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WT/BFA/W/363  
 
28 May 2015  
(15-2767)  Page: 1/9  
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
  
DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA GLOBAL TRUST FUND (DDAGTF) 
The attached document presents the Monthly Financial Report as at 31 March 2015. WT/BFA/W/363 
 
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  Table 1 Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund 
DDGATF MCHF  
Financial situation 31 March 2015   
Funds brought forward from 2014  16.5  
Contributions received in 2015  2.1   Green  
 
Total funds   18.7 
  
Less Expenditure and commitments  (5.7)     Green 
Balance available  13.0  
Less pending activities (0.9)  
Balance available including pending Activities 12.1 Green  
 
 
Contributions & Pledges   Green         
The DDAGTF received several contributions during the first quarter of 2015.  Australia, Denmark, 
the European Union and Estonia have made contributions. Several donors have also informally indicated an intention to  pledge new contributions,  but as of the end of the first quarter most had 
not yet been formalized. As of the end of the first quarter, contribution levels were consistent with 
the historical averages for this point in the year. 
Activity Level   Green         
Expenditures and commitments recorded in 2015 for the implementation of the planned activities 
under the DDAGTF totaled CHF 5.7 million through th e end of March. As of the end of the first 
quarter, 34% of the planned 2015 activities had been implemented or initiated: 47% of Chapter A 
and 37% of Chapter B including 22% of Regional Seminars. Overall implementation rates are in 
line with what is expected at this point in the year. The relatively high level of reported staffing 
expenditure reflects the full year commitment for staff contracts funded from the DDAGTF.  
Outlook   Green         
The DDAGTF is in a solid financial position and is not anticipated to encounter problems funding 
activities during 2015.  The relatively high level of funds carried forward from 2014 due to the volume of contributions received only in the last months of 2014 provide this stable situation. The 
ITTC is coordinating with donors and beneficiaries on an external evaluation of the WTO's TA 
activities. Activity related to such an evaluation is expected to begin in the second half of 2015.     
 The new Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility is operational and attracting the interest of donors. 
Those donors with balances remaining in either the Trade Facilitation Needs Assessment or the 
Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group funds have been  invited to transfer these balances to the new 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility. Most have accepted this suggestion, a few have requested 
that their funds be returned due to their domestic procedures, and the WTO will follow up shortly 
with those donors who have not yet made their preferences known.   
Members have also been invited to contribute to the MC10 LDC Support fund.  While several 
Members have expressed an intention to support this fund, no actual contributions had been 
received by the end of the first quarter 2015.  It will be important that contributions arrive during 
the second quarter to ensure that the necessary logistical arrangements can be made in a timely 
manner. 
 Other trust funds are generally in a stable position.   
 
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  Table 2 Contributions and Pledges 
DDAGTF Contributions & Pledges  
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* 
Norway  1,593,626   2,438,905   2,287,108   2,163,722   
Germany  1,237,500   1,198,000   1,233,000   1,203,000   
United States  940,580   940,535   851,885   1,127,392   
Netherlands  1,472,990     875,000   495,000  
France  611,000   600,500   617,000   608,500   
Denmark  331,230   321,903   491,063   482,422   400,028  
Korea  322,350   334,950   313,600   336,350   
European Union  1,187,500   1,024,050   1,232,000   317,592   213,000  
European Union     1,827,000  
Japan  395,604   395,604   368,744   312,019   
Austria  258,600   240,200   243,600   241,400   
Australia  1,803,600    2,689,900   61,370   
1,501,872  
Liechtenstein  40,000   40,000   40,000   40,000   
Estonia  26,209   23,199   24,160   24,640   24,120  
Sweden  2,074,322   2,386,480   2,245,600    
Switzerland   800,000   800,000    
Chinese Taipei  184,200    181,400    
Canada  944,276   1,362,298     
Finland  1,228,000      
Spain  400,050      
Czech Republic  23,746      
Total Contributions Received 15,075,383  12,106,624  13,619,060  7,793,406  2,139,020  
Total Contributions including 
Pledges 15,075,383  12,106,624  13,619,060  7,793,406  4,461,020  
Total Number of Donors 19  14  15  13  6  
*Pledges are indicated in italics and lighter font. 
 
