This document discusses the role of the Bank of Mongolia (BOM) in promoting sustainable economic growth in Mongolia. It provides an overview of Mongolia's strong economic growth and macroeconomic stability. It outlines the BOM's coordinated monetary and financial policies to maintain low and stable inflation while supporting continued growth. These include developing Mongolia's financial infrastructure through reforms to deposit insurance, social security systems, and mortgage and government bond markets. The goal is to establish sustainable, balanced growth through coordinated fiscal and monetary policies while strengthening Mongolia's financial system.
3. 3
Sustainable & balanced growth over 10%
Source: Bank of Mongolia, IMF, NSO
10.2%
-1.3%
17.5%
13.2%
16.8%
12.7%
8.0%
15.2%
8.3%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012* 2013** 2014** 2015** 2016** 2017**
BillionUSD
Real GDP
Growth, yoy, RHS
Linear (Growth, yoy, RHS)
4. 4
Growth prospects in Asian emerging economies
Source: WEO April 2012, IMF
17.5
8.0
6.9
6.1 6.3
13.2
8.2 8.1
7.0
7.5
15.2
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
China India Indonesia Vietnam Mongolia
%
2011 2012* 2016*
5. 5
Trade and FX turnover
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
2009 2010 2011 2012
Billion $
Foreign trade turnover
1H of each year
Imports
Exports
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2009 2010 2011 2012
Billion $
FX turnover
1H of each year
FX outflows
FX inflows
Source: Bank of Mongolia, Customs General Office, Mongolia
7. 7
Exchange rate system
Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
(AREAER) 2010
FLOATINGMONGOLIA
No exchange rate target at all BOM Intervention is only for
smoothing excessive volatility
No capital control Positive expectation on overall FX net flows
8. 8
FX net flows and reference exchange rate
Source: Bank of Mongolia
Stability since March 2009
Daily average volatility: only 0.08% in 2012
9. 9
Is MNT a volatile currency?
Currencies
(last 32 months)
Daily average
volatility
(%)
Maximum
depreciation
per day (%)
Maximum
appreciation
per day (%)
Australian dollar 0.62% 4.35% 3.00%
Canadian dollar 0.46% 3.36% 2.06%
New Zealand dollar 0.65% 5.03% 2.44%
Russian ruble 0.49% 3.18% 2.55%
Chilean peso 0.49% 4.78% 2.24%
South African rand 0.70% 5.03% 3.39%
Brazilian real 0.66% 5.05% 3.76%
Norwegian kroner 0.62% 3.31% 2.82%
Tanzanian schilling 0.36% 5.15% 9.34%
Papua New Guinea kina 0.18% 3.39% 3.20%
Mongolian togrog 0.20% 1.26% 1.69%
0.52% 4.26% 3.48%
11. 11
Inflation dynamic
Source: Bank of Mongolia
Demand pull inflation: Monetary policy instruments
Cost push inflation: Price stabilization program with the Government
12. 12
Inflation target & projection
0
5
10
15
20
0
5
10
15
20
2011 I 2011 II 2011 III 2011 IV 2012 I 2012 II 2012 III 2012 IV 2013 I 2013 II 2013 III 2013 IV
%%
Source: Bank of Mongolia
Inflation target:
(end-2013): 8%
(2014-2015): 6%
15. 15
Coordinated macro policy Strong middle class!
• Fiscal policy Countercyclical
– Adhere to Fiscal Stability Law
– Fiscal anchors and Stabilization fund
– Public investments to abolish supply constraints and increase absorption
capacity
– Targeted social welfare program
– Reform of social insurance fund
• Monetary policy
– Low and stable inflation Macro stability and sustainable long-term growth
– Financial stability Macro and micro prudential measures
– Flexible exchange rate
– Financial infrastructure and institutional development
– Special programs with the Government to stabilize supply driven inflation
16. 16
Financial infrastructure and institutional development
• Reform on deposit insurance scheme frameworks
– Replacing blanket deposit guarantee (reducing risk to government)
– Enhancing discipline and responsibility of banking sector
• Reform on social security system
– Separating social security fund from budget
– Investing domestic capital market (development projects, mortgage market)
• Developing mortgage market
– MBS domestic offering
– MBS access to foreign investors
• Developing Government bond market
– New procedure introduced
– Secondary market development (benchmark yield curve)
17. 17
Government bond market development
• New procedure introduced on 24 October 2012
– Providing primary and secondary market development
– Strengthening fiscal and monetary policies’ coordination
– Using T-bills as a monetary policy tool
• Some important dedication on the New procedure
– MOF to issue Government securities at regular basis
– BOM to conduct treasury auction
– Commercial banks acting as primary dealers
Bond issued by Sep 2012: MNT 609.6 billion
Bond to issue by Dec 2012: MNT 270 billion
18. 18
Importance of Government Bond Market Development
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
Market development
Investment Opportunity
• Financing the budget deficit
• Financing the public investments
• Using T-bills as a monetary policy tool
• Coordinating fiscal & monetary policy
• MNT benchmark yield curve
• Development of financial instruments
• Liquid asset
• Low risk investment
• Tax exemption on interest earnings
Ministry of Finance
Bank of Mongolia
Commercial banks
Institutional & Private
Investors
• Issuing government securities
• Conducting treasury auction
• Acting as primary dealers
Primarymarket
Secondarymarket
19. Bank of Mongolia (Central Bank)
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Tel: +976-11-322169
Fax: +976-11-311471
http://www.mongolbank.mn
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