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WT/BFA/W/405  
 
24 October 2016  
(16-5820) Page: 1/10 
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
  
DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGE NDA GLOBAL TRUST FUN D (DDAGTF)  AND OTHER TRUST 
FUNDS  
 
The attached document presents the  Financial Report as at 30 September  2016. WT/BFA/W/405  
 
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  Table 1 Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund  (DDAGTF)  
DDGATF  MCHF   
Funds brought forward from 201 5  16.9   
Contributions received 2016    3.3 Green  
Total funds   20.2   
Less Expenditure and commitments    (8.3) Green  
Balance available   11.8   
Less Pending Activities    (0.4)   
Balance available including pending Activities  11.4 Green  
      
 
1  CONTRIBUTION & PLEDGES  
1.1.  During the third quarter  of 2016 the DDAGTF received contribution s from Norway,  Germany,  
France and the United States . There have been contact s with traditional donors to solicit their on -
going support and it is expected that additiona l contributions and pledges will materialize in the 
last quarter of the year  following the preliminary positive feedback from the external evaluation.  
The received contributions and pledges at the 3rd quarter of 2016 are lower than the amount 
received  during the comparable period  in 2015.  
1.2.  Expenditures and commitm ents recorded at the end of September  2016 for the 
implementation of the planned activities under the DDAGTF tot alled CHF 8 .3 million. As of the end 
of September , 68% of the planned 2016 activities  had b een implemented or initiated: 65 % of 
Chapter A ; and 64 % of Chapter  B including 80% of Regional Seminars. Compared to the same 
period in 2015 the overall implementation rate  is slightly lower . The reported staffing expenditure 
reflects the full year c ommitment for staff contracts funded from the DDAGTF. These staffing 
commitments are slightly lower than in 2015.  
2  OUTLOOK  
2.1.  The relatively high level of funds that were carried forward at the end of 2015 put the 
DDAGTF in a position of relative financial sec urity.  It is expected that there will again be a healthy 
carry forward to 2017 . 
2.2.  The TEVAL  Fund received contributions in the third quarter from Sweden. The funds of TEVAL 
will cover the expenses for external evaluation of all WTO trade related technical as sistance 
activities.  An evaluation report  was sent by the evaluators to the WTO for feedback in the second 
quarter  of 2016. A finalized report is expected by the end of the year.  
2.3.  The STDF has received contributions from Germany, the European Union, Irelan d and 
Norway . However, the fund needs additional contributions to be able to continue approving and 
contracting new projects.  
2.4.  Other trust funds are generally in a stable position.  WT/BFA/W/405  
 
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  Table 2 : Contributions and Pledges1  
DDAGTF  Contribution and Pledges  
Donor  (CHF)  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016*  
Norway  2,438,905  2,287,108  2,163,722  1,161,373  1,177,30
2 
Germany  1,198,000  1,233,000  1,203,000  1,060,000  1,083,00
0 
United States  940,535  851,885  1,127,392  950,400  14,936   
United  States      570,000  
Netherlands      875,000  495,000    
France  600,500  617,000  608,500  434,400  433,000 
Denmark  321,903  491,063  482,422  400,028    
Korea  334,950  313,600  336,350  346,500  347,200  
European Union  1,024,050  1,232,000  317,592  1,658,552    
Japan  395,604  368,744  312,019  267,413    
Austria  240,200  243,600  241,400  104,900  109,000  
Australia    2,689,900  61,370  2,162,382    
Liechtenstein  40,000  40,000  40,000  40,000  40,000  
Estonia  23,199  24,160  24,640  24,120  21,800  
Sweden  2,386,480  2,245,600        
Switzerland  800,000  800,000        
Chinese Taipei    181,400        
Canada  1,362,298          
Total Contributions Received  12,106,624  13,619,060  7,793,406  9,105,068  3,226,438  
Total Contributions including 
Pledges  12,106,624  13,619,060  7,793,406  9,105,068  3,796,438  
Total Number of Donors  14 15 13 13 8 
* Pledges are indicated in italics and lighter font . 
Figure 1 Contributions Received  
(in MCHF)  Figure 2 2016  Contributions by Donors   
(in MCHF)  
 
