After The Bubble Burst: A Look At Dubai One Year Later (BBC Video)

 

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One year on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the BBC is examining the impact of the global recession right around the world. In the Middle East - optimistic predictions that the region would be immune proved untrue. It simply arrived there later. And in Dubai - it was real estate that bore the brunt. With falling property prices and a shrinking population, the impact is being felt right across the economy as Ben Thompson now reports from Dubai.