State urged to step up progress of special zones EEC alone seen as insufficient to boost the economy, writes Chatrudee Theparat published : 22 Jul 2021 at 04:00 Mr Kanit says the EEC scheme alone is not enough to upgrade Thailand to become a developed country. The government is being urged to speed up the implementation of additional special development zones and the digitalisation of government services to boost investments and rehabilitate the country's economy which has been battered by the Covid-19 crisis. Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general to the EEC Office, said the government's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) alone is not enough to attract investment and boost the country's gross domestic product to grow 4-5% a year as planned after Covid-19.