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WT/BFA/W/340  
 
29 October 2014  
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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
 
DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA GLOBAL TRUST FUND (DDAGTF) 
The attached document presents the Monthly Financial Report as at 30 September 2014. WT/BFA/W/340 
 
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  Table 1 Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund 
DDGATF MCHF  
Financial situation 30 September 2014   
Funds brought forward from 2013  18.1  
Contributions received in 2014  3.9   Green  
 
Total funds   22.0 
  
Less Expenditure and commitments  (9.8)     Green 
Balance available  12.2  
Less pending activities (0.7)  
Balance available including pending Activities 11.5 Green  
 
 
Contributions & Pledges   Green         
The DDAGTF received no new contributions during September.  There have been active discussions 
in September with Austria, the European Union, Japan and the United States indicating that they all intend to make contributions in 2014. Furthermore, there is an open multi-year pledge from 
Denmark for which contributions have not been received in 2014. The STDF received contributions 
from Ireland and Germany and Ireland also co ntributed to the Mission Intern Programme. 
Activity Level   Green         
Expenditures and commitments recorded so far in 2014 for the implementation of the planned 
activities under the DDAGTF totalled CHF 9.8 millio n with a further CHF 0.7 million in anticipated 
commitments identified through the end of the ye ar. As of the end of September, 93% of the 
planned 2014 activities had been implemented or initiated: 106% of Chapter A and 83% of 
Chapter B including 80% of Regional Seminars . Implementation rates and forecast pending 
activities suggest that implementation is on track as foreseen in the TA Plan in terms of number of 
activities.  Expenditure will be lower than foreseen due in part to measures taken to allocate resources more efficiently and the enhanced abil ity to deliver content online via the E-learning 
platform. 
Outlook   Green         
In 2010, for the first time, voluntary contributions were below the level of expenditures creating 
a risk of an unsustainable trend in the financial situation of the DDAGTF. Additionally, the timing 
of when contributions arrived began to shift from early in the year to very late in the year.  In 
response to these developments and the uncertain ty they introduced into management of the 
fund, the Secretariat introduced cost saving measures complemented by Results Based Management in 2012 which led to improved programme efficiency.  As a result, the fund 
experienced larger carry-forward balances at the end of the year which helped to again provide 
some predictability to support the planning an d implementation of activities.   Currently, 
contributions in 2014 are at an historically low leve l.  If contribution levels do not improve there 
is a risk the fund might again begin to trend toward an unsustainable pattern underwhich 
programme planning and management become difficult.   
For the moment, due to the significant carryforward available at the end of 2013, funding will not 
be an obstacle to implementation of the 2014 acti vities anticipated in the TA Plan and on-going 
cost saving measures will lead to budgetary savi ng relative to the planned expenditure levels in 
the DDAGTF for 2014.  The question is whether the currently low level of contributions are simply 
a matter of when the contributions are received or a trend toward lower contribution levels.  
 Other trust funds are generally in a stable position at the end of September.  However, the 
Netherlands Training Programme and the STDF will need additional funds as they will need to 
make specific financial commitments before the end of the year in order to avoid disruption in the implementation of their planned activities. The Director General's announced creation of a new 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility that woul d incorporate existing funds dedicated to trade 
facilitation and expand into new areas relevant to the implementation is on hold given the current state of the negotiations.  
 
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  Table 2 Contributions and Pledges 
DDAGTF Contributions & Pledges  
Donor (CHF) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014* 
Australia  1,952,400   1,803,600    2,689,900   61,370  
Norway  1,784,440   1,593,626   2,438,905   2,287,108  2,163,722  
Sweden  2,353,920   2,074,322   2,386,480   2,245,600   
Germany  1,438,500   1,237,500   1,198,000   1,233,000   
European Union  1,574,550   1,187,500   1,024,050   1,232,000   
United States  1,002,654   940,580   940,535   851,885  176,963  
Switzerland    800,000   800,000   
France  655,500   611,000   600,500   617,000  608,500 
Denmark  180,019   331,230   321,903   491,063   490,000  
Japan  395,604   395,604   395,604   368,744  312,019 
Korea  344,400   322,350   334,950   313,600   
Austria  285,640   258,600   240,200   243,600  241,400 
Chinese Taipei   184,200    181,400   
Liechtenstein  40,000   40,000   40,000   40,000   
Estonia  28,932   26,209   23,199   24,160   24,640  
Canada   944,276   1,362,298    
Netherlands  1,472,990   1,472,990     875,000  
Finland  1,364,000   1,228,000     
Spain  467,950   400,050     
Czech Republic   23,746     
Ireland  409,200      
China  200,300      
New Zealand  158,000      
Total Contributions Received 16,108,99
9  15,075,383   12,106,624  13,619,0
60  3,910,194  
Total Contributions including 
Pledges 16,108,99
9  15,075,383   12,106,624  13,619,0
60  4,953,613  
Total Number of Donors  19   19   14   15   9  
 
*Pledges are indicated in italics and lighter font. 
 
