Mongolia's free trade deal with the Eurasian Economic Union gets postponed after backlash from businesses

Authorities are pro, businesses are against, and consumers are silent

Originally published on Global Voices

Members of the Mongolian Food Workers’ Union expressing their disapproval of the the interim free trade deal with the Eurasian Economic Union. Screenshot from the video from Trends.mn‘s Facebook page. Fair use.

The month of December in Mongolia has been filled with controversy around the interim free trade deal the country intends to sign with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)...