Politics
Parliament Postpones Justice Minister Appointment as Quorum Fails
Published: 2026-09-17
Parliament failed to convene on September 17 after only 52 of 126 lawmakers registered attendance, below the 64-member quorum required for a plenary session. The sitting had been scheduled to hear Prime Minister Uchral’s proposal to dismiss Amarsaikhan as justice and home affairs minister and appoint lawmaker G. Temuulen in his place. It was also due to consider budget and fiscal-stability legislation. The DP said its parliamentary group would not participate while it was taking a three-day break from budget discussions, and lawmakers from several other groups were absent. Speaker S. Byambatsogt closed the session at 5:30 p.m. and said 49 members had failed to attend without valid reasons. Parliament’s leadership council rescheduled the delayed plenary sittings for the following Monday and Tuesday.
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President Orders Coordinated Action on Security Risks and Local Governance
Published: 2026-09-17
President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh met cabinet members and heads of agencies responsible for national security. While working in Bayan-Ulgii Province, he directed relevant authorities to prepare specific implementation plans and uphold the Constitution. He called for unlawful activities that could threaten sovereignty, national security or public unity to be stopped and addressed within the law. The president also instructed officials to improve opportunities for Bayan-Ulgii students to learn Mongolian, the state language. His directives included organizing unauthorized monuments, memorials and mausoleums, improving the legal framework, and creating clear regulations concerning arbitrary changes to place names. He said public-service recruitment should follow legal standards so people can compete based on knowledge, skills, ethics and other statutory criteria. He ordered the National Security Council Secretariat to establish a joint working group to coordinate and support state agencies and local authorities in carrying out the measures.
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MPP Warns MPs They Could Be Expelled for Backing Government Removal
Published: 2026-09-17
MPP Secretary General Ya. Sodbaatar said party members who support a parliamentary motion to remove the government could be expelled under party rules. Speaking after an MPP governing board meeting, he denied reports that the party’s parliamentary caucus is divided into blocs of 30 and 38 members, describing the dispute instead as involving more than 10 members dissatisfied over lost positions or personal conflicts. He said the party’s Control Committee had called Education Minister L. Enkh-Amgalan and MPs A. Ariunzaya and O. Saranchuluun for explanations. The governing board unanimously supported Prime Minister N. Uchral’s proposal to nominate MP G. Temuulen as justice and home affairs minister. Parliament did not reach a quorum for the September 17 sitting scheduled to consider the appointment.
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DP Challenges Proposed Budget Revision and Calls for Confidence Vote
Published: 2026-09-17
The DP (Democratic Party) said it plans to challenge Parliament Speaker S. Byambatsogt before the Constitutional Court over acceptance of proposed 2026 budget revisions. The party argues that the proposed 43 trillion tugrik budget exceeds a 36 trillion tugrik ceiling under the fiscal framework. According to the State Audit Organization, the proposal does not meet requirements including a basic balance surplus of at least 2 percent of GDP. DP leader O. Tsogtgerel also called on Prime Minister N. Uchral to submit a parliamentary confidence motion, citing the absence of members who submitted the budget amendment. Parliament’s September 17 agenda included presentation of the dismissal and appointment of a justice and home affairs minister, as well as debate on fiscal-stability and budget-amendment bills submitted on August 20.
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DP MPs Propose Inquiry into State-Owned Companies’ Spending
Published: 2026-09-17
Democratic Party MP O. Shijir said he is initiating a parliamentary temporary oversight committee to examine state-owned companies’ budgets, spending and compliance with legislation over the past 10 years. The proposal would lead to parliamentary hearings on company profits, losses and projects financed during that period. Shijir said state-owned companies hold 100 trillion tugrik in balance-sheet assets and that audits of 96 such companies identified 8.4 trillion tugrik in discrepancies in 2025. He also said the companies employ about 70,000 people and financed 1.8 trillion tugrik in projects and programs in 2025. The claims were made at a Democratic Party press conference and describe the rationale for the proposed committee; the committee has not yet been established.
