Dun & Bradstreet News

On the prices front, D&B expects the CPI inflation to be in the range of 3.7-3.9 percent and WPI inflation to be in the range of 4.8-5 percent during August this year.

According to Dun & Bradstreet, rising fuel prices in India, which touched an all-time high, is likely to feed in to other segments and keep the rate of inflation higher.

India Inc's business optimism registered an increase for the first quarter of this year, largely driven by GDP growth, easing FDI norms and RBI rate cuts.

IT giant TCS has been rated as the best company in India on various financial and operational parameters by Dun & Bradstreet.

Inflation is likely to average 3.7 percent in 2015-16, higher than the moderate growth of 2 percent logged in the last financial year, says a Dun & Bradstreet report.

The underlying business sentiment remains subdued for the second quarter of this calender year amid concerns about effective implementation of key economic reforms, says a Dun & Bradstreet study.

The level of optimism about business environment among chief financial officers of domestic firms declined slightly for the first quarter of this calendar year, according to a survey by Dun & Bradstreet.

A stable government at the Centre seems to have had an impact on the country's business climate, as India Inc's optimism index for the third quarter of this year has registered an increase of over 11 percent over last year, a Dun & Bradstreet report has said.