Bengal’s business environment has improved, says Hamid Ansari

KOLKATA: West Bengal is fast emerging as an attractive destination for investors and doing business in the state is much easier, simpler and faster now, Vice President M Hamid Ansari said.

Addressing a meeting organised by the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce here on Thursday, Ansari said international interest in the state was on display during Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's recent visit to the UK, where more than 20 memorandums of understanding were signed.

"Today, West Bengal with a higher than national average GDP, stands ready to claim its rightful place in a rapidly growing India," Ansari said.