 
  
1.18
1.08
0.43
0.35
0.11
0.04
0.02
0.01Norway
Germany
France
Korea
Austria
Liechtenstein
Estonia
USA
 
 
 
 
                                                
1 The figures for previous years are for the year ended 31st December whilst the figures for 2016 are for 
the 9 months to 30 September 2016.  WT/BFA/W/405  
 
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  Table 3 Activity Level DDAGTF  – 30 Septembe r 2016  
DDAGTF  Activity Level  
Chapter/Sub -Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF)  Plan Expenditure  Nb of Activities * 
    Sep-16 Plan Sep-16 % 
Grand Total  10,651,087  8,321,353  99 67 68%  
A) General WTO -Related Technical Assistance  4,170,957  3,020,052  17 11 65%  
A-1 Trade Policy Courses  3,206,000  2,556,460  7  6 86% 
      Intermediate Level Activities  3,206,000  2,556,460  7 6 86% 
A-6 Geneva -based topic -specific symposia  424,957  344,635        
6  5 83% 
A-8 Regional and Sub -regional capacity -building 
programmes  540,000  118,958  4   0% 
B) Specialized and Advanced Technical 
Assistance  3,393,330  2,400,008  55 35 64%  
B-1 Advance Thematic  160,000  213,664  1 1 100%  
B-2 National Technical Assistance Activities  306,480  136,217  18  8 44% 
 National activit ies 40,410  19,120  6 2 33% 
 National Accessions -related activities  13,470  -    2 0 0% 
 WTO Reference centres and enquiry points  252,600  117,097  10 6 60% 
B-3 Regional Seminars  2,330,240  1,873,002  30 24 80% 
 Agriculture (Ag)    78,780    2 7% 
 Dispute Settlement (DSU)    -      0 0% 
 Government Procurement    374,095    4 13% 
 Market Access related issues    69,678    1 3% 
 Regional Trade Agreements    47,621    1 3% 
 Rules    75,781    1 3% 
 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)    22,339    1 3% 
 Services negotiations; GATS    132,155    2 7% 
 Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)    -      0 0% 
 Trade and Development, S&D and Small 
Economies    167,493    4 13% 
 Trade and Environment    -      0 0% 
   Trade Facilitation    86,394    2 7% 
 Trade -related Intellectual Property Rights 
(TRIPS)    -      0 0% 
Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations Skills    818,665    6 20% 
B-6 Outreach Activities  596,610  177,124  6 2 33% 
C) Academic Support         
534,800  278,690  14 17 121%  
C-1 WTO Chairs Programme          
470,000  277,950  8 16 200%  
 Continuation of WTO Chairs  350,000  102,234  7 3 43% 
 Annual meeting WCP Advisory Board and 
Stakeholders Meeting  105,000  16,218  1 1 100%  
 Support missions to WTO Chair holder 
institutions  15,000  159,497  3 12 400%  
C-3 Support programme for doctoral students  64,800  741  6 1 17% 
D) Trainee Programmes and Internships         
435,000  162,132  13  4  31%  
D-2 WTO Regional Coordinator Internship  210,000            
162,132  6 4 67% 
D-5 WTO Young Professionals' programme (YP P) 225,000    7 0   
F) Staff Costs and Other Programmes  2,117,000  2,460,470        
F-1 L-Posts and other Short -Term Contracts**  2,117,000  2,447,096        
 L-Posts & eTraining Staff    2,280,623        
 Short -term contracts    166,474        
F-2 Docum entation for national TA activities               
13,374        
* Includes activities that have been formally approved and for which funds have been committed. 
These are not necessarily complete and could incur additional expenditures.  
** This amount inclu des the amount paid and the commitments until 31 December 201 6. WT/BFA/W/405  
 
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  Figure 3 Expenditure  Including C ommitments  
(in MCHF)  Figure 4 Available Year -End Balance  
(in MCHF)2 
 
17.0 18.4 18.1 
13.7 
10.0 
8.0 9.3 9.3 8.3 
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
 
  
9.5 10.9 
8.9 10.2 12.4 18.0 
16.5 16.4 
11.8 
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
 
