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WT/BFA/W/329  
 
23 June 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 31 March 2014. WT/BFA/W/329 
 
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  Table 1 Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund 
DDGATF MCHF  
Financial situation 31 March 2014   
Funds brought forward from 2013  18.1  
Contributions received in 2014  0.9   Green  
 
Total funds   19.0 
  
Less Expenditure and commitments  (4.3)     Green 
Balance available  14.7  
Less pending activities (0.6)  
Balance available including pending Activities 14.1 Green  
 
 
Contributions & Pledges   Green         
In the first quarter of 2014 the DDAGTF receiv ed a contributions from Estonia and the 
Netherlands. Denmark, France and Norway have existing multi-year agreements that include 
pledges for 2014. 
Activity Level   Green         
Expenditures and commitments recorded so far in 2014 for the implementation of the planned 
activities under the DDAGTF totalled CHF 4.3 millio n with a further CHF 0.6 million in anticipated 
commitments. As of the end of March, 26% of th e planned 2014 activities had been implemented 
or initiated: 24% of Chapter A and 20% of Chapter B including 17% of Regional Seminars. Implementation rates and forecast pending activities suggest that implementation is on target. 
Outlook   Green         
Due to the significant carry forward amount of CH F 18.1 million available at the end of 2013, and 
the modestly reduced expected expenditures appr oved in the TA Plan, funding will not be an 
obstacle to implementation of the 2014 ac tivities anticipated in the TA Plan. 
Other trust funds are generally in a solid position at the end of the first quarter. However, they 
will need additional pledges and  contributions to remain in a healthy position until the end of the 
year.  
 
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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   
Norway 1,784,440  1,593,626  2,438,905  2,287,108  2,225,000  
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   
Switzerland   800,000  800,000   
France 655,500  611,000  600,500  617,000   609,000  
Denmark 180,019  331,230  321,903  491,063   490,000  
Japan 395,604  395,604  395,604  368,744   
Korea 344,400  322,350  334,950  313,600   
Austria 285,640  258,600  240,200  243,600   
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 16,108,999  15,075,383  12,106,624  13,619,060  899,640   
Total Contributions including 
Pledges 16,108,999  15,075,383  12,106,624  13,619,060   4,223,640  
Total Number of Donors 19  19  14  15  5  
*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 Financia l Report –31 March 2014 
DDAGTF 
Activity Level 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities *  
Plan Mar 2014 Plan Mar 
2014 % 
Grand Total 14,430,552 4,339,765 84 22 26%  
A) General WTO-Related Technical Assistance 6,061,320 949,476 17 4 24%  
  A-1 Trade Policy Courses 4,271,400   842,254  7 2 29% 
  A-6 Geneva-based topic-specific symposia 745,800  107,222 6 2 33%  
  A-8 Regional and Sub-regional capacity-building 
programmes  1,044,120 - 4 0 0% 
B) Specialized and Advanced Technical 
Assistance 4,362,704 635,425 46 9 20%  
  B-2 National Technical Assistance Activities 335,384 98,337 10 4 40% 
  National activities 39,663      
  National Accessions-related activities 13,221  -    
   WTO Reference centres and enquiry points 282,500    98,337  10 4 40% 
  B-3 Regional Seminars 3,356,100 537,088 30 5 17% 
   Agriculture (Ag) 
3,356,100    72,885  
30 1 3% 
   Dispute Settlement (DSU) -  0% 
   Government Proc urement (Plurilateral  
Agreement on) -  0% 
  Market Access related issues -  0% 
  Regional Trade Agrements -   0% 
   Rules -  0% 
   Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) -   0% 
   Services negotiations; GATS -  0% 
   Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)  120,777  2 7% 
   Trade and Development, S&D and Small  
Economies -  0% 
   Trade and Environment -   0% 
   Trade Facilitation -  0% 
   Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights  
(TRIPS) -  0% 
  B-5 Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations 
Skills    - 343,426 0 2 7% 
  B-6 Outreach Activities  671,220 -  6 0 0%  
C) Academic Support 831,228 149,312 15    9 60%  
  C-1 WTO Chairs Programme 758,004 93,597 9    2 22%  
  Continuation of WTO Chairs  395,500 - 7 0 0% 
  Annual meeting WCP Advisory Board Meeting  
and WCP stakeholders 134,244 86,074 1 1 100%  
  Support missions to WTO Chair holder  
institutions 228,260 7,524 1 1 100%  
  C-3 Support programme for doctoral students 73,224 55,715 6 7 117%  
D) Trainee Programmes and Internships 237,300 166,084 6 0 0% 
  D-2 WTO Regional Coordinator Internship 237,300  166,084 6 0 0%  
F) Staff Costs and Other Programmes 2,938,000 2,439,467       
  F-1 L-Posts and other Short-Term Contracts  2,938,000 2,437,457       
  L-Posts 2,486,000  2,119,547     
  eTraining Staff 395,500   317,910     
  Short-term contracts 56,500  -    
 F-2 Documentation for national TA activities  2,010     
* 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. WT/BFA/W/329 
 
