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Hard-hit Gulf states lose their glitter for expatriates
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Covid-19 drove expatriates out of the Gulf states, but analysts said they were already leaving before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tan Jia Ning, Tan Jia Ning Regional Correspondent and Sana Altaf in Dubai
Ms Sadaf Gull moved to Dubai from Pakistan permanently in 2005 after her husband, a development manager, took on a lucrative offer in the city. The tax-free salary, Islamic culture and secure environment were drawcards.
There, they settled down and brought up two children.
