The seasonally adjusted HSBC UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index was 59.3 points last month against 58.4 in December.
The seasonally adjusted SABB HSBC Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers’ Index was 57.8 points in January against 57.9 in December.
Al Khaleej’s supply to Iraq was affected last summer as conflict in the country escalated with IS overrunning Mosul.
DFM’s full-year profit rose 167 per cent to Dhs759.3 million.
The rules clarify policyholders’ rights and setting investment limits for the sector.
The credit card offers users between three to seven per cent goldback on purchases made locally and internationally.
National Bank of Abu Dhabi will meet investors in Asia and Europe, it said.
Damac’s 2014 full-year profit was $937 million, up from $641.5 million in 2013, the company said.
The firm is best known in the global space for listing luxury goods brands, such as Gucci and Tiffany & Co, but has been increasingly branching out into other sectors.
The company added that the bonus paid to each staff member would not exceed SAR50,000.
The Bahrain-based company made a net income of $45.3 million in the second half of 2014.
The deal covers the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for its own insurance policy on the exploration projects of Houston-based Apache Corporation.
Al Noor’s confirmation comes after ADX chief said that most local firms listed in the London market had agreed to dual list in Abu Dhabi.
The Dubai benchmark jumped 4.5 per cent to close at 3,840 points, its biggest daily gain in six weeks.
The sugar refinery has 1.5 million tonnes of raw sugar, either stockpiled at the refinery or on its way to the refinery.
Less than half of the shares in the Dhs576 million IPO were taken up by investors for whom they were reserved, a report said.
The company, an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), will shut its olefins plant from Feb. 1 for almost five weeks, it said.
The bourse said the issue had to do with ownership proportions.
Mohammed Al-Jadaan was named head of the Capital Market Authority in a cabinet resuffle by King Salman last week.
Georges Schorderet, previously the company’s chief operating officer, is taking over from Abdulrahman Al Fadley, a statement said.
Dubai Investments previously said that it was close to two acquisitions, worth a combined value of Dhs400 million ($109 million).
Waha made a net profit of Dhs142.1 million in the last quarter of 2014 compared to Dhs75.6 million in the same period a year ago.
The DFM General Index retreated 2.6 per cent in January.
The deal is Investcorp’s second acquisition in Spain after its purchase of ceramics products maker Grupo Esmalglass-Itaca in 2012
The company is looking to expand its presence in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar were the biggest contributors, committing $25 million and $10 million respectively to Gavi Alliance.
Vodafone made a net loss of 68.8 million riyals ($18.9 million) in the last quarter of 2014.
NBO, earlier in January, posted a 29 per cent rise in fourth-quarter net profit, beating estimates.
The bonus shares will be paid out in the proportion of one share for every 20 ordinary shares held, the lender said.
The firm made a net profit of OMR8.3 million ($21.6 million) in the last quarter of 2014.