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AP Tops In Ease Of Doing Business:- Andhra Pradesh is leading the list among the Indian states in Ease of Doing Business (EDB) list that is announced by a team of researchers led by Tan Khee Giap, co-director of Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI). He is even the associate professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. AP is followed by Maharastra and New Delhi. As per the Asia Competitiveness Institute's (ACI) EDB index latest rankings, AP raced to the top and bagged the award for the year 2018.

AP Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu expressed his happiness on the achievement. "International investors look for a stable government with strong policies before coming forward for investments. The state government would take into consideration the observations including weaknesses and try to strengthen those areas" said Babu in a statement. Chandra Babu Naidu announced that AP Government is in plans to distribute smartphones to each family as a part of ease of living in the state.

Asia Competitiveness Institute was established to build intellectual leadership and develop competitiveness across Asia.