The Arab Planning Institute (API) in Kuwait organized a training program on "Policies of Competitiveness Capacity Enhancement “for the benefit of The Commercial Office Kuwait , Cairo, Egypt, during the period from 10/1 to 14/1/2016. The program aimed at introducing to trainees the meaning of national competitiveness and how it is measured and how to develop indicators that are used to assess national competitveness. The program covered a host of critical issues that have a direct bearing on national competitiveness promotion. The issues covered included macroeconomic stability and sustainability of economic growth, infrastructure, labor markets, human capital, technology transfer and investment as well as business environement. The program gave a special attention to the case of Egypt by analyzing data on trade and investemnt and the position of the country in international reports. The program also looked at how to benefit from world class experiences.