Figure 1 Contributions received  
(in MCHF) Figure 2 2015 Contributions by Donors  
(in MCHF) 
 
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  Table 3 Monthly Financia l Report –31 March 2015 
DDAGTF 
Activity Level 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities *  
Plan Mar 2015 Plan Mar 
2015 % 
Grand Total 14,430,552 5,710,133  92 31 34%  
A) General WTO-Related Technical Assistance 6,061,320 2,123,012 17 8 47%  
  A-1 Trade Policy Courses 4,271,400 1,826,315 7 4 57% 
         Intermediate Level Activities  4,271,400  1,826,315  7 4 57% 
  A-6 Geneva-based topic-specific symposia 745,800 260,374 6 3 50%  
  A-8 Regional and Sub-regional capacity-building 
programmes  1,044,120 36,323  4 1 25% 
B) Specialized and Advanced Technical Assistance 4,362,704 1,138,548  54 20 37%  
  B-2 National Technical Assistance Activities 335,384  59,869 18 4 22% 
  National activities 39,663   6  0% 
  National Accessions-related activities 13,221  - 2  0% 
   WTO Reference centres and enquiry points 282,500  59,869  10 4 40% 
  B-3 Regional Seminars 3,356,100 923,595  30 14 47% 
   Agriculture (Ag) 
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  0% 
   Dispute Settlement (DSU) -  0% 
   Government Procurement (Plurilateral  
Agreement on)  101,322 1 3% 
  Market Access related issues  86,799 2 7% 
  Regional Trade Agrements  -  0% 
   Rules  78,497 2 7% 
   Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)  67,993 1 3% 
   Services negotiations; GATS  332,550 5 17% 
   Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) -  5 0% 
   Trade and Development, S&D and Small  
Economies -  0% 
   Trade and Environment 9,939   3% 
   Trade Facilitation   0% 
   Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights  
(TRIPS) 30,480  1 3% 
  B-5 Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations 
Skills  216,015  - 1 3% 
  B-6 Outreach Activities  671,220 155,085  6 2 33% 
C) Academic Support 831,228 -45,909   1 7% 
  C-1 WTO Chairs Programme 758,004 -45,909  9 1 11% 
  Continuation of WTO Chairs  395,500 -48,977  7 0 0% 
  Annual meeting WCP Advisory Board Meeting  
and WCP stakehol ders meeting 134,244 -  1 - 0% 
  Support missions to WTO Chair holder  
institutions 228,260 3,068  1 1 100%  
  C-3 Support programme for doctoral students 73,224 -  6 - 0% 
D) Trainee Programmes and Internships 237,300 27,119  6 2 33%  
  D-2 WTO Regional Coordinator Internship 237,300 27,119  6 2 33% 
F) Staff Costs and Other Programmes 2,938,000 2,467,362        
  F-1 L-Posts and other Short-Term Contracts**  2,938,000 2,454,784        
  L-Posts eTraining Staff 2,881,500  2,454,784     
  Short-term contracts 56,500  -    
 F-2 Documentation for national TA activities  12,578     
* Includes activities that have been formally a pproved and for which funds have been committed. 
These are not necessarily complete and could incur additional expenditures.  
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  Figure 3 Expenditure Including 
commitments (in MCHF) Figure 4 Available Year-End Balance 
(in MCHF)  
Figure 5 Regional Seminars –Expenditure (in CHF) 
 
Figure 6 Expenditure by Chapter 
 
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  Table 4 Other Funds 
 MCHF   
 Internship Programme- Selected Missions (TIMM1)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 1.3   
Contributions received 0.0   Green
 
Total funds 1.3   
Expenditure (0.1)   Green
 
Balance available 1.1  Green
 
 Trainee Programme (TNL05)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 1.1   
Contributions received 0.0     Green
 
Total funds 1.1  Green 
Expenditure (0.1)    
Balance available 1.0      Green 
  
 Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility ( TTFAF)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 0.2   
Contributions received 0.0   Green
 
Total funds 0.2   
Expenditure (0.0)   Green
 
Balance available 0.2  Green
 
 China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 0.4   
Contributions received 0.0   Green
 
Total funds 0.4   
Expenditure 0.0   Green
 
Balance available 0.4  Green
 
 10th Ministerial Conference (TMI10)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 0.0   
Contributions received 0.0   Red
 
Total funds 0.0   
Expenditure 0.0   Green
 
Balance available 0.0  Red
 
 STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 8.6   
Contributions received 0.5   Orange
 
Total funds 9.1   
Contracted commitments (7.2)    
Expenditure (1.0)  Green
 
Balance available 0.9   Green
 
Uncontracted commitments* (3.9)  Green
 
Balance available including uncontracted 
commitments (3.1)   Orange
 
* 4 projects & 6 PPGs approved to be contracted within 12 months. 
 