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  Figure 3 Expenditure (in MCHF) Figu re 4 Available Year-End Balance 
(in MCHF)  
18.4 18.7 
17.0 18.4 18.1 
13.7 
10.0 
8.0 
4.3 
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Mar-147.3 7.8 9.5 10.9 
8.9 10.2 12.4 18.0 
14.1 
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Mar-14 
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 0.0   Green
 
Total funds 1.4   
Expenditure (0.9)   Green
 
Balance available 0.5  Green
 
 Trainee Programme (TNL05)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 0.1   
Contributions received 0.9     Green
 
Total funds 1.0  Green 
Expenditure (0.7)    
Balance available 0.3      Green 
  
 Trade Facilitation Needs Assessments ( TTFNA)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 0.7   
Contributions received 0.0   Orange
 
Total funds 0.7   
Expenditure (0.2)   Green
 
Balance available 0.5  Orange
 
 Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group ( TTFNG)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 0.3   
Contributions received 0.0   Orange
 
Total funds 0.3   
Expenditure 0.0   Green
 
Balance available 0.3  Orange
 
 China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Funds brought forward from 2012 0.5  Green
 
Contributions received 0.0    
Total funds 0.5   
Expenditure 0.0   Orange
 
Balance available 0.5  Green
 
 STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
Funds brought forward from 2012 9.3   
Contributions received 1.9   Orange
 
Total funds 11.2   
Contracted commitments (8.1)    
Expenditure (0.7)  Green
 
Balance available 2.4   Green
 
Uncontracted commitments* (2.9)  Green
 
Balance available including commitments (0.5)   Orange
 
* 3 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   609,000  
Ireland 272,800  377,190  396,330  184,800   
Denmark   165,615   160,952    
Total Contributions Received & Pledges 928,300  1,153,805  1,157,782  801,800  609,000  
 
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  96,411  
Sweden     283,300   
Taipei (Chinese)   93,900    
United Kingdom      
United States    140,850    
Total Contributions Received & Pledges -  - 234,750  1,279,648    96,411  
 
 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   148,341  
Sweden   143,909    183,067    
UK      
Total Contributions Received & Pledges 715,932  351,375  588,166  398,874  148,341  
 
 STDF on SPS (TWB01) 
Donor (CHF) 2010 2011 2012  2013  2014 
Canada  1,888,552   917,095   903,751   903,751  
Sweden  1,011,317   1,008,210   1,015,560   962,220   659,275  
Netherlands   981,997   981,997   981,997    875,000  
Switzerland   500,000     
Finland 545,600  491,200     
European Union 250,229  399,511  437,164   448,448   
Denmark 360,038  331,230  321,903   491,063  490,000  
Norway   168,663   237,624   245,559   228,711  222,486  
Japan   291,471   187,398   100,196  85,502   
Germany 196,650   183,300   180,150   183,750   
Ireland 163,000  148,250   222,305   227,920   
United States   256,500  89,600   106,259   89,000  
Chinese Taipei 78,720  73,680   74,400   
Australia      
UK      
Italy      
Total Contributions Received 4,304,185  6,520,551  4,528,188  3,605,765  1,867,751  
Total Contributions including Pledges 4,304,185  6,520,551  4,528,188  3,605,765  3,239,512  
Total Number of Donors  11   13   10   9   6  
 
 WTO Regular Budget 
Donor (CHF) 2010 2011 2012  2013  2014 
Total Budget  4,952,500  4,987,500   4,585,100  4,477,800   4,547,800  
*Pledges are indicated in italics and lighter font. WT/BFA/W/329 
 
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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  942,310  -  17 -  
Trainee Programme (TNL05) 932,250  704,807  -  14 -  
 
Trade Facilitation  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2014 Plan 2014 % 
Trade Facilitation Needs Assessments (TTFNA)   223,590  -  -  -  
Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group (TTFNG)     -  -  -  
 
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  32,002  -  -  -  
 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure 
Plan 2014 
Grand Total 4,421,211  682,970  
Technical missions and meetings  190,224  44,174  
Coordination activities  357,421  43,489  
Project Development  200,236  118,492  
Project Funding 2,803,304  281,828  
Project Ex-post Evaluations 50,059  -  
Operating Expenses 819,966  194,986  
Contracted commitments  8,114,588  
Uncontracted commitments*  2,909,548  
* 3 projects & 3 PPGs approved to be contracted within 12 months. 
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  862,649     
General WTO Related T.A 1,939,700  392,812     
  Regular TPCs 1,350,000  392,812  3 1 33% 
 Geneva-based Introduction Course 209,700    1  0% 
 Geneva-based Introduction days 20,000    3 0 0% 
 Geneva Weeks 300,000    2 0 0% 
 Other Geneva-based Support  (Legal Advisory Role) 60,000    n/a n/a  
Specialized and Advanced T.A 2,214,600  393,894     
 Geneva-based Thematic Courses 1,258,500  274,954  11 2 18% 
 National Technical Assistance Missions 956,100  118,940  n/a 26  
Academic Support 250,000  64,172     
  Regional and Global Capacity Building events 70,000  43,578  2 1 50% 
  National Workshop s for Academics 170,000  20,542  n/a 6  
  Document Dissemination Programme for Universities 10,000  52  n/a n/a  
E- Learning    73,500  7,500  n/a n/a  
Other programme activities - Monitoring and evaluation 70,000  4,271  n/a n/a  
 
 
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