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Briefing of KUNA main news for Monday until 12:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Kuwait is eager to publicize its legislative and regulatory reforms aimed at improving business environment, says Finance Minister Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf, speaking after the joint spring meetings between the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde and the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.

KUWAIT -- Fire that erupted at Maqwa region due to oil leak has been brought under control, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) says.

KUWAIT -- Boursa Kuwait ended trading Monday on mixed boards with the premier market index up 2.87 points reaching 4,779.27 points. Main market index went down 15.97 points to stand at 4,794.57 points and All Share Market Index also went down 3.84 points to stand at 4,785.09 points.

WASHINGTON -- A senior US administration official affirms G7 foreign ministers had a "productive and useful exchange on a range of foreign policy priorities" during their first day of meetings in Toronto, Canada.
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