CII seeks tax exemption for REITS and InvITs
Industry body CII has sought capital gains tax exemption for REITs and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvITs) on transfer of shares by sponsor.
Feb 12, 2015, 18:49 PM IST
'Decisive mandate to AAP provides opportunity for development'
Industry body CII expressed confidence that the new government would be industry friendly and would strengthen Delhi's position both economically and socially.
Feb 10, 2015, 15:05 PM IST
CII seeks cut in Minimum Alternate Tax to 10% in Budget
In its Pre-Budget memorandum for 2015-16 submitted to the Finance Ministry, it has "strongly recommended that MAT should be reduced to 10 percent...The entire provision of MAT needs to be re-examined to incentivize investments".
Feb 05, 2015, 19:32 PM IST
Obama's visit signifies inflection point in US-India bilateral relationship: CII
Director General of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chandrajit Banerjee, has said that US President Obama's visit as the Chief Guest at Republic Day signifies an inflection point in the US-India bilateral relationship.
Jan 26, 2015, 17:21 PM IST
US needs to understand India's development concerns: CII
Ahead of the US President Barack Obama'a India visit, industry body CII has identified areas like Make in India, defence co-production, Digital India, higher education and skills training to deepen bilateral ties.
Jan 23, 2015, 23:05 PM IST
CII, Alibaba tie up to provide global platform to Indian SMEs
Alibaba.Com and CII will collaborate and develop various trade opportunities and online promotions to facilitate greater economic engagement between Indian and Chinese small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Jan 20, 2015, 18:26 PM IST
Rio Tinto to invest $500 mn in MP diamond project
He said the company is waiting for environment approvals from the the government for the project.
Jan 12, 2015, 19:00 PM IST
Delegates of 45 nations,WTO Chief to be at CII's Jaipur summit
With the theme 'Partnerships for Shared New Realities', the summit would be inaugurated by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
Jan 02, 2015, 20:56 PM IST
Online retail spending to touch $16 bn by 2018: Report
The online retail spending in the country is expected to reach USD 16 billion (around Rs 1 lakh crore) by 2018 with the number of people buying online touching 128 million, a report said Monday.
Dec 15, 2014, 18:52 PM IST
CII for reduction in CST rate in forthcoming Budget
Industry body CII Wednesday said the government should announce measures like removal of anomalies in customs duty, reduction in CST rate, rationalisation of CENVAT credit scheme, among others in the forthcoming Budget.
Dec 10, 2014, 23:16 PM IST
Companies not fully aware of anti-corruption rules: Survey
Companies in India are not fully aware of anti-corruption regulations and a lack of anti-graft programme has a negative impact on cost of doing business in the country, a business survey said Tuesday.
Dec 09, 2014, 18:37 PM IST
Government's effort to boost manufacture sector: CII
Industry body CII on Monday said that the government`s efforts to bolster investments in manufacturing will take the sector on a high growth trajectory.
Dec 08, 2014, 14:25 PM IST
SBI to take part in Arab Asia Business Partnership Summit 2014
The theme of the event scheduled from December 9-12, is 'Reinventing Regional Markets', which is organised in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Dec 08, 2014, 14:23 PM IST
Online issuance of cards for cos on the anvil
Government is moving towards online issuance of PAN cards to companies as part of several measures to improve country's investment climate as well as its ranking in the ease of doing business index.
Nov 28, 2014, 23:35 PM IST
India Inc welcomes 'historic' WTO pact
Terming the WTO agreement on trade reforms and foodgrain stockpiling as "historic", the industry Friday said the development will give a boost to the world trade.
Nov 28, 2014, 23:24 PM IST
Indian Inc likely to hire 23% more next year: Report
Hospitality and travel sectors lead the way with an increase of over 50 percent in recruitment numbers in the coming year, the study said.
Nov 10, 2014, 21:48 PM IST
CII says Cabinet expansion will improve focus on economy
Echoing the sentiments of India Inc, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Sunday congratulated the new members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s ministerial council and said the ministry-expansion will help improve the focus on economic recovery.
Nov 09, 2014, 18:10 PM IST
WEF India Summit: Retrospective tax bad idea; open to privatisation of sick PSUs, says Jaitley
Asserting satisfaction with government's performance so far, Jaitley said that there are bound to be certain obstructions and hurdles but one need not be bothered much about those.
Nov 05, 2014, 11:25 AM IST
India Economic Summit to kick-start from tomorrow
India Economic Summit is co-hosted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the World Economic Forum.
Nov 03, 2014, 14:30 PM IST
Develop corporate bond market to meet infra funding needs: CII
The CII report analysed the models of both emerging and developed countries like Brazil, Chile, South Korea, China, Singapore, Japan and the United Kingdom
Oct 19, 2014, 11:38 AM IST
