This Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) parallel report offers an independent review of the government-led 'National Voluntary Review' (NVR) SDG process in Mongolia. This assessment attempts to provide an objective account of the progress made within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Mongolia.
The report provides independent analysis to complement and scrutinise official government progress reports related to SDG targets that focus directly on corruption. It provides a comprehensive picture of national anti-corruption progress across a range of policy areas. More specifically, targets 16.4 (illicit financial and arms flows), 16.5 (reduce bribery and other forms of corruption), 16.6 (transparent and accountable institutions) and 16.10 (access to information) are analysed in depth.
The research is based on 169 indicators developed as part of the global Transparency International project.
Country Profile
Corruption presents a major challenge in Mongolia, and the majority of the population is not satisfied with government efforts to curb it. While petty bribery is reportedly on the decline, corruption in the public service and the political sphere is pervasive. Cronyism, especially in the political parties and government, is eroding trust in the political system and undermining the business environment.
Mongolia is a signatory to international anti-corruption conventions. The domestic legal framework has witnessed some improvements in recent years, such as the National Action Plan under the Open Government Partnership. However, there are still a number of shortcomings, such as wide-reaching immunity for officials that makes the prosecution of corruption offences difficult. The Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) has a broad set of responsibilities but limited resources to fulfil its mandate, and has been criticised by some for creeping politicisation in the execution of its duties.
Procurement processes face many corruption risks as bidders are not required to establish a code of conduct or disclose company ownership. Similarly, while public financial management has seen many improvements in anti-corruption, there are still shortcomings in budget transparency and reporting, payroll control and tax dispute resolution, and the internal control body.
Research
- Access to Information
- Aid and Development
- Basic Services
- Civil Society
- Conventions
- Financial Integrity
- Gender
- Judiciary & Law Enforcement
- Local Government
- Measuring corruption
- Natural Resource Governance
- Political Corruption
- Private Sector
- Public Financial Management
- Public Sector
- Security & Conflict
- Sport
- Whistleblowing
- Access to Information
- Aid and Development
- Basic Services
- Civil Society
- Conventions
- Financial Integrity
- Gender
- Judiciary & Law Enforcement
- Local Government
- Measuring corruption
- Natural Resource Governance
- Political Corruption
- Private Sector
- Public Financial Management
- Public Sector
- Security & Conflict
- Sport
- Whistleblowing
