Baseline Report of the Fifth Round of Monitoring of Anti-Corruption Reforms in Mongolia

The Istanbul Anti-corruption Action Plan © OECD, 2024. Thisreportwas agreed by the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Plenary (ACN) on 17September2024. This document as well as any data and map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory,to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city, or area. Cover design: Based on © Angelique Portrait Photography LTD Attribution4.0 International (CCBY4.0) This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution4.0 International licence. By using this work, you accept to bebound by the terms of this licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Attribution–you must cite the work. Translations–you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the following text:In the event of anydiscrepancy between the original work and the translation, only the text of original work should be considered valid. Adaptations–you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of an original work by the OECD.The opinions expressed and arguments employed in this adaptationshould not be reported as representing the official views of theOECD or of its Member countries. Third-party material–the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using such material, you are responsible forobtaining permission from the third party and for any claims of infringement. You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggest the OECD endorses your use of the work. Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Permanent Court of Arbitration(PCA)Arbitration Rules2012. The seat of arbitration shall be Paris (France). The number of arbitrators shall be one. About the OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to build betterpolicies for better lives. Drawing on more than 60 years of experience OECD works closely with policy makers, stakeholders, andcitizens to establish evidence-based international standards and to find solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges.OECD’s core aim is to set international standards and support their implementation–and help countries forge a path towardsstronger, fairer and cleaner societies. Find out more atwww.oecd.org. About the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia The Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) is a regional outreach programme of the OECD WorkingGroup on Bribery, established in 1998. It supports its participating jurisdictions in their efforts to prevent and combat corruption,throughcountryreviews,practitioners’networksandcountry-specifictechnicalassistance.Findoutmoreathttps://www.oecd.org/en/networks/anti-corruption-network-for-eastern-europe-and-central-asia.html. Foreword This monitoring report was prepared within the framework of the fifth round of monitoring of the IstanbulAnti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP), a sub-regional peer review programme of theOECD Anti-CorruptionNetwork for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN). Launched in 2003, the IAP has been supporting anti-corruption reforms in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,1 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova,Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan through comprehensive and regular peer reviews. Otherjurisdictionsof the ACN region,OECD member countries,international organisations,and non-governmental partners participate in the implementation of the IAP as experts and donors. The ACN introduced a new indicator-based methodology for peer review for the IAP’s fifth round ofmonitoring (2023-2026). After the pilot monitoring, the revised Assessment Framework(OECD, 2022[1])and Guide(OECD, 2022[2])were agreed by the ACN Steering Group in November 2022. The IAP fifthround of monitoring was carried out in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Ukraine in 2023 with the supportfrom the European Union2and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in 2024 with thesupport from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs(INL), in collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The monitoring team for Mongolia included Ms. Anca Jurma, IAP Vice Chair and former Chief Prosecutor,National Anti-corruption Directorate (Romania), Mr.Andrei Furdui, Director of the Department of CrimePrevention, Ministry of Justice (Romania), Mr.Evgeny Smirnov, Associate Director and Policy Adviser,Procurement Policy and Advisory Department (EBRD), Mr. Luke Gribbon, Associate Director, ProjectIntegrity Office of the Chief Compliance Officer (EBRD), Mr. José Igreja Matos, President of the AppellateCourt of Porto (Portugal), Vice President of the Consultative Council of European Judges, HonoraryPr