European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Xac Bank is the fourth largest bank in Mongolia with a loan portfolio of 395M USD, serving 298,000 borrowers and savers clients and deriving a yearly ROE of 22%. Xac Bank has demonstrated its ability to adapt to a fast growing and fast changing economic environment in Mongolia, on the back of a booming mining industry, and has re-focused its operations away from microfinance to SME, consumer lending and mortgages. In order to manage the associated risk, the bank has heavily invested in systems and human capabilities in order to serve the increasing need of underserved SMEs and urban as well as rural population. Xac Bank has also built an in-house mobile platform currently under upgrade in order to better serve the needs of its customers. Xac Bank is actively involved in deploying government and developmental funds to provide easier access to low cost housing and environment friendly energy to the lower layers of the Mongolian population. Finally, Xac bank is constantly providing non-financial services to the community under the form of financial literacy programs and business support to its lowest income customers via association with NGOs.

Erdene Resource Development Corporation is a Canadian resource exploration company dedicated to the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious and base mineral deposits in Mongolia. The company focuses on exploring for copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead, and zinc, holding interests in three exploration licenses covering approximately 4,842 hectares and three mining licenses spanning about 13,019 hectares. Its principal projects include the Khundii Gold Project and the Altan Nar project, both situated in the Tian-Shan copper-gold belt in southwest Mongolia. Additionally, Erdene's Zuun Mod project is located within 200 kilometers of the Chinese border in Mongolia's Bayankhongor Province, and the Khuvyn Khar project targets copper and silver deposits. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Dartmouth, Canada, the company was previously named Erdene Gold Inc. before rebranding in May 2008.