Ulaanbaatar
EU extends budget support in Mongolia until the end of 2024
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Ambassador of the European Union to Mongolia Axelle Nicaise and Minister of Finance B.Javkhlan reinforced the partnership between the European Union and Mongolia.
They signed a document that supports the Government
policies in the fields of employment reforms and the transparency of public
finances.
“The European Union’s partnership with Mongolia is very strong: we support employment reforms, upgrading of skills and at the same time we contribute to increasing the transparency of public finances. We have adapted our indicators and deadlines to reflect the socio-economic circumstances created by the pandemic and the fragile international conditions. This is a clear demonstration of the European Union commitment to the Mongolian citizens. I am pleased that our interventions are in line with Mongolia’s policies”, said Ambassador Axelle Nicaise.
During the
meeting, Finance Minister B.Javkhlan expressed his gratitude to the European
Union for the budget support grant during the difficult times of the COVID-19
pandemic, as we all easing the requirements as per the financing agreement and
extending the period by one year, which provides additional time to achieve the
agreed results.
The
document signed is an Addendum to the Financing Agreement of EUR 43 million on "Budget Support for Mongolia's
Employment Reforms" Programme
which extends the duration of the Programme until the end of 2024.
Since the
signature of the Financing Agreement of EUR 43 million in May 2020, a total of
EUR 22.2 million of direct transfers for Budget Support (non-refundable grants)
have been provided by the European Union to the Government of Mongolia. The
contract signed today extends the Budget Support Programme by one more year.
This allows the Government to have sufficient time to achieve the agreed
results. It is expected that by end of 2022 additional EUR 6.6 million will be
disbursed under the Programme, provided that all criteria and targets are met.
To support
the efforts of the Government in the public finance management and employment
reforms, the European Union has launched complementary assistance to the
Programme with a project of EUR 7.4 million implemented by UN Agencies (UNDP in
the lead, FAO, ILO) together with the line Ministries.
Source:
Delegation of
the European Union to Mongolia
