The Singapore investment by Changi Airport is expected to account for a 5 percent stake in Leonardo da Vinci Airport and Giovan Battista Pastine Airport which combined accounted for 38.6 million in passenger volume in 2009.

The amount of the Singapore investment was not disclose, but the advanced research facility will focus it attention on data centers and cloud computing.

Key drivers of the HP investment in Singapore include the country’s business friendly environment, a solid network infrastructure and a skilled workforce.

While not an alarming figure, the Singapore economic news is in line with other Asian economies that are starting to see increased signs of inflation as the global economy starts to recover. Singapore inflation forecast for 2010 place the Singapore inflation rate at 2 to 3 percent.

Note that the Monetary Authority of Singapore manages inflation in the Singapore economy through its currency as opposed to adjusting interest rates. (more…)

Nonetheless, the Singapore trade news did show that Singapore exports to China rose 75.9%, exports to the US rose 15.6%, and non-oil Singapore exports rose 20.8% from a year earlier as stated by the International Enterprise Singapore agency.

The only disappointment in the Singapore trade data for January was a soft pharmaceutical number and a decline in Singapore trade with the EU as Singapore export to the union declined 31.4% from a year earlier. (more…)

Key drivers of the industrial production rise are an increase in demand for chemicals and electronics with electronics rising 53.7 percent which make up about 26 percent of total manufacturing output in the Singapore economy.

Despite the positive Singapore economic news, pharmaceuticals output slipped by 16.3 percent. (more…)

The Singapore investment is worth $80 million and will give Infoline a 99.02 percent stake in IIISL and a 99.16 percent stake in IIMSL which are both unlisted subsidiaries of Singapore’s Orient Global. (more…)

The positive Singapore trade news marks the ending of a three year decline in electronics exports which is a key measure of the health of the Singapore economy.

Singapore exports of non-electronics accounted for a rise petrochemicals or 26.8 percent and pharmaceuticals 75.7 percent offering a strong sign that the Singapore economy is recovering. (more…)

The positive Singapore economic news announced an increase of 1.8 point to 52 which is welcome considering the Singapore PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) fell 6.7 percent in October.

A key driver of the rise is an increase in demand for electronics which contributes substantially to the Singapore economy. (more…)

The Singapore investment is estimated at $17.7 million and will double its Singapore capacity to 100 tons per day of carbon dioxide.

Linde Gas invested in Singapore expansion as much as $21.2 million just last year. (more…)

The drop is in-line with the Monetary Authority of Singapore expectation of further declines in inflation for the Singapore economy through the end of 2009 and into 2010.

While overall there was a drop in prices, food, health care and clothing did rise in prices. (more…)