section_path: Prime Minister of Mongolia/Anti-corruption
section_name: Anti-corruption
paragraph_text: Anti-corruption
  
  Oyun-Erdene cultivated a reputation as a reform-minded leader seeking to challenge entrenched interests in the mining and banking sectors.
  
  During the December 2022 Mongolian protests, thousands protested in Mongolia's capital against alleged corruption in Mongolia's coal industry and inflation. As part of the New Recovery Policy's pillar to tackle corruption and in light of these protests, the Prime Minister put forward an initiative to change the governance of Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC (ETT), making the company public. This was aimed at improving transparency within the mining sector. The Prime Minister also set up a six-month investigation into ETT. In January 2023, Mongolia took further steps to crack down on corruption by passing the Commodities Exchange Law, which requires state-owned enterprises to trade export commodities on a new mining commodity exchange.
  
  In January 2023, Mongolia's anti-corruption authority announced that over 30 officials, including the chief executive of Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, were under investigation for embezzlement. In May, the Mongolian Parliament passed constitutional amendments to enlarge the legislative body, from 76 members to 126, and adopt a more proportional electoral system for the 2024 elections. Oyun-Erdene stated that the proportional system would prevent the government being used for private gain. In July 2023, Mongolia became the first Asia–Pacific country to implement all 40 recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force, and the fifth globally.