The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) is advancing its cooperation with BNP Paribas, one of Europe’s leading financial institutions, to connect high-quality European investor networks with Thailand. The partnership aims to drive investment in target industries and key development projects within the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), strengthening the country’s long-term competitiveness.
On 9 July 2026, Mrs. Cholachit Vorawangso Virakul, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary-General of EECO, welcomed Mrs. Somlak Thinmanee, Chief Executive Officer for Thailand of BNP Paribas, along with the bank’s executive delegation, at EECO’s Bang Rak office. The two sides discussed avenues for cooperation in investment promotion, leveraging the bank’s position as a global financial institution with an extensive network of corporate clients and major investors across Europe. The collaboration is intended to raise awareness of investment opportunities in Thailand and connect high-potential investors—particularly from France, Germany, and the Netherlands—with opportunities in the EEC.
Mrs. Cholachit stated that the cooperation with BNP Paribas marks another significant step in expanding EECO’s network of international partners, enhancing access to European investors in advanced technology industries. This aligns with the EEC’s strategy of positioning Thailand as the region’s investment base of the future. EECO stands ready to present investment opportunities across five target industrial clusters—medical and wellness, digital, next-generation automotive, BCG (Bio-Circular-Green economy), and services—as well as the EEC Capital City (EECiti) project and its central infrastructure, in support of long-term investment.
For her part, Mrs. Somlak affirmed the bank’s confidence in the potential of the EEC area and in Thailand’s continued standing as a key investment destination within ASEAN, particularly as European industries seek new, stable manufacturing bases and supply chains. She expressed the bank’s readiness to support the dissemination of investment information and to connect its client and investor networks with opportunities to expand business into Thailand.
Both parties plan to continue jointly driving investment promotion activities in Europe, with
a focus on investor engagement events showcasing the EEC’s potential in future-oriented industries such as aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), clean energy, and advanced electronics—drawing on the bank’s investor and partner networks as a key mechanism to broaden outreach to European investors and generate concrete new investment opportunities for Thailand.