Figure 1 Contributions received  
(in MCHF) Figure 2 Contributions by Donors 2013 
(in MCHF) 
 
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  Table 3 Monthly Financial Report –30 September 2014 
DDAGTF 
Activity Level 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities * 
Plan Sept 2014  Plan Sept. 
2014 % 
Grand Total 14,430,552  9,838,567  
  83 77 93%  
A) General WTO-Related Technical Assistance 6,061,320  4,479,972  17 18 106%  
 A-1 Intermediate Trade Policy Courses 4,271,400 3,501,602  7 6 86% 
 A-6 Geneva-based topic-specific symposia  745,800 597,136  6 8 133%  
 A-8 Regional and Sub-regional capacity-building 
programmes 1,044,120 381,234  4 4 100%  
B) Specialized and Advanced Technical Assistance 4,362,704  2,173,706   46  38 83%  
 B-2 National Technical Assistance Activities  335,384 189,210   10  10 100%  
  National activities  39,663  7,204   1  
  National Accessions-related activities  13,221  -    
  WTO Reference centres and enquiry points  282,500  182,006  10 9 90%  
 B-3 Regional Seminars 3,356,100 1,821,027   30  24 80% 
  Agriculture (Ag)  58,137   1 3%  
   Dispute Settlement (DSU)    -   0% 
  Government Procurement (Plurilateral Agreement 
on)   124,241   2 7% 
  Market Access related issues    -   0% 
  Regional Trade Agrements    -   0% 
   Rules    41,779   1 3% 
  Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)    234,753   3 10% 
  Services negotiations; GATS    140,895   3 10% 
  Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)    201,373   4 13% 
   Trade and Developm ent, S&D and Small 
Economies    -   0% 
  Trade and Environment    23,348   1 3%  
  Trade Facilitation    75,247   1 3% 
  Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)    211,823   2 7%  
   Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations Skills   709,430   6 20% 
 B-6 Outreach Activities   671,220 163,469  6 4 67%  
C) Academic Support 831,228  412,787   14  12 86%  
 C-1 WTO Chairs Programme  758,004 348,939   8  5 63%  
  Continuation of WTO Chairs  395,500  226,000  7 4 57% 
  Annual meeting WCP Advisory Board Meeting and 
WCP stakeholders  134,244  84,325  1 1 100%  
  Support missions to WTO Chair holder institutions  228,260  38,614     
 C-3 Support programme for doctoral students  73,224  63,848  6 7 117%  
D) Trainee Programmes and Internships 237,300  376,494  6 9 150%  
 D-2 WTO Regional Coordinator Internship  237,300 376,494  6 9 150%  
F) Staff Costs and Other Programmes 2,938,000 2,395,608    
 F-1 L-Posts and other Short-Term Contracts * * 2,938,000 2,383,728     
  L-Posts   2,486,000 2,230,535     
  eTraining Staff  395,500  153,193     
  Short-term contracts  56,500  -    
 F-2 Documentation for national TA activities  11,880     
       
 
* 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 
expenditures. ** This amount includes the amount paid and the commitments until 31 December 2014. WT/BFA/W/340 
 
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  Figure 3 Expenditure (in MCHF) Figu re 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 2013 1.4   
Contributions received 0.8   Green  
 
Total funds 2.2   
Expenditure (1.0)   Green
 
Balance available 1.2  Green
 
 Trainee Programme (TNL05)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 0.1   
Contributions received 0.9   Green 
 
Total funds 1.0   
Expenditure (0.8)   Green 
Balance available 0.2  Orange 
  
 Trade Facilitation Needs Assessments ( TTFNA)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 0.7   
Contributions received 1.4   Orange
 
Total funds 2.0   
Expenditure (0.8)   Green
 
Balance available (1.2)   Orange
 
 Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group ( TTFNG)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 0.4   
Contributions received 0.1   Orange
 
Total funds 0.5   
Expenditure (0.2)   Green
 
Balance available 0.3  Orange
 
 China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 0.5  
 
Contributions received 0.0   Green 
Total funds 0.5   
Expenditure (0.1)   Orange
 
Balance available 0.4  Green
 
 STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 9.3   
Contributions received 3.8   Orange
 
Total funds 13.1   
Contracted commitments (6.4)    
Expenditure (4.2)  Green
 
Balance available 2.4   Green
 
Uncontracted commitments* (1.6)  Green
 
Balance available including commitments 0.9   Orange
 
 
* 2 projects & 3 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) 2010 2011 2012  2013  2014 
France 655,500  611,000  600,500  617,000   608,500  
Ireland 272,800  377,190  396,330  184,800  180,900 
Denmark   165,615   160,952    
Total Contributions Received & 
Pledges 928,300  1,153,80
5  1,157,782  801,800  789,400  
 
