That was the very Dickensian prospect facing Simon Ford, a boyish British entrepreneur whose “alternative gift” business sold rides in hot air balloons and Formula 1 racing cars to the party crowd in this Disneyesque city-state. But the recession has hit Dubai hard and Ford’s business foundered.
When his loans came due last June, he did what thousands of other expats have done. He packed up his family and fled — a few hours ahead of the law. More...
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