25 Mar 2020 Humankind is fighting a battle unforeseen in its existence. History is marred with massive pandemics, but the scale of devastation of the Coronavirus outbreak is unprecedented owing to the interconnected global market. In these trying times, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) stands firm with the nation,…
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CII interventions to combat Coronavirus
22 Mar 2020 The world is currently passing through a challenging period due to the spread of Covid-19. The safety of people across the world is of paramount importance, while ensuring that the epidemic does not infect more and more with each passing day. For this, Hon Prime Minister has…
CII Recommendations on Enhancing Liquidity
21 Mar 2020 The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-9) has caused unprecedented disruptions across the world, both at the national and international levels. It has adversely impacted business operations and economic activity across all sectors, while significantly disrupting global supply chains, thereby endangering expectations of a global recovery in…
Bridging – India’s Skill Gap
09 Mar 2020 India, with a population of 1.3 billion and a median age below 30 is one of the few countries that can meet global talent needs. The Indian workforce is estimated to increase by 27 percent by the year 2022, to approximately 600 million from the current 473…
How govt can protect India Inc from catching the China virus
21 Feb 2020 As global GDP estimates are being downgraded by multilateral institutions because of coronavirus, India, too, will have to evaluate the impact on its economy, especially with the country’s high dependence on Chinese imports. China accounted for almost 14% of India’s imports in 2018-19, and an even higher…
India@75: National Volunteering Week
07 Feb 2020 Creating a Structured Volunteering Ecosystem in India India’s youth is a force that is waiting to be harnessed. It can be the power that turns the wheel. Volunteerism is a constructive way to harness this power. Volunteering offers young people the opportunity to engage with and solve…
It’s a credible balancing act by a pragmatic FM
03 Feb 2020 Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented a focused, bold, pragmatic and growth-oriented Budget which has attempted a credible balancing act between scripting a blueprint for sustaining the growth momentum in the Indian economy on the one hand, while taking up issues of social inclusion on the other.…
A holistic budget focused on boosting demand and reviving growth
03 Feb 2020 The Union Budget 2020-21 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman comes at a time when the Indian economy is facing considerable challenges from a growth slowdown. Rising to the challenge, an inclusive and a holistic budget was presented, keeping in mind all sections of the economy,…
Boosting Exports
27 Jan 2020 Exports of a country are important for sustained economic growth. Many of the fastest growing economies of the past few decades have recorded high exports growth. Exports have many positive effects on the domestic economy as well. Apart from increasing foreign exchange reserves, exports bring many benefits…
A Gradual Recovery Expected in 2020
01 Jan 2020 As we are set to usher in the new year, there are nascent signs that the economy is on a better footing than what it was in the year gone by. With the proactive measures taken by the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), industry believes that the slowdown will be overcome, and a gradual recovery will soon be in place. “The results are fast…