Mumbai, Jan. 11 -- The speakers at the 13th SIAM Looking Ahead Conclave said that factors like low-interest rate, benign inflation, moderation in oil prices are likely to be supportive for consumer demand. However, the economy may face major headwind due to certain domestic and global developments.

N Raja, Chairman, SIAM Economic Research Group & Deputy Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Dr Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser, State Bank of India, Sameer Narang, Chief Economist at Bank of Baroda, C V Raman, Executive Director, Maruti Suzuki India, Kapil Gupta, Economist, Edelweiss Securities, B Srinivas, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Product Planning, VE Commercial Vehicles, V Ravi, Executive Director & Chief Finan...