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Thailand’s EEC eyes 2.2 trillion baht in investments after sweeping up 1.9 trillion baht in first five years

BANGKOK, Dec 10 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) has drawn 1.92 trillion baht in foreign investments in its first five years of implementation.

In addition to this, Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said EEC aims to attract another 2.2 trillion baht in the next five years.

He added that investments between 2018 and 2022 had already exceeded the original target of 1.7 trillion baht.

Among the key investors are Sony Pictures Entertainment and Amazon Falls, which built the world’s first Columbia Pictures Aquaverse in Chonburi.

This recreational park is expected to attract as many as 20 million visitors per year and generate revenue of 10 billion baht for the local economy, Supattanapong said.

He added that the EEC targets 2.2 trillion baht in foreign…

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