

Dyala Sabbagh brings this month’s Gateway to the Middle East from the Desert Palm outside Dubai.Guy Johnson is in Turkey where confidence is returning after the economy suffered its worst performance on record earlier this year. Ziya Akkurt, the CEO of the country’s biggest bank shares his thoughts. Joanna Andrews travels to Bahrain where His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa, chief Executive of EDB explains why the state is investing in education. Plus, Aldar CEO, John Bullough, tells us how Abu Dhabi is being transformed into a destination of the future. 