Last updated: 18 august, 2009 - 16:04 GMT

Singapore's expat community cuts back

The economic downturn has changed the way we live our lives.

As part of the BBC's Taking the Pulse of the Global Economy, Business reporter Mariko Oi focusses on one of Asia's economic powerhouses, Singapore.

She reports on how the global economic crisis is changing the fortunes of Singapore's well-paid expatriate community.

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