AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSCO Summit in Bishkek: Leaders including China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin, India’s Modi, Iran’s Pezeshkian, Pakistan’s Sharif and Mongolia’s President Khurelsukh are set to gather in Kyrgyzstan on Sept. 1 for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization “SCO plus” summit, with separate bilateral talks also on the agenda. UN Land Restoration Gap: A UN report says land restoration needs about $278 billion a year, but current funding is far lower, while Mongolia’s COP17 push highlighted a major rangelands initiative and new financing for drought resilience. Mongolia’s Economy: Mongolia’s balance of payments posted a USD 566.6M surplus in H1 2026, driven mainly by a stronger goods trade surplus from higher copper concentrate and coal exports. Mongolia at COP17: COP17 in Ulaanbaatar advanced rangeland and pastoral support, but delegates failed to agree on a global drought preparedness framework, kicking the decision to COP18. Mongolian Sports & Culture: A Japanese judoka, Kosuke Mashiyama, will compete for Mongolia from April 2027, and Mongolian students won medals at the International Earth Sciences Olympiad in Italy.
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