
Oil was down in Asia on Monday after China's economic growth for the first quarter came in below expectations, with sentiment also weighed by forecasts of weaker global demand, AFP reports.

Oil was down in Asia on Monday after China's economic growth for the first quarter came in below expectations, with sentiment also weighed by forecasts of weaker global demand, AFP reports.

KazTemirTrans and RusTransCom (RusAgroTrans) will establish a joint company for grain transportation, Kommersant writes.

Kazakhstan and China have signed a number of bilateral documents within the frameworks of the President Nazarbayev’s visit to China, a Tengrinews.kz journalist reports from China.

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in the celebration ceremony of the 20th anniversary of TengizChevroil establishment, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the President's press-service.

Ukraine is interested in renewing direct gas supplies from Kazakhstan like those it was receiving before 2005, Interfax-Kazakhstan reports citing Ukrainian PM Nikolay Azarov as saying at the meeting with Kazakhstan first deputy PM Bakytzhan Sagintayev in Kiev.