Swing Through Singapore

I was recently interviewed for a column about the iShares Singapore(EWS Quote), but I was not thrilled with the very limited exploration of the fund and the investment story in Singapore, so I want to provide further analysis here.

Singapore's economy is known for a lot of manufacturing and exports, and the country's GDP growth engines are firing on all cylinders.

The most recent GDP report came in at 6.8% for the first quarter, and for 2006 the government increased the upper end of its estimated range to 7%, compared to 6.4% in 2005. ...