Business outlook has improved for India Inc: CII survey

October 13th, 2009 German investor confidence slips in OctoberFRANKFURT — German investor confidence dipped in October as mixed economic data suggested Europe's biggest economy will recover only slowly, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday. The ZEW institute said its monthly index, which gauges investors' outlook for the next six months, was down 1.7 points from September at 56 points.

September 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian employers are the most optimistic about hiring, says a survey by global placement company Manpower Inc, and job seekers are likely to benefit from an active market through the end of the year. "With a Net Employment Outlook of +25 percent, Indian employers report the most optimistic forecast among all 35 countries participating in the survey," said the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released Tuesday.

August 26th, 2009 German business sentiment improves in AugustFRANKFURT — German business confidence improved for a fifth consecutive month in August as the economy showed signs of recovery from its deep downturn, a closely watched survey said Wednesday. The Ifo Business Climate Survey, conducted by the Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, said its reading of German business sentiment rose to 90.5 points in August from 87.4 points in July.

July 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Trust in business is recovering significantly in some of the world's largest markets with India and China most positive about business and the US rebounding from 10-year lows, according to a new survey. The Edelman Trust Barometer found that at 75 percent, India recorded the highest level of trust in business of any of the six countries surveyed.

July 27th, 2009 Global consumer confidence improves in Q2LONDON — Consumer confidence around the world improved in the second quarter, according to a survey by researchers Nielsen, suggesting that the public is embracing the idea of a global economic recovery. The Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index rose to 82 in June, an increase of 5 points from March, spurred by renewed consumer optimism and stock market gains in emerging markets and key Asian countries.

July 24th, 2009 German business sentiment improves in JulyFRANKFURT — A leading indicator of German business sentiment improved in July, suggesting the economy is stabilizing, the Ifo Business Climate Index said Friday. The Ifo, part of the Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, said its reading of the German business climate improved to 87.3 points in July from 85.9 points in June.

July 20th, 2009 Company forecasters less pessimisticWASHINGTON — With the U.S. economy expected to emerge this year from the longest recession since World War II, business forecasters are feeling a bit less gloomy about the future.

July 8th, 2009 IMF raises Asia 2009 growth forecastBEIJING — The International Monetary Fund has raised its 2009 growth forecast for Asia's developing economies from 4.8 percent to 5.5 percent but cautioned that a sustained rebound will depend on recovery in developed economies. The Washington-based cited improved prospects for regional giants China and India.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is still not very favourable for doing business and starting new ventures in the country is a "time consuming affair", a survey conducted by International Finance Corp (IFC), an arm of the World Bank, has said. According to the survey, released here Tuesday at a business conference, India still faces several bottlenecks, including bureaucratic hurdles, in making its environment attractive for businesses.

May 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Inc's business confidence for the first half of this fiscal has improved 2.4 points to 58.7, though global economic instability and slackening consumer demand remain major sources of concern, says a survey by the Confederation of India Industry (CII). CII Business Confidence Index (CII-BCI) for April-September 2009-10 improved considerably compared to the business confidence in the past six months.

May 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's service sector is set to grow substantially in the next 12 months, though its business activity prospects remain lowest in the BRIC block comprising Brazil, Russia, India and China, says a survey by global auditing agency KPMG released Thursday. April's BRIC Business Outlook Survey, which covered around 1,400 service sector firms in the BRIC nations, said 31.1 percent of Indian companies saw their activity levels expanding, up from 15.3 percent last autumn.

April 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite the global slowdown and recession in Europe and the US, India expects at least $40 billion as foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current fiscal, a senior industry ministry official said here Friday. 'The overall outlook for foreign investment is positive.

April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) are running neck and neck this Lok Sabha elections and are likely to get 189 seats and 187 seats, respectively, showed a pre-poll survey by a private news channel. According to the survey conducted by India TV: 'Both BJP and Congress are expected to win 143 seats on their own.

April 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A majority of chief information officers (CIOs) of companies in India expect the economic slowdown to end by October-December 2009, a survey conducted by market intelligence IT consulting major IDC India showed Monday. The survey, titled 'Identifying Opportunities in the Current Economic Scenario', was conducted among 467 CIOs from mid-sized and large enterprises across 18 industry verticals in February-March 2009, IDC said.

March 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - While overall business confidence has improved this fiscal, corporates are not confident about the future, says the latest business confidence survey released Monday by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The FICCI Business Confidence Survey for the third quarter of 2008-09 said 64 percent of the 384 respondent companies - with turnover ranging from Rs.1 crore to Rs.33,000 crore - felt overall economic conditions have worsened between April and September 2008, down 22 percentage points compared to the previous survey.