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Economy
Rio Tinto and Government Agree to Revise Oyu Tolgoi Shareholders Agreement
Published: 2026-09-17
The government and Rio Tinto have agreed to amend the shareholders agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi copper-and-gold project, according to a report cited from The Star. The changes are expected to increase Mongolia’s future returns by about MNT 13 trillion and reduce project costs by about MNT 30 trillion. The reported savings include MNT 8 trillion from lower management fees and removing duplicate costs, plus roughly MNT 22 trillion from reducing interest on shareholder loans. The parties also agreed to begin distributing dividends from the project in 2027. Prime Minister Uchral said the amendments include cost-cutting measures, while Rio Tinto chief executive Simon Trott said the parties would continue work to finalize a unified solution.
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Central Bank Holds Policy Rate at 12.5% as Inflation Risks Persist
Published: 2026-09-17
The Bank of Mongolia’s Monetary Policy Committee kept its policy rate at 12.5% following an extraordinary meeting on September 16-17. Governor S. Narantsogt said cutting rates was constrained by high inflation, while further tightening could slow economic activity and place additional pressure on households and businesses. Annual inflation in August was 12.5% nationwide and 11.6% in Ulaanbaatar, down from July as meat and vegetable supplies increased; core inflation was 6.8%. The economy grew 7.7% in the first half of 2026, led mainly by mining and transport, while non-mining activity remained weak. The central bank identified fuel and energy prices, global food prices, budget spending and wage growth as continuing inflation risks. Official foreign-exchange reserves stood at USD 8.4 billion.
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Copper Prices Rise About 40% Over the Past Year
Published: 2026-09-17
London Metal Exchange copper closed at $14,083.50 per tonne on September 15, while three-month futures on the LME and other exchanges were estimated at $14,100-$14,300 per tonne. Prices exceeded $14,850 per tonne during the first week of September, a record high, and have risen about 40 percent over the past year, according to the report. Analysts cited growing renewable-energy installations, electric-vehicle use and AI data centers as drivers of rising demand, saying prices may fluctuate but could remain firm over the long term. In 2025, exports of copper ore and concentrate totaled 2.2 million tonnes and earned $5.8 billion, with output up 27 percent and revenue up about 75 percent from the previous year.
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China-Bound Coking Coal Exports Projected to Reach 82-95 Million Tonnes
Published: 2026-09-17
Chinese commodities analysis agency Mysteel projects that coking-coal shipments from Mongolia to China will reach 82-95 million tonnes in 2027, up 42-58 percent from 2025. The forecast identifies the Gashuunsukhait-Gantsmod cross-border railway connection and Chinese demand as the principal factors. The Mongolian government has completed construction of all 291 piers for the cross-border link, while trial transport is scheduled to begin in April 2027. Mysteel said China faces a coking-coal shortfall and that Mongolia already supplies more than half of its coking-coal imports. China imported 40 million tonnes in the first half of this year, and annual imports are expected to reach 82-84 million tonnes by year-end. The projection depends on the planned transport link and continuing demand in China, rather than reporting a completed increase in exports.
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Oyu Tolgoi Reports $5.5 Billion in Revenue for First Eight Months
Published: 2026-09-17
Oyu Tolgoi LLC reported $5.5 billion in revenue for the first eight months of 2026, compared with a $3.6 billion plan. The company mined 9.4 million tonnes of underground ore, 1.8 million tonnes above its 7.6 million-tonne plan. It reported processing 276,000 tonnes of copper against a 251,700-tonne target and 339,000 ounces of gold against a 286,000-ounce target. Chief Executive G. Munkhsukh said underground mining had intensified, copper content in the ore body had increased, and copper and gold prices were above planned assumptions. He put copper at about $13,500 per tonne, against a planned $10,500, and average gold prices at about $4,600 per ounce, against $3,900 assumed. Free cash flow was $2.8 billion. By the second quarter, the company had paid MNT 834 billion in taxes, fees and other payments and spent MNT 1.3 trillion on domestic procurement.
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Fiscal Council Flags Risks in 2027 Budget Proposal
Published: 2026-09-17
The Fiscal Stability Council said Mongolia’s proposed 2027 budget framework meets four of six statutory fiscal requirements in formal terms but warned that its structure carries significant risks. The draft sets total expenditure at MNT 43.5 trillion and government debt at 50 percent of GDP, while the council said debt has risen by MNT 21 trillion over the past two years. It also questioned plans to collect MNT 3.5 trillion in dividends from Oyu Tolgoi and state-owned companies, noting that weaker profits could affect budget execution. The proposal projects recurrent expenditure of MNT 33.6 trillion, or 29.1 percent of GDP, below the legal ceiling. The council said spending growth, commodity-price assumptions and reliance on mining-linked revenue require revision.
