Kerala – India’s 2nd best Investment destination
18 Jan 2019 The fiscal position of most of the non-special category states improved in FY18 with their combined fiscal deficit to GDP ratio standing at 3.1 percent as against an elevated 3.5 percent in FY17. This is essentially because states such as Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu succeeded in restricting their fiscal deficit […]
CII Pre-budget Memorandum 2019-20
22 Jan 2019 The country’s Union Budget 2019-20 is expected to be presented in Parliament on 1 February. However, this year it is going to be a bit different. In view of the upcoming elections, we expect it to be a vote on account, and not a full fledged budget. Every year, CII presents a […]
Business and Civil Society: Can the Twain Meet?

26 May 2016 In an organizational world looking increasingly at co-creation, co-production, and coordination, civil society and the business sector, despite their different voices and priorities, are exploring how they can work together more effectively. Not so long ago, there were two distinct poles: commerce at one end, charity at the other. Each fundamentally different […]