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WT/BFA/W/336  
 
8 September 2014  
(14-5060)  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 30 June 2014. WT/BFA/W/336 
 
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  Table 1 Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund 
DDGATF MCHF  
Financial situation 30 June 2014   
Funds brought forward from 2013  18.1  
Contributions received in 2014  0.9   Green  
 
Total funds   19.0 
  
Less Expenditure and commitments  (7.1)     Green 
Balance available  11.9  
Less pending activities (3.9)  
Balance available including pending Activities 8.0 Green  
 
 
Contributions & Pledges   Green         
The DDAGTF received a contribution from Australia  during the second quarter 2014.   Norway 
signed an addendum to its multi-year agreement confirming its existing pledge to the DDAGTF and increasing its commitments to trade faciliation and the STDF.  Denmark and France also 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 7.1 millio n with a further CHF 3.9 million in anticipated 
commitments identified through the end of the ye ar. As of the end of June, 57% of the planned 
2014 activities had been implemented or initiated: 71% of Chapter A and 39% of Chapter B 
including 40% of Regional Seminars. Implementation rates and forecast pending activities suggest that implementation is slightly lower than foreseen in the TA Plan in terms of number of activities. 
Outlook   Green         
Due to the significant carryforward amount of CHF 18.1 million available at the end of 2013, 
funding will not be an obstacle to implementation of the 2014 activities anticipated in the TA Plan.  
The slightly lower level of implementation mentioned above combined with cost saving measures will lead to budgetary saving relative the the planned expenditure levels in the DDAGTF.  The 
question is whether the relatively high starting balance will lead to lower levels of new 
contributions to the DDAGTF in 2014.  Additionally, there has been increased interest in technical assistance related to trade facilitation followin g the outcome at the 2013 Bali Ministerial.  While 
some support for trade facilitation related TA is  forseen in the TA Plan under the DDAGTF, the 
Director-General is considering the creation of a new Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility that 
would incorporate existing funds dedicated to trade facilitation and expand into new areas relevant to the implementation of the agreement. 
Other trust funds are generally in a stable position at the end of the second quarter.  However, 
they will need additional pledges and  contributions to remain in a healthy position until the end of the year.  In particular, the Mission Intern Programme, the Netherlands Training Programme 
and the STDF will need addtional funds as they w ill need to make specific financial commitments 
before 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   61,370  
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  13,619,06
0   961,010  
Total Contributions including 
Pledges 16,108,999  15,075,383   12,106,624  13,619,06
0  4,285,010  
Total Number of Donors  19   19   14   15   6  
*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 –30 June 2014 
DDAGTF 
Activity Level 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities * 
Plan June 2014  Plan June 
2014 % 
Grand Total 14,430,552  7,098,739  83 47 57%  
A) General WTO-Related Technical Assistance 6,061,320  3,387,632  17 12 71%  
 A-1 Intermediate Trade Policy Courses 4,271,400 2,923,117 7 6 86% 
 A-6 Geneva-based topic-specific symposia  745,800 390,547 6 5 83%  
 A-8 Regional and Sub-regional capacity-building 
programmes 1,044,120 73,968 4 1 25% 
B) Specialized and Advanced Technical Assistance 4,362,704  896,176   46  18 39%  
 B-2 National Technical Assistance Activities  335,384 136,081  10  5 50% 
  National activities  39,663  -      
  National Accessions-related activities  13,221  -     
  WTO Reference centres and enquiry points  282,500  136,081 10 5 50%  
 B-3 Regional Seminars 3,356,100 747,932  30  12 40% 
  Agriculture (Ag)   95,719  1 3%  
   Dispute Settlement (DSU)    -    0% 
  Government Procurement (Plurilateral Agreement 
on)   31,022  1 3% 
  Market Access related issues    -    0% 
  Regional Trade Agrements    -    0% 
   Rules    -    0% 
  Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)    61,246  1 3% 
  Services negotiations; GATS    32,449  1 3% 
  Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)    185,016  3 10% 
   Trade and Developm ent, S&D and Small 
Economies    -    0% 
  Trade and Environment    -    0% 
  Trade Facilitation    89,782  1 3% 
  Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)    -    0% 
   Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations Skills   252,698  4 13% 
 B-6 Outreach Activities   671,220 12,163 6 1 17%  
C) Academic Support 831,228  159,812   14  8 57%  
 C-1 WTO Chairs Programme  758,004 98,269  8  1 13%  
  Continuation of WTO Chairs  395,500  -  7 0 0% 
  Annual meeting WCP Advisory Board Meeting and  
WCP stakeholders  134,244  79,470 1 1 100%  
  Support missions to WTO Chair holder institutions  228,260  18,798    
 C-3 Support programme for doctoral students  73,224  61,544 6 7 117%  
D) Trainee Programmes and Internships 237,300  336,944  6 9 150%  
 D-2 WTO Regional Coordinator Internship  237,300 336,944 6 9 150%  
F) Staff Costs and Other Programmes 2,938,000 2,318,174    
 F-1 L-Posts and other Short-Term Contracts * * 2,938,000 2,312,682    
  L-Posts   2,486,000 2,167,550    
  eTraining Staff  395,500  145,132    
  Short-term contracts  56,500  -     
 F-2 Documentation for national TA activities  5,492     
* 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. 
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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 7.1 
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Jun-147.3 7.8 9.5 10.9 
8.9 10.2 12.4 18.0 
11.9 
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Jun-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   
Expenditure (0.8)   Green 
Balance available 0.2      
Green 
  
