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  • Tata Steel targets 15% growth in sales

    Tata Steel targets 15% growth in sales

    Tata Steel on Friday said it expects its sales to grow by 15 percent in the current fiscal compared to last year.

  • Decision on food security rushed through: India Inc

    Decision on food security rushed through: India Inc

    CNBC-TV18 reports that corporate Indian leaders like Rahul Bajaj of Bajaj Auto and B Muthuraman of Tata Steel feel that the decision on food security was rushed through.

  • De-regulate coal sector, adopt competitive policy: CII

    De-regulate coal sector, adopt competitive policy: CII

    Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recommended that the coal sector be deregulated for competitive resource allocation. Private participation in the mining sector, particularly coal, is urgently needed, it said.

  • Tata Steel to set up Rs 30,000 crore plant in Karnataka

    Tata Steel to set up Rs 30,000 crore plant in Karnataka

    Tata Steel today announced its plans to set up a Rs 30,000 crore steel plant in Karnataka as the government-sponsored Global Investors' Meet (GIM) 2012 commenced here with the State laying a red carpet for potential investors.

  • CII elects Adi Godrej as new President

    CII elects Adi Godrej as new President

    Adi Godrej, Chairman of the Godrej Group, has been elected as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2012-13.

  • Budget 2012: Budget to be inflationary, says industry

    Budget 2012: Budget to be inflationary, says industry

    As Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee resorted to mopping up more taxes, a disappointed India Inc today said his Budget is a "missed opportunity" and would have cascading impact on inflation and consumer demand.

  • Budget 2012: B Muthuraman says FM to present a strong pro-reform Budget

    Budget 2012: B Muthuraman says FM to present a strong pro-reform Budget

    Speaking to CNBC-TV18 B Muthuraman, President, CII says Finance Minister this time will present a strong, pro-reform budget and he expects to see move on FDI in aviation and retail.

  • Budget 2012: CII's Muthuraman expects a strong, pro-reform Budget

    Budget 2012: CII's Muthuraman expects a strong, pro-reform Budget

    President of the Competition Commission of India B Muthuraman hopes that the government will today announce a strong, pro-reform Budget.

  • Budget 2012: It's not time to raise excise and service tax, says CII

    Budget 2012: It's not time to raise excise and service tax, says CII

    The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present his Budget 2012 tomorrow. He is expected to hike excise and service tax. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, B Muthuraman, president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) says, this is not the time to raise excise and service tax because the industry has not been doing well.

  • India Inc upset over Pak dilly-dallying on trade pact

    India Inc upset over Pak dilly-dallying on trade pact

    India Inc leaders,accompanying Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, today felt let down by Pakistan putting on hold a decision to normalise trade with India through a wide market access to Indian goods.

  • 'Keep tax rates at same level; hike exemption limits'

    'Keep tax rates at same level; hike exemption limits'

    Worried over the impact of global financial turmoil on the economy, India Inc today asked the Finance Ministry to retain tax rates at existing levels, but increase exemption limits to promote growth.

  • Crisis of confidence grips corporate India

    Crisis of confidence grips corporate India

    A crisis of confidence has gripped corporate India as it struggles to forget 2011, which saw growth falter, inflation soar and the global investment sentiment turn negative. Several Indian company CEOs who spoke to CNBC, see little hope of an economic revival in 2012.

  • RBI can send positive signal by cutting rates: CII

    RBI can send positive signal by cutting rates: CII

    B Muthuraman, president, CII expects Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut rates by atleast 50 basis point and feels that this move would give some confidence to the industry and investors.

  • India Inc fumes at holdback on FDI in retail

    India Inc fumes at holdback on FDI in retail

    The government's decision to hold back FDI in retail may have bought peace with the Opposition and certain allies, but voices of disapproval have started coming in from India Inc.

  • India's inability to reform is holding back growth: CII

    India's inability to reform is holding back growth: CII

    The government's decision to hold back foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail has displeased the corporate India. Terming it as a huge disappointment, B Muthuraman, president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) says, India’s inability to reform is holding back growth. “Political differences is hurting reform process.”

  • India Inc fumes at holdback on FDI in retail

    India Inc fumes at holdback on FDI in retail

    The government's decision to hold back FDI in retail may have bought peace with the Opposition and certain allies, but voices of disapproval have started coming in from India Inc.

  • FDI row: Improve sentiments to attract investors, says CII

    FDI row: Improve sentiments to attract investors, says CII

    Putting an end to the political logjam over the recent decision to allow FDI in retail, the government finally decided to holdback retail FDI. Industry body CII said that the decision to hold back FDI in retail will have a strong impact on investor sentiment.

  • Satisfy customers, always improve: B Muthuraman to SMEs

    Satisfy customers, always improve: B Muthuraman to SMEs

    B Muthuraman, vice chairman of Tata Steel says, small and medium enterprises need to focus on two important things—stay very close to the customer and make sure that the customer is fully satisfied with his products and the ability to continuously improve.

  • National Manufacturing Policy gets thumbs up from CII

    National Manufacturing Policy gets thumbs up from CII

    The cabinet has cleared the National Manufacturing Policy, which will facilitate the creation of mega industrial zones. The government has also proposed several fiscal incentives to boost the manufacturing sector. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, B Muthuraman of CII discussed the implications of the manufacturing policy.

  • Rate hike will dampen industrial growth further, says CII

    Rate hike will dampen industrial growth further, says CII

    Interest rate hike of 25bps by RBI will be further dampener for already slowed down industrial growth, said B Muthuraman, president of CII.

  • Moily offers full support to industry, wants them to behave

    Moily offers full support to industry, wants them to behave

    Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily today promised the industry that the government will do everything to strengthen them but asked the industry captains to take the right course.

  • Land Bill: Will it make life harder for India Inc?

    Land Bill: Will it make life harder for India Inc?

    In an interview to CNBC-TV18, B Muthuraman, president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), speaks about the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Bill and gives his outlook going forward.

  • Land Acquisition Bill: Experts weigh pros and cons

    Land Acquisition Bill: Experts weigh pros and cons

    The landmark bill proposes strict norms for compensation and rehabilitation and also restricts government's power to acquire land for private projects. So how is India Inc reading this bill? While, the bill brings some relief in the form of transparency, it leaves a major lot of corporates unhappy.

  • CII worries about impact of hike on industry and growth

    CII worries about impact of hike on industry and growth

    B Muthuraman, president of CII and vice chairman, Tata Steel believes that even though the most recent hike may look justifiable from the RBI’s point of view, it will definitely have an adverse impact on the growth of the economy.

  • Any further hike in interest rate will kill industry: CII

    Any further hike in interest rate will kill industry: CII

    Chennai, Jul 4 (PTI) Industry body CII today cautioned against any further hike in interest rates, saying it would further hamper the growth prospects of the country and "kill" the industry.

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