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EEC Expects 300-billion-baht Investment This Year
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) has expected investment to triple to 300 billion baht this year as investment projects previously held by the coronavirus outbreak get pushed forward again.EEC Secretary -General Kanit Sangsubhan said actual investment in the EEC could be up from 96 billion ...
NNT Reporter
Energy Ministry Seeks New Power Plants for EEC Need
The Ministry of Energy is seeking acceleration of new power projects to cope with the expected sharp spike in electricity demand with the promotion of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).National Energy Reform Committee Chairman Pornchai Rujiprapa said the latest electricity usage statistics showed that the ...
NNT Reporter
Govt to set up innovation centre in EEC
The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with SIASUN, China’s leading robotics and automation company, to jointly develop an innovation centre in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi).The MoU, which the NSTDA signed with the company’s ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Govt targets B300 bn investments in eastern corridor this year
The government aims to boost investment in the country’s industrial east this year by 44% to around 300 billion baht, a deputy prime minister said on Monday, after a 45% drop last year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.The amount would be a ...
State sees EEC funding hitting B400bn
The government is optimistic that investment in its flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) can reach 400 billion baht next year, driven both by private investment and infrastructure development.Of the total, 300 billion baht is expected to be generated by private investment, while 100 billion would ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
EEC adjusting investment in line with Biden’s 'green' strategy
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office has announced it will adjust its five-year investment plan to adapt to the changing global situation.The 2020-2024 plan for infrastructure and targeted industries will be revised in light of US president-elect Joe Biden’s strategy to promote eco-friendly businesses, said ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand warms to China's ventures
The Chinese government is ready to enable an expansion of investments in Thailand and connect its Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) with the Thai government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged on Thursday.Keep reading ...
Mongkol Bangprapa
Thai embassies in 30 nations urged to woo investors for EEC
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office of Thailand has recently called on Thai embassies in 30 countries to approach foreign firms to invest in the EEC, the office’s secretary-general Kanit Sangsubhan said.He said the EEC’s main targets are firms in technology, logistics, medical and health ...
The Nation Reporter
FTI says contagion an opportunity to push EEC
The government should take advantage of the coronavirus crisis to attract investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and make Thailand a standout among neighbouring countries as the most preferable investment destination, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).“Thailand needs to start stimulating investment now, ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Investment in EEC drops more than 18%
The number of firms registering in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) from January-May this year dropped 13.35 per cent year on year to 2,731, Department of Business Development director general Vuttikrai Leewiraphan announced today.Their total registered capital was Bt6.790 billion, down 18.32 per cent year ...
The Nation Reporter