India continues to be one of the world's fastest-growing major economies, driven by strong domestic demand, expanding investment, technological innovation, and an evolving policy landscape. As the country advances towards its long-term development aspirations, a responsive and forward-looking economic policy framework remains critical to sustaining growth, enhancing competitiveness, and fostering inclusive prosperity.
The Economic Affairs Department at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) serves as a vital interface between industry and Government, contributing to India's economic reform and growth agenda. The Department closely monitors macroeconomic trends, fiscal and monetary developments, trade and investment policies, and emerging business challenges to facilitate informed policy dialogue and evidence-based recommendations.
Through consultations, policy roundtables, seminars, conferences, and workshops at the national and regional levels, the Department brings together policymakers, industry leaders, economists, and other stakeholders to deliberate on key economic issues and shape policy outcomes. It also works extensively on direct and indirect taxation, tax administration, and regulatory reforms, providing constructive industry feedback to support a transparent, predictable, and globally competitive tax ecosystem.
CII undertakes comprehensive economic research to generate evidence-based insights that support informed policymaking and business decision-making. Its research spans macroeconomic trends, fiscal and monetary developments, trade and investment, competitiveness, emerging global economic challenges, and sectoral issues, providing industry with timely analysis of the evolving economic landscape. Through flagship publications such as the Economy Dashboard, Economy Matters, Economy Update, Business Outlook Survey, and other research reports, CII disseminates actionable insights, tracks business sentiment, and presents industry perspectives on key policy issues. These knowledge resources serve as valuable reference points for policymakers, businesses, academia, and other stakeholders, contributing to policy discourse and advancing India's agenda for sustainable, inclusive, and globally competitive economic growth.
India continues to be one of the world's fastest-growing major economies, driven by strong domestic demand, expanding investment, technological innovation, and an evolving policy landscape. As the country advances towards its long-term development aspirations, a responsive and forward-looking economic policy framework remains critical to sustaining growth, enhancing competitiveness, and fostering inclusive prosperity.
The Economic Affairs Department at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) serves as a vital interface between industry and Government, ...