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Government Plans 15,000 to 20,000 Tonnes of Reserve Meat for Spring
Published: 2026-09-17
The government has approved a financing resolution for reserve meat intended to stabilize Ulaanbaatar’s supply during spring 2027 and prevent artificial price increases. The plan calls for preparing 15,000 to 20,000 tonnes of meat. So far, 20 companies have applied to the Capital City Food and Agriculture Department to prepare 11,600 tonnes. Business entities preparing and supplying reserve meat will be eligible for concessional loans with government interest support through commercial banks, based on their electronic-payment receipt records. The government said the financing will offer flexible repayment schedules and favorable collateral conditions, allowing companies to secure short-term funding. The measure is intended to stabilize spring meat supply and prevent price speculation.
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Stock Exchange and LSEG Announce Capital Market Modernization Program
Published: 2026-09-17
The Mongolian Stock Exchange, the Securities Central Depository and London Stock Exchange Group announced on September 15 that they plan to implement the Mongolian Capital Market 2.0 program. The joint roadmap will focus on modernizing technology and core market infrastructure, including securities trading, oversight, settlement and custody systems. It also aims to expand opportunities for leading Mongolian companies to seek financing through dual listings at home and internationally. Participants at the announcement included acting Mongolian Stock Exchange chief executive D. Munkhbat, Securities Central Depository chief executive Ch. Tavinjl, and London Stock Exchange and LSEG Technology representatives. The organizations described the initiative as a long-term cooperation roadmap linking infrastructure upgrades, international integration, dual listings and investment flows.
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Money Supply Reaches MNT 54.4 Trillion as Bank Deposits Rise
Published: 2026-09-17
Money supply reached MNT 54.4 trillion at the end of August 2026, preliminary National Statistics Office data show. The source also reported a year-on-year increase of MNT 10.8 trillion. Higher togrog deposits, togrog current accounts and foreign-currency current accounts were the main contributors. Household togrog deposits stood at MNT 23.7 trillion, compared with MNT 5.1 trillion held by companies and organizations. Foreign-currency deposits fell 8.2 percent year on year to MNT 5 trillion. Total outstanding loans rose 14.3 percent to MNT 48.7 trillion, with household loans representing 59.4 percent and private-company loans 39.2 percent. Performing loans made up 92.2 percent of the total, while non-performing loans increased 15.8 percent to MNT 2.6 trillion.
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Khan Bank Signs EBRD Agreement to Expand Trade Finance
Published: 2026-09-17
Khan Bank has signed a Confirming Bank Agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, becoming the first Mongolian bank to cooperate with the EBRD in this capacity. The agreement allows Khan Bank to confirm trade-finance instruments, including letters of credit and standby letters of credit, issued by more than 800 banks and financial institutions in over 100 countries participating in the EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme. The arrangement is intended to reduce payment risk for Mongolian exporters and support more reliable payment terms with overseas partners, particularly when entering new markets or working with new buyers. Khan Bank and the EBRD have worked together since 2007. The agreement was launched during the 20th anniversary of the EBRD’s Mongolia office. In 2026, Khan Bank was named the programme’s most active letter-of-credit issuing bank in Mongolia for the 16th consecutive year.
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Green Finance Program Opens $250 Million for Energy- and Water-Saving Investments
Published: 2026-09-17
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Green Climate Fund have launched the second phase of the Green Economy Financing Facility in Mongolia, a five-year program with $250 million for green technology and climate measures. The facility will provide concessional funding through domestic partner banks to businesses in food production and processing, tourism, and agriculture seeking to cut energy or water use, introduce renewable-energy technology, or adopt climate-adaptation technologies. Khan Bank has implemented GEFF since 2022; by the first half of 2026, 251 of its clients had received $127.4 million in green loans. The bank has also signed a $170 million financing agreement with the EBRD to support young entrepreneurs. Applicants will be assessed under participating banks’ lending rules and must offer solutions aimed at reducing the negative effects of climate change.