Trainee Programme (TNL05) 
Donor (CHF) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 
Netherlands 818,330  94,701  1,793,909    875,000  
Total Contributions Received & 
Pledges 818,330  94,701    1,793,909   - 875,000  
 
Trade Facilitation National Needs Assessments ( TTFNA) 
Donor (CHF) 2010 2011 2012  2013 2014 
Australia     392,120   
European Union     443,520   
Ireland    61,600   
Norway    99,108  1,300,954 
Sweden     283,300   
Taipei (Chinese)   93,900    
New Zeland     78,130 
United States    140,850    
Total Contributions Received & Pledges -   - 234,750  1,279,6
48  1,379,08
4  
 
 Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group ( TTFNG) 
Donor (CHF) 2010 2011 2012  2013  2014 
European Union   241,280   206,720   241,460   246,400   
Norway   330,743   144,655   163,639   152,474   144,550  
Sweden   143,909    183,067    
Total Contributions Received & 
Pledges 715,932  351,375  588,166  398,874  144,550  
 
 STDF on SPS (TWB01) 
Donor (CHF) 2010 2011 2012  2013  2014 
Sweden  1,011,317   
1,008,210   1,015,560   962,220   652,729  
Canada  1,888,552   917,095   903,751   903,751  
Denmark 360,038  331,230  321,903   491,063  490,000  
European Union 250,229  399,511  437,164   448,448  444,808  
Norway   168,663   237,624   245,559   228,711  419,196   
Ireland 163,000  148,250   222,305   227,920  223,110 
Germany 196,650   183,300   180,150   183,750  180,900 
Japan   291,471   187,398   100,196  85,502   
Chinese Taipei 78,720  73,680   74,400   
Netherlands   981,997   981,997   981,997    875,000  
Switzerland   500,000     
Finland 545,600  491,200     
United States   256,500  89,600   106,259   89,000  
Total Contributions Received 4,304,185  6,520,55
1  4,528,188  3,605,76
5  3,788,494  
Total Contributions including Pledges 4,304,185  6,520,55
1  4,528,188  3,605,76
5  4,278,494  
Total Number of Donors  11   13   10   9   9  
 
 WTO Regular Budget 
Donor (CHF) 2010 2011 2012  2013  2014 
Total Budget  
4,952,500  4,987,50
0   4,585,100  4,477,80
0   
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 2014 Plan 2014 % 
Internship Programme- Selected Missions 
(TIMM1) 932,250  1,032,638  -  16 -  
Trainee Programme (TNL05) 932,250  805,204  -  15 -  
 
Trade Facilitation  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2014 Plan 2014 % 
Trade Facilitation Needs Assessments 
(TTFNA)   795,056  -  25 -  
Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group 
(TTFNG)    203,777 -  2  -  
 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2014 Plan 2014 % 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme  (TCLAP)   415,840 
 86,647  -  6  -  
 
STDF on SPS ( TWB01) 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & 
Programme (CHF) Expenditure** Number of Activities 
Plan 2014 Plan 2014 % 
Grand Total   4,421,211  4,219,349     
Technical missions and meetings 190,224  117,963  23 20 87% 
Coordination activities 357,421  131,537  9 5 56% 
Project Development 200,236  248,152  4 5 125% 
Project Funding 2,803,304  2,939,323  4 4 100% 
Project Ex-post Evaluations 50,059  11,390  2 0 0% 
Operating Expenses 819,966  770,983  -  -  -  
Contracted commitments  6,444,695     
Uncontracted commitments*  1,580,403    
 
* 2 projects & 3 PPGs approved to be contracted within 12 months. **Prior year projects are shown in expenditures but no t reflected in the current year implementation status. WT/BFA/W/340 
 
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  Table 7 Other Funds Performance Report 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2014 Plan 201
4 % 
Grand Total 4,547,800  3,256,557     
General WTO Related T.A 1,939,700  1,536,352     
  Regular TPCs 1,350,000  1,104,531  3 3 100% 
 Geneva-based Introduction Course 209,700  168,277  1 1 100% 
 Geneva-based Introduction days & focus activities 20,000  1,110  3 3 100% 
 Geneva Weeks 300,000  211,434  2 2 100% 
 Other Geneva-based Support  (Legal Advisory Role) 60,000  51,000  n/a n/a  
Specialized and Advanced T.A 2,214,600  1,535,740    
 Geneva-based Thematic Courses 1,258,500  1,044,218  11 10 91% 
 National Technical Assistance Missions 956,100  491,522  n/a 88  
Academic Support 250,000  167,737     
  Regional and Global Capacity Building events 70,000  66,926  2 2 100%  
  National Workshop s for Academics 170,000  100,759  n/a 18  
  Document Dissemination Programme for Universities 10,000  52  n/a n/a  
E- Learning    73,500  8,464  n/a n/a  
Other programme activities - Monitoring and evaluation 70,000  8,264  n/a 3  
 
 
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