 Trade Facilitation Needs Assessments ( TTFNA)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 0.7   
Contributions received 0.0   Orange
 
Total funds 0.7   
Expenditure (0.8)   Green
 
Balance available (0.1)   Orange
 
 Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group ( TTFNG)  
Funds brought forward from 2013 0.3   
Contributions received 0.0   Orange
 
Total funds 0.3   
Expenditure (0.2)   Green
 
Balance available 0.1  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 3.0   Orange
 
Total funds 12.3   
Contracted commitments (7.3)    
Expenditure (1.9)  Green
 
Balance available 3.0   Green
 
Uncontracted commitments* (2.8)  Green
 
Balance available including commitments 0.3   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  1,354,677 
Sweden     283,300   
Taipei (Chinese)   93,900    
United States    140,850    
Total Contributions Received & Pledges -  - 234,750  1,279,648  1,354,677  
 
 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    
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 
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  436,507  
Ireland 163,000  148,250   222,305   227,920   
Germany 196,650   183,300   180,150   183,750   
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  6,520,551  4,528,188  3,605,765  2,965,288  
Total Contributions including Pledges 4,304,185  6,520,551  4,528,188  3,605,765  3,891,794  
Total Number of Donors  11   13   10   9   7  
 
 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  
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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  941,354  -  16 -  
Trainee Programme (TNL05) 932,250  753,271  -  15 -  
 
Trade Facilitation  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2014 Plan 2014 % 
Trade Facilitation Needs Assessments 
(TTFNA)   771,899  -  23 -  
Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group 
(TTFNG)    213,293 -  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 
 59,173  -  1  -  
 
STDF on SPS ( TWB01) 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & 
Programme (CHF) Expenditure** Number of Activities 
Plan 2014 Plan 2014 % 
Grand Total   4,421,211  1,943,800     
Technical missions and meetings 190,224  88,189  23 13 57% 
Coordination activities 357,421  90,541  9 4 44% 
Project Development 200,236  212,162  4 5 125% 
Project Funding 2,803,304  1,105,423  4 3 75% 
Project Ex-post Evaluations 50,059  11,390  2 0 0% 
Operating Expenses 819,966  436,095  -  -  -  
Contracted commitments  7,277,042     
Uncontracted commitments*  2,760,684    
* 3 projects & 3 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 2014 Plan 2014  % 
Grand Total 4,547,800  2,844,501     
General WTO Related T.A 1,939,700  1,503,500     
  Regular TPCs 1,350,000  1,191,882  3 3 100% 
 Geneva-based Introduction Course 209,700  167,210  1 1 100% 
 Geneva-based Introduction days & focus activities 20,000  12,000  3 2 67% 
 Geneva Weeks 300,000  96,408  2 1 50% 
 Other Geneva-based Support  (Legal Advisory Role) 60,000  36,000  n/a n/a  
Specialized and Advanced T.A 2,214,600  1,216,288    
 Geneva-based Thematic Courses 1,258,500  913,207  11 9 82% 
 National Technical Assistance Missions 956,100  303,081  n/a 58  
Academic Support 250,000  114,124     
  Regional and Global Capacity Building events 70,000  66,926  2 2 100%  
  National Workshop s for Academics 170,000  47,146  n/a 11  
  Document Dissemination Programme for Universities 10,000  52  n/a n/a  
E- Learning    73,500  8,376  n/a n/a  
Other programme activities - Monitoring and evaluation 70,000  2,213  n/a n/a  
 
 
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