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WT/BFA/W/299  
 
13 May 2013  
(13-2451)  Page: 1/10  
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
  DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA GLOBAL TRUST FUND (DDAGTF) 
AND OTHER FUNDS 
 
 
The attached document presents the Monthly Financial Report as at 31 March 2013 WT/BFA/W/299 
 
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  Table 1 Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF) 
Monthly Financial Report - 31 March 2013 
 
Financial situation 31 March 2013 MCHF   
 
Funds brought forward from 2012 12.4  
Contributions received 2013 1.0 Orange 
Total funds  13.4  
Less Expenditure  -6.1 Green 
Less Pending commitments 0.0  
Balance available  7.4 Green 
 
Contributions & Pledges  Orange 
In March we received AUD 1 million from Australia as a contribution to the DDAGTF and AUD 
400,000 for the TFNA fund. Otherwise March was a quiet month in terms of contribution or pledge 
activity. We prepared letters inviting traditional donors to make 2013 contributions and these will 
be sent in early April. 
Activity Level  Green 
Expenditures and commitments recorded in 2013 for the implementation of the planned activities 
under the DDAGTF totalled CHF 6.1 million. As of the end of March, 22% of the planned 2013 
activities had been implemented or initiated: 28% of Chapter A and 17% of Chapter B including 
26% of Regional Seminars. 
Outlook  Orange 
The final balance of CHF 12.4 million available at  the end of 2012 was carried forward to 2013. 
This amount provided adequate funding to start organizing and implementing activities without 
hesitation in the first quarter of 2013. While  a few Members have si gned multiyear DDAGTF 
agreements that extend into 2013 or beyond (e.g. Australia, Canada, France, Sweden and 
Switzerland), most have not and at this point we do not have a clear indication as to what the 
contribution level and timing will be in 2013. One potential risk is that the initiation of a new round 
of needs assessments in the context of the trade facilitation negotiations and the launch of a new 
appeal to support LDCs at the Bali Ministerial (and the associated expectations for funding these 
initiatives) will divert resources away from the GTF in 2013.  
Most of the other trust funds are in a relatively healthy position in terms of contributions and 
outlook at this point. However, both the MC9 LDC fund and Trade Facilitation Need Assessment 
fund will need additional support in 2013. 
 
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  Table 2 DDAGTF Funds & Pledges Report 
DDAGTF Contributions & Pledges 
Monthly Financial Report - 31 March 2013  
Donor (CHF) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013* 
Sweden 2,026,384  2,353,920  2,074,322  2,386,480  2,288,000 
Australia 1,525,650  1,952,400  1,803,600   980,300  
Norway 1,710,279  1,784,440  1,593,626  2,438,905   
Netherlands 1,472,990  1,472,990  1,472,990    
Germany 1,509,500  1,438,500  1,237,500  1,198,000   
Finland 1,534,000  1,364,000  1,228,000    
European Union 1,518,550  1,574,550  1,187,500  1,024,050   
Canada 456,121   944,276  1,362,298   
United States 1,026,109  1,002,654  940,580  940,535   
France 2,250,500  655,500  611,000  600,500  600,000 
Spain 533,750  467,950  400,050    
Japan 474,637  395,604  395,604  395,604   
Denmark 616,746  180,019  331,230  321,903   
Korea 357,000  344,400  322,350  334,950   
Austria 302,480  285,640  258,600  240,200   
Chinese Taipei   184,200    
Liechtenstein 40,000  40,000  40,000  40,000   
Estonia 49,425  28,932  26,209  23,199  24,160  
Czech Republic   23,746    
Ireland 1,357,200  409,200     
China 211,000  200,300     
New Zealand  158,000     
Luxembourg 754,000      
Switzerland    800,000  800,000  
Romania 79,450      
Slovak Republic 60,000      
Turkey 50,000      
Total Contributions 
Received 19,915,771  16,108,999  15,075,383  12,106,624  1,004,460  
Total Contributions 
including Pledges 19,915,771  16,108,999  15,075,383  12,106,624  4,692,460  
Total Number of Donors 23  19  19  14  2  
* Pledges are indicated in italics and lighter font 
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Chart 1 Contributions Received  
(in MCHF) 
 Chart 2 2013 Contributions by Donors  
(in MCHF) 
 
