18 Jan 2021 India began the world’s biggest vaccination drive on January 16, 2020. The target is to inoculate 30 crore people viz. healthcare workers, frontline workers, people above 50 years of age, and people with comorbidities in the first phase. Indian industry has been closely involved with the mission…
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The budget must tackle India’s prevailing economic uncertainty
14 Jan 2021 The numerous prompt and decisive relief and reform measures announced by the government in the recent past to manage the impact of the covid pandemic on Indian industry and the overall economy have led to a distinct turnaround in India’s growth trajectory. Improved trends in agricultural production,…
2021, A year that embodies hope
07 Jan 2021 The year of the virus has just ended and there is much reason for hope in 2021. Several vaccines are ready for use and the government is preparing for a massive rollout across the country. Economic activity, which had come to a standstill in the initial months…
Australia Economic Strategy: Strengthening India-Australia Comprehensive Partnership
06 Jan 2021 India and Australia have shared long standing ties, which have expanded further over the years, through regular dialogues and increased pace of high-level engagements between the two sides in recent times. Over the years, India has become an important and relevant partner for Australia’s economic strategy, especially…
Building Partnerships for a New World
30 Dec 2020 Even as the global race for COVID-19 vaccination has begun, the lasting impact of the pandemic is still being felt on countries around the world as the virus effected businesses, economies as well as trade between countries. For India, a robust recovery from the pandemic would need…
Enhancing MNCs’ Contribution to Indian Economy
25 Dec 2020 MNCs have been playing an important role in the economic growth and development of the country, leveraging on the improving ease of doing business and liberalised regulatory environment. The Government on its part has consistently focused on easing the policy and regulatory environment for MNCs in India.…
Rebuilding the Nation in the Post-pandemic World
24 Dec 2020 Confederation of Indian Industry embarked on its 125th year of operations which coincided with the deadliest pandemic that the world has faced in the last century. The role of the Indian industry evolved this year with the corporate sector innovating with products and processes, creating partnerships and…
‘FM will need to do a fine balancing act’
22 Dec 2020 The Finance Minister will be presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21 under extraordinary circumstances — with challenges brought on by an epoch-making year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic. The GDP figures have contracted for the first time in four decades, and livelihood is a serious concern. The…
Why small businesses need to embrace digital
18 Dec 2020 This year witnessed the worst global crisis of the new millennium, leaving the world gasping and forcing restructuring of the international economic order. The emergence of Covid-19 also affected the small businesses, or Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), across the globe, forcing them to handle multiple…
The Partnership Summit 2020: 125th Year of CII
11 Dec 2020 According to Thomas Friedman’s analogy, the world after the event of the massive pandemic could be divided into eras viz. Before Corona (BC), During Corona (DC) and After Corona (AC). To overcome the effects of Covid on the economy, both at global and national levels, would require…