The Arab Planning Institute (API) held the 1st Meeting of its Board of Trustees for 2011/2012 on Wednesday 11/1/2012 in Mrrakesh – Morocco. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Dr. Amani Bouresli, Kuwaiti Minister of Trade and Industry, and Minister of State for Planning and Development Affairs, and President of API's Board of Trustees. The Meeting was attended by 15 representatives of Arab Member Countries, in addition to Dr. Bader O. Malallah, API’s Director General, and Dr. Ali Abdel Gadir Ali, API's Deputy Director General.
In this Meeting, the Board of Trustees approved API's Scientific and Financial reports for 2010/2011.
On Thursday 12/1/2012 API organized a Development Forum for Arab Decision Makers. The Forum was attended by the Members of API's Board of Trustees who exchanged views and lessons of ecperience on a number of development issues relevant to their countries.