INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-DHL upbeat on peak season, to raise prices

* Looks to increase airfreight prices by at least 20 pct

* Expects to invest in India, China, Singapore, Dubai

* Sees significant pick-up in demand from technology sector

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By Harry Suhartono and Anshuman Daga

SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - DHL, a unit of Deutsche Post (DPWGn.DE), expects a normal peak season for global trade in the final weeks of this year, the CEO of DHL's global forwarding and freight business said in an interview on Thursday.

His remarks came a day after rival United Parcel Service

(UPS) (UPS.N) gave an upbeat outlook on prospects for higher volume in 2010 for the industry. [ID:SIN517117]