18.4
16.418.719.5
18.7 18.619.7
16.1
15.1
12.1
1.0
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Mar-130.98 
0.02Australia
Estonia
 
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  Table 3 DDAGTF 
DDAGTF Activity Level 
Monthly Financial Report - 31 March 2013  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities * 
Grand Total 18,619,391  6,060,980  205 46 22%  
A) General WTO-Related Technical Assistance 6,645,101  1,374,325  25 7 28%  
 A-1 Trade Policy Courses 4,589,382  985,737  11 2 18% 
  Intermediate Level Activities 4,589,382  985,737  11 2 18% 
 A-5 Geneva-based topic-specific symposia  560,729  173,252  7 3 43% 
 A-7 Regional and Sub-regi onal capacity-building 
programmes 1,494,990  215,336  7 2 29% 
B) Specialized and Advanced Technical 
Assistance 6,391,639  1,175,663  118 20 17%  
 B-2 National Technical Assistance Activities  624,823  106,703  65 5 8% 
   Topic-specific activities 186,721   16,132  30 1 3% 
   TA within the Trade Policy Review Mechanism 
Framework 155,601   44,838  25 1 4% 
   WTO Reference cent res and enquiry points 282,500   45,732  10 3 30% 
 B-3 Regional Seminars 4,540,925  711,740  42 11 26% 
   Agriculture (Ag) 269,098   54,006  3 1 33% 
   Dispute Settlement (DSU) 448,497  - 3 0 0% 
   Government  Procurement  
(Plurilateral Agreement on) 215,919  193,480  3 2 67% 
  Market Access related issues 658,863  188,479  5 2 40% 
  Regional Trade Agreements  89,699  - 1 0 0% 
   Rules 339,576  - 4 0 0% 
   Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) 239,198  - 2 0 0% 
   Services negotiations; GATS 527,091  - 5 0 0% 
   Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) 179,399   27,465  2 1 50% 
   Trade and Development, S&D and Small 
Economies 527,091  117,035  5 2 40% 
   Trade and Environment 269,098   19,627  3 1 33% 
   Trade Facilitation 597,996  - 4 0 0% 
   Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights 
(TRIPS) 179,399  111,648  2 2 100% 
 B-5 Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations 
Skills  597,996  343,512  4 3 75% 
 B-6 Outreach Activities   538,196   13,709  6 1 17% 
 B-7 Accessions 89,699  - 1 0 0% 
C) Academic Support 1,390,352  734,500  56  13  23%  
 C-1 WTO Chairs Programme 1,123,921  734,500   47  13  28% 
  WCP Annual conference 39,866  - 1 0 0% 
  Continuation of WTO Chairs  847,500  734,500  15 13 87% 
  Advisory Board Meeting 49,833  - 1 0 0% 
  Support missions to WTO Chair holder 
institutions  186,721   - 30 0 0% 
 C-2 Academic Cooperation Programme 89,699   - 1 0 0% 
 C-3 Support programme for doctoral students 97,632   - 8 0 0% 
 C-5 Research collaboration 79,100   - 0 0 0% 
D) Trainee Programmes and Internships 237,300  203,343  6 6 100%  
 D-2 WTO Regional Coordinator Internship  237,300  203,343  6 6 100% 
F) Staff Costs and Other Programmes 3,955,000  2,573,148        
 F-1 L-Posts and other Short-Term Contracts 3,955,000  2,572,232       L-Posts 3,277,000  2,310,113       eTraining Staff 565,000  262,120       Short-term contracts 113,000   -      F-2 Documentation for national TA activities -  916     
* Activities counted include any activity that has be en formally approved and for which funds have been 
committed. An activity included in the count is not necessarily complete and could incur additional 
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Chart 3 Expenditure (in MCHF) Chart 4 Available Year-End Balance (in MCHF)  
19.9 
15.3 18.4 18.7 
17.0 18.4 18.1 
13.7 
10.0 
6.1 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.8 9.5 10.9 
8.9 10.2 12.4 
7.4 
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Mar-13
 
