Apollo Hospitals plans to invest INR18 bn over a two-year period with the objective of increasing its bed strength to around 13,500 beds across 70 operational hospitals in India and overseas markets. By mid-February 2010, Apollo Hospitals expects to open a 300-bed high end specialty hospital in Bhubaneswar. The hospital will have modern diagnostic equipments [...]

Singapore’s industrial production rose by 14.4% YoY (and by seasonally adjusted 18% over November). In November output fell by 9.5% YoY (and a revised 4.6% MoM).