 
Figure 5  Regional Seminars – Expenditure (in CHF)  
1,873,002 78,780 -374,095 69,678 47,621 75,781 22,339 132,155 -167,493 -86,394 -818,665 
B-3 Regional Seminars Agriculture (Ag) Dispute Settlement (DSU) Government Procurement (Plurilateral Agreement on)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 Economies Trade and Environment Trade Facilitation Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations Skills
 
                                                
2 The figures for previous years are for the year en ded 31st December whilst the figures for 2016 are for 
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  Figure 6  Expenditure by Cha pter 
A) General WTO -
Related Technical 
Assistance
41%
B) Specialized and 
Advanced Technical 
Assistance
23%
C) Academic Support
2%D) Trainee 
Programmes and 
Internships
2%F) Staff Costs and 
Other Programmes
32%
 
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  Table 4 Other Funds  – 30 September  2016  
Other Funds  
 Monthly Financial Report - 30 September  2016  
 
       Other Funds  MCHF    Status  
 French -Irish Internship Programme (TIMM1)  
 Funds brought forward from 2015  1.1     
 Contributions received  0.8   Green    
Total funds  1.9     
 Expenditure  (1.1)   
  Balance available  0.8   Orange    
Netherlands Trainee Programme (TNL05)  
 Funds brought forward from 2015  1.1     
 Contributions received  0.0   Green    
Total funds  1.1     
 Expenditure  (0.9)   
  Balance available  0.2   Green    
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TTFAF)  
 Funds brought forward from 2015  4.1     
 Contributions  received  2.3   Green    
Total funds  6.4     
 Expenditure  (0.6)     
 Balance available  5.8   Green    
China LDCs &  Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
 Funds brought forward from 2015  0.4     
 Contributions received  0.0   Green    
Total funds  0.4     
 Expenditure  (0.3)     
 Balance available  0.1   Orange    
Evaluation of WTO Trust Funds Activities (TEVAL)  
 Funds brough t forward from 2015  0.3     
 Contributions received  0.1   Green    
Total funds  0.4     
 Expenditure  (0.3)    
 Balance available  0.1   Red   
STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
 Funds brought forward from 2015  8.6     
 Contributions received  2.9   Orange    
Total fun ds 11.5     
 Contracted commitments  (5.2)     
 Expenditure  (3.7)     
 Balance available  2.7   Orange    
Uncontracted commitments*  (2.7)     
 Balance available including uncontracted commitments  (0.0)   Red   
*  2 projects & 7 PPG approved to be con tracted within 12 months . WT/BFA/W/405  
 
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  Table 5 Other Funds Contributions and Pledges  – 30 September  2016  
French -Irish Internship Programme  (TIMM1)  
Donor (CHF)  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  
France  600,500  617,000  608,500  651,600  649,800  
Ireland  396,330  184,800  180,900  156,600 164,250  
Denmark  160,952  -   -  -  - 
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  1,157,782  801,800  789,400  808,200  814,050  
Trainee Programme (TNL05)  
Donor (CHF)  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  
Netherlands  1,793,909  -  1,750,000  875,000  -  
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  1,793,909  - 1,750,000  875,000  - 
Evaluation of WTO Trust Funds Activities  ( TEVAL ) 
Donor (CHF)  2014  2015  2016  
Australia   - 112,640   - 
Sweden    102,291  
Finland   - 102,366   - 
European Union  96,240   -  - 
Total Contributions Received &  Pledges  96,240  215,006  102,291 - 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility  ( TTF AF) 
Donor (CHF)  2015  2016  
Norway  2,780,663  1,765,952  
Australia  831,398  -  
Austria  104,900  109,500   
United Kingdom  369,004  341,064  
European Union  174,400  217,600  
Ireland  35,599 -  
Switzerland  13,098  -  
New Zealand  48,763  -  
United States  44,530  -  
Finland    175,840  
Total Contributions, Transfers Received & Pledges  4,402,355  2,609,957  
 STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
Donor (CHF)  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  
Sweden  1,015,560  962,220  652,729 1,128,640  1,179,040  
Canada  917,095  903,751  903,751   - -  
Denmark  321,903  491,063  482,422  400,028  -  
European Union  437,164  448,448  444,808  385,840  428,783  
Norway  245,559  228,711  419,196  464,549  470,921  
Ireland  222,305  227,920  223,110  156,600  164,2 50  
Germany  180,150  183,750  180,900  162900  50,113   
Japan  100,196  85,502  73,365   - 50,113  
Chinese Taipei   - 74,400   - 78,945  79,280  
Netherlands  981,997   - 875,000  875,000  -  
Switzerland   -  -  -  - -  
France   -  -  - 51,700  -  
Finland   -  -  - 568,70 0 -  
United States  106,259   - 89,000  285,575  344,925  
Total Contributions Received  4,528,188  3,605,765  4,344,281  4,558,478  2,881,562  
Total Contributions & Pledges  4,528,188  3,605,765  4,344,281  4,558,478  8,881,562  
Total Number of Donors  10 9 10 11 8 
 WTO Regular Budget  
Donor (CHF)  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  
Total Budget  4,585,100  4,477,800  4,547,800  4,547,800  4,547,800  
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  Table 6 Activity Level -Other Funds – 30 September  2016  
The French Irish Internship Programme  
The Netherlands Trainee Programme  
Chapter/Sub -Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF)  Expenditure  Number of Internships  
Plan 2016  Plan 2016  % 
French -Irish Internship Programme (TIMM1)  1,080,000  1,093,569  -  18   
Netherlands Trainee Programme (TNL05)  960,000  1,059,342  -  16   
 
The Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TTFAF)  
Chapter/Sub -Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure  Number of Activities  
Plan 2016  Plan 2016  % 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TTFAF)    601,263  -  25   
 
China LDCs & Ac cessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Chapter/Sub -Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure  Number of Activities  
Plan 2016  Plan 2016  % 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  415,840  291,619  -  6   
 
Evaluation of WTO Trust Funds Activities (TEVAL)  
Chapter /Sub -Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure  Number of Activities  
Plan 2016  Plan 2016  % 
Evaluation of WTO Trust Funds Activities (TEVAL)    323,118  1 1   
 
STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
Chapter/Sub -Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF)  Expenditure **  Number of 
Activities  
Plan 2016  Plan 2016  % 
Technical missions and meetings  221,141  130,682  23 20 87% 
Coordination activities  267,697  103,236 5 3 60% 
Project Development  232,780  169,043  4 4 100% 
Project Funding  3,491,700  2,317 ,861 4 1 25% 
Project Ex -post Eval uations  58,195  60,873  3 1 33% 
Operating Expenses  1,070,788  886,258  -  -  -  
Grand Total  5,342,301  3,667,953  -  -  -  
Contracted commitments    5,171 ,818 -    -    -    
Uncontracted commitments*    2,686,968  -  -  -  
*  2 projects & 4  PPG approved to be  contracted within 12 months .         
** Prior year projects are shown in expenditures but not reflected in the current year 
 implementation status.   
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  Table 7 Activity Level Regular Budget – 30 September  2016  
WTO Regular Budget  
Chapter/Sub -Chapter/Subje ct & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure  Number of Activities  
Plan 2016  Plan 2016  % 
Grand Total  4,547,800  3,939,513        
General WTO Related T.A  1,883,400  1,672,872        
Special Service Agreement  179,500  0       
Regular TPCs  1,170,000  1,208,187  3 3 100%  
Geneva -based Introduction Course  190,000  171,543  1 1 100%  
Geneva -based Introduction days  2,000  413 n/a 1   
Geneva Weeks  281,900  238,729  2 2 100%  
Other GVA -based Support (Legal Advisory Role)  60,000  54,000  n/a n/a   
Specialized and Advanced T.A  2,530,900  2,264,093        
Geneva -based Thematic Courses  1,790,215  1,611,979  21 19 90% 
National Technical Assistance Missions  740,685  652,114  n/a 102   
Academic Support : WTO publications  10,000  2,548  n/a n/a   
E- Learning  73,500  0 n/a n/a   
Other programme act ivities - Monitoring and eval.  50,000  0 n/a n/a   
 
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