In this episode, we discuss parliament’s latest budget hearing, where New Kharkhorin, President Khurelsukh’s planned city in the Orkhon Valley, finally faced scrutiny. MP Tsenguun calls it “an empty city where nobody lives,” yet it already has four administrative bodies on the public payroll, and MNT 7.7 billion is proposed to run them next year. From Maidar City to Oyun-Erdene’s 14 mega projects and Uchral’s green data centers, Mongolia’s grand ambitions look good on paper but too often become money sinks that leave the public holding the bill. So is New Kharkhorum a city in the making, or just another grand idea politicians need to stop pursuing?

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Three Universals: Shines

  • The city on the steppe shines
  • The city’s payroll shines
  • But the city windows are unlikely to shine.

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Hosts: Anand, Dolgion, Julian

Keywords: Mongolia | New Kharkhorin | mega projects | Khurelsukh | state budget | Orkhon Valley | Maidar City | Erdenet | corruption | urban planning

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