Mongolia: Strengthening Banking Sector Stability and Performance
The TA will support implementation of the Medium-Term Banking Sector Strengthening Program for 2020-2023 approved by the Bank of Mongolia (BOM) in September 2020. The TA will focus on (i) upgrading bank ownership and accountability frameworks, (ii) improving reporting and regulation of banks' assets, and (iii) promoting new financial products and business models.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Rosenkranz, Peter C.
East Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Mongolia -
Sector
- Finance
| Project Name | Strengthening Banking Sector Stability and Performance | ||||
| Project Number | 51415-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Mongolia |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Finance / Finance sector development |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The TA will support implementation of the Medium-Term Banking Sector Strengthening Program for 2020-2023 approved by the Bank of Mongolia (BOM) in September 2020. The TA will focus on (i) upgrading bank ownership and accountability frameworks, (ii) improving reporting and regulation of banks' assets, and (iii) promoting new financial products and business models. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Stability of the banking industry, which constitutes more than 90% of the country's financial sector, continues to be affected by the high-level of nonperforming loans (NPLs), inadequate capital, and weak governance. The TA will help address the issues with bank ownership concentration and accountability, risk management, and paucity of technology-based new financial instruments and business models. It is an integral part of ADB's comprehensive, sustained, and effective support to the financial sector development in Mongolia. The TA will enable continued support to the implementation of the 2017-2020 medium term reform framework of the ADB-supported Banking Sector Rehabilitation and Financial Stability Strengthening Program. The TA follows on the recommendation of program's completion report that ADB should expand and deepen support to the finance sector and that future financial sector operations should the focus on banking reforms. | ||||
| Impact | Investor confidence increased and financial intermediation of Mongolia's banking sector expanded |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Regulation and management for promoting governance, stability, and development of the banking sector improved |
| Progress Toward Outcome | In end-February 2021, amendments to the Law on Banking became effective. The amendments are on reducing the ownership concentration of banks, better regulating the control of banks by influential shareholders, and transforming banks into open joint stock companies with eventual public listing of systemically important banks. This amendments were critical for effective implementation of the TA. |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Policy advice on regulatory frameworks on bank ownership and accountability_finalized Guidelines on reporting and regulation of banks' assets updated Digital financial products and business models promoted |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | The engagement of the consulting firm to deliver the TA's outputs is ongoing, and the_consulting firm was onboard in June 2021. Based on the request of the EA, implementation of Output 3 has been transferred to the Financial Regulatory Commision. |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | During the preparation of the TA, consultations were held with the Bank of Mongolia, pertinent government agencies, banking industry associations, selected banks, and development partners. |
| During Project Implementation | The Project Team maintains the close consultation with the Bank of Mongolia, Financial Regulatory Commision, and pertinent government agencies. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | ADB will recruit a consulting firm (association of firms) to deliver the activities under the TA. The firm, which will be engaged through quality-and cost-based selection under a partial lump-sum contract using performance (output)-based terms of reference, will comprise international (15 person-months) and national experts (24 person-months) on (i) banking (ownership, control, mergers and acquisitions, asset-liability management); (ii) legal aspects of banking (corporate governance, legal form, public listing, fintech); (iii) financial management (bank accounting); (iv) finance sector development (banks, non-banks, capital market); and (v) fintech. The TA will also engage experts renowned in e-commerce, digital finance, and new business models to facilitate knowledge transfers from the regional countries' successful experiences. ADB will engage the consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated procurement instructions. |
| Procurement | Procurement of goods is not envisaged under the TA. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Rosenkranz, Peter C. |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Mgt, Financial Sector and Regional Coop Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Bank of Mongolia (Central Bank) |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 14 Sep 2020 |
| Fact Finding | 28 Sep 2020 to 06 Oct 2020 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 26 Nov 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 29 Sep 2022 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 26 Nov 2020 | 19 Dec 2020 | 19 Dec 2020 | 30 Jun 2023 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 750,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 750,000.00 | 29 Sep 2022 | 25,189.75 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Strengthening Banking Sector Stability and Performance: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Nov 2020 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Banking Reform Advisory and Capacity Building Consulting Firm | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 08 Dec 2020 | 08 Jan 2021 |
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Capacity Development | Technical Assistance 6613 | 14 Jun 2021 | KPMG Audit LLC in association with KPMG Asesores, S.L. | #602, Blue Sky Tower, Peace Avenue 17, 1 Khoroo, Sukhbaatar District Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Bank of Mongolia (Central Bank) | 700,000.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
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