India Inc optimistic on recovery by 2010: KPMG

New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Most of the Indian corporates are hopeful that the economy would revive by 2010 and are lining up fresh investments either for this year or the next, a survey by global financial consultancy firm KPMG has said.

About 70 per cent of the respondents according to the survey expect recovery by 2010, India seems to be more optimistic than the average, a survey titled 'Global business reactions to recession and strategies for recovery' carried out by the firm said.

While, nearly 50 per cent of those surveyed plan to make new investments either this year or next year, it added.

Infact, eight per cent of the respondents also feel that they were not impacted by the global recession at all.

The survey was carried out by KPMG in companies across 29 countries and involved more than 850 senior decision makers in the companies.