Chart 5 Regional Seminars – Expenditure (in CHF) 
54,006 -193,480 188,479 ----27,465 117,035 19,627 -111,648 
 Agriculture (Ag) Dispute Settlement (DSU) Government Procurement (Plurilateral…Market Access related issuesRegional Trade Agrements Rules Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Services negotiations; GATS Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Trade and Development, S&D and Small… Trade and Environment Trade Facilitation Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights…
 
 
Chart 6 Expenditure by chapter 
A) General T. A. 
23%
B) Specialized T. A. 
19%
C) Academic 12%D) Internships, 3%F) Staff Costs and 
Other Programmes, 
43%py p
 
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Other Funds 
Monthly Financial Report - 31 March 2013 
Internship Programme- Se lected Missions (TIMM1) 
  MCHF  
Funds brought forward from 2012 1.9  
Contributions received  
 Green 
Total funds 1.9  
Expenditure (1.3) 
 Green 
Balance available 0.6 
 Green 
LDCs in the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference (TMI09)  
Funds brought forward from 2012 0.4  
Contributions received 0.0  Orange 
Total funds 0.4  
Expenditure (0.1)  Green 
Balance available 0.3  Orange 
Trainee Programme (TNL05)   
Funds brought forward from 2012 1.1  
Contributions received   Green 
Total funds 1.1  
Expenditure (0.9)  Green 
Balance available 0.1  Green 
Trade Facilitation Needs Assessments ( TTFNA)  
Funds brought forward from 2012 0.5  
Contributions received 0.4  Orange 
Total funds 0.9  
Expenditure (0.3)  Green 
Balance available 0.6  Orange 
Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group ( TTFNG)  
Funds brought forward from 2012 0.3  
Contributions received 0.0 
 Green 
Total funds 0.3  
Expenditure (0.2) 
 Green 
Balance available 0.1  Orange 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP) 
Funds brought forward from 2012 0.4  Green 
Contributions received   
Total funds 0.4  
Expenditure (0.1)  Green 
Balance available 0.3  Green 
STDF on SPS (TWB01)   
Funds brought forward from 2012 9.8  
Contributions received 0.9 
Green 
Total funds 10.7  
Contracted commitments (6.2)  
Expenditure (1.0) 
Green 
Balance available 3.5 
Green 
Uncontracted commitments* (5.1) 
Green 
Balance including commitments (1.7) 
Red 
*4  Approved projects & 1 PPG to be contracted within 12 months 
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Table 4 Funds and Pledges 
Internship Programme- Se lected Missions (TIMM1)  
Donor (CHF) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
France 754,500  655,500  611,000  600,500  600,000  
Ireland 301,600  272,800  377,190   396,330   
Denmark    165,615   160,952   
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  1,056,100   928,300   1,153,805   1,157,782   -  
Trainee Programme (TNL05)  
Donor (CHF) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
Netherlands   818,330   94,701   1,793,909   
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  -   818,330   94,701   1,793,909   -  
Trade Facilitation National Needs Assessments ( TTFNA)  
Donor (CHF) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
Australia      392,120  
European Union  303,800      
Norway  257,732      
Taipei (Chinese)     93,900   
United Kingdom  81,900      
United States     140,850   
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  643,432   -   -   234,750   392,120  
Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group ( TTFNG)  
Donor (CHF) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
European Union  19,747   241,280   206,720   241,460   
Norway  266,477   330,743   144,655   163,639   
Sweden   143,909    183,067   
UK  760,500      
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  1,046,724   715,932   351,375   588,166   -  
STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
Donor (CHF) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
Canada  182,448    1,888,552   917,095   903,751  
Sweden  1,007,839   1,011,317   1,008,210   1,015,560  1,000,000 
Netherlands  500,000   981,997   981,997   981,997   
Switzerland  700,000    500,000    
Finland  613,600   545,600   491,200    
European Union  375,901   250,229   399,511   437,164  436,800  
Denmark  616,746   360,038   331,230   321,903   
Norway   168,663   237,624   245,559   
Japan  303,143   291,471   187,398   100,196   
Germany  227,700   196,650   183,300   180,150   
Ireland  301,600   163,000   148,250   222,305   
United States  364,350   256,500   89,600   106,259   
Chinese Taipei   78,720   73,680    
Australia  653,850      
UK  485,925      
Italy      
Total Contributions Received 6,333,102  4,304,185  6,520,551  4,528,188   903,751  
Total Contributions including Pledges  6,333,102   4,304,185   6,520,551   4,528,188   2,340,551  
Total Number of Donors  13   11   13   10   1  
WTO Regular Budget  
Donor (CHF) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
Total Budget  5,476,400   4,952,500   4,987,500   4,585,100   4,477,800  
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  Table 5 Activity Level – Other Funds 
Activity Level-Other Funds 
Monthly Financial Report - 31 March 2013 
Mission Interns and Netherlands Trainee Programmes  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2013 Plan 2013 % 
Internship Programme- Selected Missions (TIMM1)  621,500   1,260,600  10 20  200%  
Trainee Programme (TNL05)  1,039,600   914,535  16 15 94% 
LDCs in the 9th Ministerial Cnference ( TMI09)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2013 Plan 2013 % 
Grand Total  763,029   128,630  1 1 100%  
         