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Food Self-Sufficiency Program Faces Scrutiny as Imports Rise
Published: 2026-09-17
Mongolia’s Food Supply and Security program, launched in 2022 and scheduled to run through 2027, aims to produce 19 staple foods domestically and reduce import dependence. The government planned MNT 1.7 trillion in working-capital and investment loans; by 2025, about MNT 1.3 trillion had been issued to roughly 2,600 businesses and individuals. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry says the initiative has opened 53 food factories, added about 1,000 product lines and created a preliminary 44,000 jobs. However, customs data cited in the report show imports of eggs, chicken, milk products, potatoes and wheat have not declined. Egg imports rose from 98.3 million in 2024 to 120.6 million the following year, costing $19 million. A parliamentary hearing is planned to review state support and interest subsidies for food, agriculture and light industry since 2008.
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Infrastructure
Ulaanbaatar Reports 83% Completion of Winter Preparedness Projects
Published: 2026-09-17
Ulaanbaatar says 573 projects and measures for the 2026-27 winter season were 83% complete as of September 15. The city is replacing or rehabilitating 57.3 kilometers of external engineering networks, including 18.7 kilometers of main heating lines, 16.1 kilometers inside housing areas and six kilometers of the Tuul-1 sewer collector. Household heating began on September 15. Authorities plan to sell 280,000 tonnes of semi-coke fuel and 120,000 tonnes of improved briquettes through 446 outlets, while nearly 5,000 households in Bayangol and Chingeltei districts have switched to liquefied petroleum gas heating. The city has stockpiled 10,016 tonnes of salt and 6,140 tonnes of road-treatment materials. The third 150 MW expansion block at Booroljuut Power Plant is scheduled to enter service in December 2027.
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Government Plans 50% Construction Rule for Home Presales
Published: 2026-09-17
The government is preparing legal amendments to bar developers from taking advance orders for apartments until more than 50 percent of a building has been completed. The proposal responds to cases in which buyers paid deposits and then waited years without receiving either homes or refunds. Under the planned rules, developers could accept advance orders only after completing more than half of a project. Unfinished buildings would not receive real-estate certificates, while developers’ financial capacity, experience and ownership would face stricter review. A study conducted in May recorded complaints involving 52 housing projects run by 44 companies. Most affected buyers had been waiting for more than two years for either their apartments or their money.
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Kazakhstan Signals Interest in Alternative Route for Power of Siberia 2
Published: 2026-09-17
Kazakhstan has said it would support routing the planned Baigaliin Khuch gas pipeline through its territory instead of Mongolia, according to Kazakh Energy Minister Kairkhan Tutkyshbayev. The project, previously known as Power of Siberia 2, is designed to carry 50 billion cubic metres of Russian gas to China through Mongolia. Tutkyshbayev said a Kazakhstan route could connect the country’s northeastern regions to gas infrastructure and raise a separate issue of re-export arrangements. He said Kazakhstan had discussed pricing with Gazprom and reached an understanding, but stressed that Kazakhstan is not participating in negotiations over the pipeline route. Those talks are being conducted between Russia and China. The comments present a possible alternative alignment for a project whose originally described route would cross Mongolian territory.
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City and EBRD Discuss Projects to Ease Congestion and Air Pollution
Published: 2026-09-17
Ulaanbaatar city officials and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development discussed possible cooperation on projects intended to reduce road congestion and air pollution. First Deputy Governor B. Munkhbat, responsible for economic development and infrastructure, met an EBRD delegation led by Harry Boyd-Carpenter, the bank’s managing director for sustainable infrastructure. The parties exchanged proposals on urban programmes and discussed expanding long-term cooperation. The EBRD presented experience in sustainable development, climate-change adaptation policy, green-finance mechanisms and urban-infrastructure projects. They also discussed a proposed EBRD-financed housing development in Khoroo 6 of Songinokhairkhan District. The project would build 712 low-carbon, climate-resilient homes on a four-hectare site. Officials said they would support projects aimed at economic growth and improved quality of life in the city.
