathered in Ulaanbaatar to participate in the 7th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies (CD) from April 27- 29, 2013, organized under Mongolia’s Presidency of the CD, which started in July 2011.
Topics: Economic Development | Governance | International Development | Regional Cooperation | Washington DC
Countries: Burma / Myanmar | Mongolia
Mongolia to Host 7th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies
April 24, 2013
As Mongolia makes final preparations to host the 7th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies from April 27-29, 2013, an air of excitement and buzz is palpable here in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. Among the hundreds of high-level delegates from the government…
Topics: Economic Development | Governance | Regional Cooperation | Washington DC
Countries: Mongolia
Mongolia: Asia’s Economic Standout Feels Weight of Corruption
February 6, 2013
Mongolia’s economy is booming, with growth trajectories showing it will be one of the world’s fastest growing economies again this year. It is consistently advancing in global rankings on governance and investment climate.
Topics: Corruption | Economic Development | Governance | Transparency
Countries: Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar’s Ger Residents May See Improvements Under New Leadership
January 16, 2013
Mongolia enters 2013 as one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with forecasters predicting GDP growth of 18-20 percent. Driven by a boom in mining revenues, the impact of this growth is clearly visible in Mongolia’s capital city, Ulaanbaatar…
Topics: Economic Development | Governance | International Development
Countries: Mongolia