Mongolia: Government Bond Market Development
The TA will help to develop the government bond auction system. A comparative analysis of several options to improve the government bond auction platform needs to be conducted. Currently, there are three possible options for the MOF: (i) continuing to use MSE's auction platform, (ii) integrating it with the Bank of Mongolia's auction platform for central bank bills, and (iii) developing a new auction platform customized to the MOF's needs. Each alternative has its own strengths and weaknesses. To name a few, MSE's auction system is open to all investors including non-banking financial institutions and individual investors while BOM's system is only accessible to banks. However, BOM's auction system might be more efficient and secure than other alternatives in terms of its connectivity to the payment system. Meanwhile, the new system can be developed to meet market's needs most effectively although it might cause some concerns on cost and duplication of investment.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Lee, Seung Min
East Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Mongolia -
Modality
- Technical Assistance
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Sector
- Finance
| Project Name | Government Bond Market Development | ||||||
| Project Number | 45522-001 | ||||||
| Country / Economy | Mongolia |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Finance / Finance sector development - Money and capital markets |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||||
| Description | The TA will help to develop the government bond auction system. A comparative analysis of several options to improve the government bond auction platform needs to be conducted. Currently, there are three possible options for the MOF: (i) continuing to use MSE's auction platform, (ii) integrating it with the Bank of Mongolia's auction platform for central bank bills, and (iii) developing a new auction platform customized to the MOF's needs. Each alternative has its own strengths and weaknesses. To name a few, MSE's auction system is open to all investors including non-banking financial institutions and individual investors while BOM's system is only accessible to banks. However, BOM's auction system might be more efficient and secure than other alternatives in terms of its connectivity to the payment system. Meanwhile, the new system can be developed to meet market's needs most effectively although it might cause some concerns on cost and duplication of investment. The detailed strengths and weaknesses of each option will be analyzed and then a recommendation will be made for the upgrading of the auction platform, either by improving one of the existing systems or designing a new system. While upgrading the auction platform, the TA will also give careful consideration to enhancing the security of transactions. In addition, the TA will consider how to improve the overall auction design, including pricing, scheduling, and control over participants. Finally, the TA will also provide capacity development opportunities for MOF staff and market participants. | ||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | |||||||
| Impact | Financial markets based on more efficient government debt market developed | ||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | A well functioning primary government bond market established |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Upgrade of the government bond auction platform 2. Improvement of general auction design 3. Policy recommendation on long term development of government bond market 4. Capacity development of government staff and market participants |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | The following activities were completed: PHASE I " Inception meetings with MOF office, Deputy Minister, Head of Debt Management and Treasury Department; " Meetings with other stakeholders; " Identification of activities that need to be carried out under the TORs of the Team Leader " Request for government bond auction data, legal and regulatory documents on government bond issuance and secondary markets, earlier studies on Mongolian government bond auction system, etc. " Review of current government bond auction system including payment and settlement system; " Review of the CBB auction system of the Bank of Mongolia " Preparation of Inception Report. PHASE II " Reviewing the current government bond auction system including legal, regulatory frameworks and market conditions - Collecting materials on the current government bond auction system and - platform in Mongolia - Collecting data of government bond auction in Mongolia - Reviewing the legal and regulatory frameworks " Study on international best practices of government bond auction system - Study on the case where MOF delegates bond auction administration - responsibilities to the central bank and accordingly the central bank runs - its own auction platform - Study on the case where MOF or its agency runs its own auction platform - (internally developed or third party vendor platform) and undertakes all - the government bond issuance processes - Study on the necessity of legal and regulatory changes in each of these - alternatives " Organizing a workshop or seminar - Presentation on other country cases for international best practice PHASE III " Comparative analysis of auction system - Analysis on pros and cons of central bank administering system and MOF administering system - Identification of necessary organizational capacity, legal and regulatory amendment issues, and payment and settle arrangement issues " Comparative analysis of auction platforms - Analysis on strengths and weaknesses of auction platform alternatives such as the current Bank of Mongolia bond auction platform and Bloomberg government bond auction platform - Identification of the required features as well as the desirable features of the new bond auction platform that Mongolian government will adopt " Upgrade of auction platform hardware and software - Upgrade of the auction platform hardware and software once the auction system and platform is selected by the Mongolian government - Support on the procurement of new auction software and related services from a globally renowned service provider if procurement is necessary " Submission of Interim report - Preparation of interim report based upon the project outcomes and submission of the report by December, 2012 - First draft of final report is being prepared and circulated for comments - Final workshop for dissemination of the final report is scheduled on November 2014. |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | In preparation: discussion with the Ministry of Finance expected in mid-March, 2011. Reconnaissance mission was conducted in March 14. The MOF and the BOM expressed their interest in having ADB assistance for the development of the government bond market. They requested that ADB provide assistance in such issues as (i) facilitating the longer term issuance; (ii) developing the yield curve; (iii) strengthening institutional investors; and (iv) establishing the primary dealer system. (17 March 2011) |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will engage three international consultants for 20 person-months and three national consultants for 20 person-months. The government bond market expert will be the team leader. Consultants will be engaged by ADB in accordance with its Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2010, as amended from time to time). |
| Procurement | Equipment will be procured in accordance with ADB's procurement guidelines. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Lee, Seung Min |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Mgt, Financial Sector and Regional Coop Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance (formerly Ministry of Finance and Economy) S.Danzangiin Gudamj 5/1, Zasgiin Gazriin II Bair, Ulaanbaatar 15160 Mongolia |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 15 Jul 2011 |
| Fact Finding | 27 Jun 2011 to 01 Jul 2011 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 14 Dec 2011 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 29 Sep 2014 |
TA 7971-MON
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 14 Dec 2011 | 30 Jan 2012 | 30 Jan 2012 | 31 Dec 2013 | 31 Dec 2014 | 30 Apr 2015 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 774,955.29 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Government Bond Market Development: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Mar 2016 |
| Government Bond Market Development: TA 7971-Mongolia Final Report | Consultants' Reports | Nov 2014 |
| Government Bond Market Development | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2011 |
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