Trade Facilitation Needs Assessments ( TTFNA)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2013 Plan 2013 % 
Grand Total    303,733  40 8  20% 
         
Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group ( TTFNG)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2013 Plan 2013 % 
Grand Total   -   219,723    1   
        
        
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2013 Plan 2013 % 
        -   56,546        
        
        
STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure Number of New Activities  
Plan 2013 Plan 2013 % 
Grand Total  4,552,139   1,009,822        
Technical missions and meetings  172,944   10,126  18 3  17% 
Coordination activities  550,745   4,011  6 3 50% 
Project Development  205,886   171,116  4 4  100%  
Project Funding  2,676,518   665,683  4 3 75% 
Project Ex-post Evaluations  102,943   18,103  3 3  100%  
Operating Expenses  843,103  140,783  n/a n/a n/a 
        
Contracted commitments     6,209,793     
Uncontracted commitments*  5,140,773        
*  6 projects & 3 PPGs approved to be contracted within 12 months 
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  Table 6 Regular Budget 
Regular Budget Activity  
 
Activity Level-Other Funds  
Monthly Financial Report - 31 March 2013 
WTO Regular Budget  
 Plan 2013 Plan 2013 % 
 Plan 2013 Plan 2013 % 
Grand Total 4,477,800  1,612,008      
General WTO Related T.A 1,845,700  1,109,262     
 Regular TPCs 1,169,000  993,495  2 2 100%  
Geneva-based Introduction Course 209,700  -  1  0% 
Geneva-based Introduction days 10,000  -  3  0%  
Geneva Weeks 397,000  115,767  2 1 50% 
Other Geneva-based Support  
(Legal Advisory Role) 60,000  -  n/a n/a   
Specialized and Advanced T.A 2,308,600  482,057      
Geneva-based Thematic Courses 1,202,600  368,898  8 3 38%  
National Technical Assistance Missions 1,106,000  113,159  200 22 11% 
Academic Support 250,000  20,689      
 Regional and Global Capacity Building 
events 70,000  -  5  0% 
 National Workshops for Academics 155,000   20,689  n/a n/a   
 Document Dissemination Programme for 
Universities 25,000  -  n/a n/a   
E- Learning 73,500  -  n/a n/a   
 
 
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