Mongolia economic boom highlights wealth gap

Thriving economy puts strain on capital, causing pollution, urban poverty, and widening wealth gap.

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Mongolia has been ranked as one of the fastest growing economies in the world due in part to its mining industry, which accounts for a third of its GDP.

But there are concerns about how fast things are changing.

Al Jazeera’s Marga Ortigas reports from Ulaanbaatar.


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