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Society
Human Rights Commission Receives 17 Complaints Over Bayan-Ulgii Social Divisions
Published: 2026-09-17
The National Human Rights Commission has received 17 complaints and reports from 15 people concerning reported social divisions and interethnic relations in Bayan-Ulgii Province. The submissions concern alleged divisions and human-rights issues involving Uriankhai, Tuvan and Kazakh residents. The commission said it is examining the complaints and reports within the law and will refer matters requiring action to law-enforcement and oversight bodies. It has also formed a working group to assess human-rights conditions in the province. The situation in Bayan-Ulgii has drawn public attention in recent days, and conflicting information reflecting different positions has circulated online. The commission did not state a conclusion on the allegations. Its announced work is intended to assess the human-rights situation in Bayan-Ulgii based on conditions in the province while handling the complaints and reports it has received.
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Human Rights Commission Calls for Better Protection Against Anonymous Online Defamation
Published: 2026-09-17
The National Human Rights Commission said Mongolia needs stronger legal mechanisms to protect people from deliberate false information and attacks on privacy carried out through anonymous online accounts. Commissioner B. Enkhbold said the commission is concerned both by defamatory content on platforms such as Facebook and X and by complaints or criminal and administrative cases brought against people for expressing opinions. Police have registered 362 complaints alleging reputational harm through dissemination of false information since November 2025, while 859 complaints from earlier years were closed, the commission said. It noted that courts can address disputes when the parties are identified, but victims often cannot identify anonymous account holders or stop continuing attacks. The commission urged authorities to protect lawful criticism, public oversight and independent journalism while improving remedies for rights violations.
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Court to Hear Appeals Against Extended Detention in PetroChina Protest Case
Published: 2026-09-17
Three people accused in connection with a 2024 protest against PetroChina Daqing Tamsag LLC’s operations in Sukhbaatar Province have appealed a decision extending their pretrial detention. G. Solongo, G. Adilbish and E. Soronzonbold were initially ordered held for 30 days over allegations that they violated the rights and freedoms of Chinese nationals conducting oil exploration. After that term approached its end, prosecutors requested another 30-day detention period, which the court granted. The defendants have challenged the judge’s detention order. The inter-soum first-instance court in Dornod Province is scheduled to hear their complaints on September 18. The earlier detention decision cited risks of harm to life, health or property, flight, destruction of evidence, or further offenses.
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Environment
Firefighters Tackle Three Active Wildfires as Autumn Risk Grows
Published: 2026-09-17
Emergency authorities reported eight forest and steppe fire calls across four provinces and one district between September 14 and 17, with three fires still under response as of 10:30 a.m. on September 17. A fire detected by satellite in Russia about two kilometers from the border crossed into Ulaan-Uul soum, Khuvsgul Province, on September 15; 36 personnel were deployed. Firefighters also contained a forest fire in Bogd Khan Mountain’s Toriin Khurakh valley in Ulaanbaatar’s Bayanzurkh District, where about six hectares had burned, and were working to fully extinguish it. A steppe fire in Erdenetsagaan soum, Sukhbaatar Province, was contained after spreading three kilometers long and 500 meters wide. Separately, five fires in Dornod, Sukhbaatar and Bulgan provinces were fully extinguished. Authorities warned that dry vegetation, low moisture and wind increase autumn fire risk.
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Authorities Order Bear-Safety Measures After 80 Settlement Incidents
Published: 2026-09-17
Authorities have recorded about 80 cases of brown bears entering settlement areas in 2026 across Bulgan, Khentii, Selenge, Khuvsgul, Dornod, Uvs, Arkhangai, Darkhan-Uul, Zavkhan and Tuv provinces. A September 15 directive from the Minister of Environment and Climate Change requires provincial, capital and soum governors and relevant agencies to take rapid preventive measures until bears enter hibernation. The measures include round-the-clock reporting, rapid-response teams in high-risk areas, public safety alerts, and controls on exposed food and waste. Agencies will monitor bear distribution and movement using automated cameras and drones, conduct wildlife health monitoring and use biological measures where necessary. The ministry linked many incidents to poor yields of wild foods such as nuts and berries, which have drawn cubs and female bears with cubs closer to settlements. Implementation reports will be consolidated through October 31.
