One year after the Dubai World debt meltdown we go back to Dubai to see if things have improved.
Looking down on a city in crisis
The idea for this show came from, quite simply, a similar show we did last year.
It became apparent very quickly back in November 2009 that Dubai World’s request for a freeze on its debt repayments was more than just an economic story … instead, it was the sudden unravelling of a city, a dream and a way of life.
Dubai had become a haven for so many – be they Western expats attempting to climb the corporate ladder, or migrant workers looking for a means to support their family. They’d come here, and now their existence was being threatened.
Not just because of Dubai World to be entirely fair, but because the truth about Dubai’s ability to deal with the economic slowdown had never been fully told. In late 2009, that truth was being not only told but shouted and broadcasted all over the world. So we came down here last year to report on the crisis as it happened … and felt it only right to come back one year on, to see what (if anything) had really changed.
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