Skyscrapers in UB stand incomplete. The coal and copper industry in what was nicknamed "Minegolia" enjoyed double-digit growth until China cut its imports, which is why the city seems stopped in its tracks. Only in recent days has a $5.5 billion bailout gone through via the International Monetary Fund. But with all the consternation caused by this year's bust – and the reason by the Philadelphia Orchestra's $600,000 fee simply couldn't be afforded, prompting the smaller 18-member contingent – Mongolia still has vast potential in un-mined wealth. And this isn't the country's first bailout. Life goes on, even with the enlightened president Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, who championed the Philadelphia Orchestra appearance, leaving office in June after two terms. After all, he ain't Genghis Khan.