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Health
Fentanyl Shortage Delays Scheduled Surgeries at Hospitals Nationwide
Published: 2026-09-17
A shortage of injectable fentanyl used for general anesthesia has delayed scheduled surgeries at hospitals nationwide, doctors reported. B. Khongor, a doctor at Songinokhairkhan District General Hospital, first raised the issue publicly, saying surgical backlogs had grown. Medical staff say tertiary-level hospitals also have insufficient supplies and are reserving remaining doses for accidents, emergencies and life-threatening cases. Patients requiring planned operations have reportedly been told treatment could proceed if they provide the medicine, but fentanyl is not sold through pharmacies because it is a controlled narcotic used in hospitals for surgery and palliative cancer care. The shortage has reportedly lasted about two months. The medicines regulator acknowledged supply disruption but said deliveries had not stopped and that it was coordinating measures with the manufacturer.
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Free Flu Vaccination Campaign Targets 500,000 People for 2026-27 Season
Published: 2026-09-17
Health authorities plan to provide free seasonal influenza vaccination to 500,000 people in priority groups during the 2026-27 season. As of September 16, 333,000 doses had arrived and 208,740 people had been vaccinated nationwide, equal to 41.7 percent coverage. The remaining 167,000 doses are scheduled to arrive by late September. Priority groups include children aged six months to six years, pregnant women, people aged 65 and older, people with chronic illnesses, health workers, and education-sector staff. Ulaanbaatar received 207,240 doses and provincial areas received 125,760. In the capital, authorities aim to vaccinate 293,610 at-risk residents; coverage had reached 49.8 percent by September 15. The South Korean-made quadrivalent vaccine protects against four influenza viruses, and immunity develops 10 to 14 days after vaccination.
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Teenage Pregnancies Rise 16.5 Percent in 2025
Published: 2026-09-17
Pregnancies among girls aged 10 to 19 rose 16.5 percent in 2025, reaching 2,868 cases, or 407 more than in 2024, according to the National Statistics Office. Girls aged 15 to 19 accounted for 2,640 cases, up from 2,317 a year earlier, while pregnancies among girls aged 10 to 14 increased from 144 to 228. Despite the increase in total pregnancies, the adolescent birth rate fell by one point to 14.7 per 1,000 in 2025. The abortion rate remained unchanged at four per 1,000. The annual total had declined from 2,357 in 2021 to 2,157 in 2023 before rising to 2,461 in 2024 and 2,868 in 2025.
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Drug and Medical-Device Violations Continue to Increase
Published: 2026-09-17
Seventy-one violations involving medicines and medical devices had been registered by September 15 and were under prosecutorial supervision. Proceedings involved 71 individuals and legal entities, with 39 cases examined in Ulaanbaatar and 32 in provincial areas. The cases concerned violations of laws governing medicines and medical devices, as well as controls on narcotic medicines and psychotropic substances. Authorities imposed MNT 109.8 million in fines, of which MNT 57.9 million had been paid. Reported violations in the sector rose from 107 in 2023 to 178 in 2024 and 222 in 2025, while newly registered medicines and preparations numbered 143, 137 and 177 respectively. Common issues include breaching production, sale, import and export standards; supplying unregistered products; dispensing prescription medicines without prescriptions; and failing to report adverse drug reactions. The Prosecutor General’s Office cited limited awareness of sector regulations as one contributing factor.
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Forensic Team Sent to Investigate Death During Caesarean Delivery
Published: 2026-09-17
A 31-year-old woman died on September 15 while undergoing a caesarean section at Bayan-Ulgii Province General Hospital. Health Minister E. Batshugar said he received the report on the evening of September 16 and offered condolences and an apology to the woman’s family on behalf of the health sector. A team from Ulaanbaatar, including specialists from the National Forensic Institute and the Pathology Center, has been dispatched to establish the cause of death. The inquiry will include cell analysis and is intended to determine whether the death resulted from doctor fault or another cause. No conclusion on responsibility or the cause of death has yet been announced.
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Groundbreaking Held for National Cardiovascular Center
Published: 2026-09-17
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new National Cardiovascular Center was held on September 17 to expand cardiovascular prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, surgery, catheter-based care and rehabilitation. Cardiovascular disease accounts for more than 30% of all deaths in Mongolia, according to the report. Health Minister E. Batshugar said the reported cardiovascular mortality measure per 10,000 people had fallen from 24.4 to 16.7 over 25 years of health-sector cooperation with Luxembourg. He also said domestic doctors now independently perform 15 types of open-heart surgery. The planned 120-bed center builds on a partnership with Luxembourg that began in 2001. Luxembourg has provided more than EUR 60 million in grants for cardiovascular, maternal and neonatal care.
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