Yaklov said, "A planned economy is indeed completely different from a free market, but judging solely by Mombasa's development, your economic system should be quite successful."
Corivid said, "Of course, but this economic system is far from perfect and has plenty of problems. Still, at this stage, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. After all, East Africa's tangible changes and development cannot be faked. It is not just Mombasa—other East African cities are also developing at breakneck speed, and new cities are constantly emerging."
"Mr. Corivid, could you tell me about the situation in East Africa's other cities?" Since it concerned his future work and life, Yaklov naturally needed to put in more effort and prepare himself mentally before his work location was decided.
"Of course. I have not visited many East African cities, but I do know something about the overall situation. Let me start with East Africa's major cities, such as our new capital, Rhine City..."
While Corivid introduced Yaklov to the state of urban development in East Africa, the Mombasa City Government and the Eastern Province Government were also discussing the Dar es Salaam city cluster.
As East Africa's twin-star cities, Mombasa City undoubtedly paid the closest attention to Dar es Salaam City. The same was true of Eastern Province, since its economy relied primarily on Mombasa City, unlike Coastal Province, which also had economically powerful cities such as Bagamoyo City, Tanga City, Morogoro City, First Town City, and Soga City.
Although Eastern Province also had cities besides Mombasa City, none of them were particularly strong, making it difficult to gain a competitive advantage over Coastal Province. Mombasa had already lagged behind Dar es Salaam City, and after East Africa moved its capital, Dar es Salaam City was likely to pull even farther ahead.
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