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  Table 5 Other Funds Contributions and Pledges 
Internship Programme  Se lected Missions (TIMM1)  
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014  2015 
France  611,000   600,500   617,000   608,500   
Ireland  377,190   396,330   184,800   180,900   
Denmark  165,615   160,952     
Total Contributions Received & Pledges 1,153,805  1,157,782   801,800   789,400   
 
Trainee Programme (TNL05) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 
Netherlands  94,701  1,793,909   1,750,000   
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  94,701  1,793,909   -  1,750,000   -  
 
Evaluation of WTO Trust Funds Activities (TEVAL) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014 2015 
Finland     103,950 
European Union    96,240  
Total Contributions Received & Pledges -  - - 96,240 103,950  
 
 10th Ministerial Conference (TMI10) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014 2015 
Norway     60,365  
Switzerland     50,000  
Total Contributions Received & Pledges     110,365  
 
 STDF on SPS (TWB01) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014 2015 
Sweden  1,008,210  1,015,560   962,220   652,729   
Canada  1,888,552   917,095   903,751   903,751   
Denmark  331,230   321,903   491,063   482,422   400,028  
European Union  399,511   437,164   448,448   444,808   382,200  
Norway  237,624   245,559   228,711   419,196   
Ireland  148,250   222,305   227,920   223,110   
Germany  183,300   180,150   183,750   180,900   
Japan  187,398   100,196   85,502   73,365   
Chinese Taipei  73,680    74,400    78,945  
Netherlands  981,997   981,997    875,000   875,000  
Switzerland  500,000      
France      52,500  
Finland  491,200      577,500  
United States  89,600   106,259    89,000   
Total Contributions Received  6,520,551  4,528,188   3,605,765  4,344,281   478,974  
Total Contributions including Pledges  6,520,551  4,528,188   3,605,765  4,344,281   2,366,174  
Total Number of Donors  13   10   9   10   6  
 
 WTO Regular Budget 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014  2015 
Total Budget  4,987,500  4,585,100   4,477,800  4,547,800   4,547,800  
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  Table 6 Other Funds Performance Report 
Mission Interns and Netherlands Trainee Programmes  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Internship Programme- Selected Missions 
(TIMM1) 932,250  119,229  -  18 -  
Trainee Programme (TNL05) 932,250  94,460  -  15 -  
 
Trade Facilitation  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TTFAF)   12,802  -  1 -  
 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)   415,840  25,227  -  -  -  
 
10TH Ministerial Conference ( TM10)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
10TH Ministerial Conference ( TM10)   800,000   1 -  -  
 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & 
Programme (CHF) Expenditure** Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Grand Total 4,421,211  1,011,659     
Technical missions and meetings  190,224  44,951  22 4 18% 
Coordination activities  357,421  -  6  0% 
Project Development  200,236  -  4  0% 
Project Funding 2,803,304  725,534  4 1 25% 
Project Ex-post Evaluations 50,059  4,068  3 1 33% 
Operating Expenses 819,966  237,106 -  - 
Contracted commitments  7,224,159     
Uncontracted commitments*  3,936,546     
* 4 projects & 6 PPGs approved to be contracted within 12 months. ** Prior year projects are shown in expenditures bu t not reflected in the current year implementation 
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  Table 7 Other Funds Performance Report 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of 
Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Grand Total 4,547,800  1,878,273    
General WTO Related T.A 1,939,700   934,297    
  Regular TPCs  804,297  804,297 3 2 67% 
 Geneva-based Introduction Course 209,700  -  1 0 0% 
 Geneva-based Introduction days and focus activities 20,000  -  5 0 0% 
 Geneva Weeks 300,000  130,000  2 1 50% 
 Other Geneva-based Support  (Legal Advisory Role) 60,000    n/a n/a  
Specialized and Advanced T.A 2,214,600  920,831    
 Geneva-based Thematic Courses  1,368,500  648,791 12 6 50% 
 National Technical Assistance Missions  846,100  272,040 n/a 36  
Academic Support 250,000   23,145    
  Regional and Global Capacity Building events 70,000  -  5 0 0% 
  National Workshop s for Academics 170,000  19,373 n/a 6  
  Document Dissemination Programme for Universities 10,000  3,772 n/a n/a  
E- Learning    73,500  -  n/a n/a  
Other programme activities - Monitoring and evaluation 70,000  -  n/a n/a  
 
 
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