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WT/BFA/W/398  
 
6 September  2016 
(16-4730) Page: 1/9 
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 June 2016. WT/BFA/W/398  
 
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  Table 1 : Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund  (DDAGTF)  
DDGATF  MCHF   
Funds brought forward from 2015   16.9   
Contributions received 2016    0.5 Green  
Total funds   17.5   
Less Expenditure and commitments    (7.3) Green  
Balance available   10.2   
Less Pending Activities    (0.7)   
Balance available including pending Activities  9.5 Green  
      
 
1  CONTRIBU TION & PLEDGES  
1.1.  During the month of June of 2016 the DDAGTF received the contribution from Korea. There 
are pre -existing multiyear pledges from France and Norway and Germany. There have been some 
continuous contact with traditional donors to solicit their o n-going support and it is expected that 
additional contributions and pledges will materialize in the third quarter.   
1.2.  Expenditures and commitments recorded at the end of June 2016 for the implementation of 
the planned activities under the DDAGTF totalled CH F 7.3 million. As of the end of June 46% of the 
planned 2016 activities had been implemented or initiated: 53% of Chapter A and 42% of 
Chapter  B including 53% of Regional Seminars. Compared to the same period in 2015 the overall 
implementation rate  is slightly lower, but still in line with what w as anticipated in the TA plan. The 
reported staffing expenditure reflects the full year commitment for staff contracts funded from the 
DDAGTF. These staffing commitments are slightly lower than in 2015.  
2  OUTLOOK  
2.1.  The DDAGTF is in a solid financial position for 2016. The relatively high level of funds that 
were carried forward at the end of 2015 put the DDAGTF in a position of relative financial security.  
2.2.  The ITTC has coordinated with donors and beneficiaries on an exte rnal evaluation of the 
WTO's TA activities and a specific fun d has been created: the TEVAL. It will cover the expenses for 
external evaluation of all WTO trade related technical assistance activities. The external evaluation 
started on 15 March and the inc eption report was submitted by the evaluators on 15 April. A 
further pledge from Sweden is in the process of being finalized and will be important to ensuring 
the project is fully funded.  
2.3.  The STDF has received important contributions from Chinese Taipei, J apan, Sweden and the 
United States. It also has a pre-existing pledge from Norway . However, it will shortly need 
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/398  
 
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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  1,161,243  
Germany  1,198,000  1,233,000  1,203,000  1,060,000  1,099,000  
United States  940,535  851,885   1,127,392  950,400    
Netherlands      875,000  495,000    
France  600,500  617,000  608,500  434,400  440,000  
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  317,59 2  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  518,000  
Total Contributions including Pled ges 12,106,624  13,619,060  7,793,406  9,105,068  3,218,243  
Total Number of Donors  14 15 13 13 4 
* Pledges are indicated in italics and lighter font . 
Figure 1 : Contributions Received  
(in MCHF)  Figure 2 : 2016  Contributions by Donors  
(in MCHF)  
 
18.619.7
16.1
15.1
12.113.6
7.89.1
0.5
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
 
 
 
  
0.35
0.11
0.04
0.02Korea
Austria
Liechtenstein
Estonia
 
 
 
                                                
1 The figures for previous years are for the year ended 31st December whilst the figures for 2016 are for 
the 6 months to 30 June 2016.  WT/BFA/W/398  
 
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  Table 3: Activity Level DDAGTF  – 30 June  2016  
DDAGTF  Activity Level  
Chapter/Sub -Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF)  Expenditure  Nb of Activities * 
  Plan Jun-16 Plan Jun-
16 % 
Grand Total  10,651,087  7,269,575  99 45 45%  
A) General WTO -Related Technical Assis tance  4,170,957  2,952,755  17 9 53%  
A-1 Trade Policy Courses  (intermediate level 
activities)  3,206,000  2,719,260  7  6 86% 
A-6 Geneva -based topic -specific symposia  424,957  233,496  6  3 50% 
A-8 Regional and Sub -regional capacity -building 
programmes  540,000   -    4   0% 
B) Specialized and Advanced Technical 
Assistance  3,393,330  1,697,596  55 23 42%  
B-1 Advance Thematic  160,000  269,392  1 1 100%  
B-2 National Technical Assistance Activities  306,480  54,741  18  4 22% 
National activities  40,410  16,435  6 2 33% 
National Accessions -related activities  13,470  -    2 0 0% 
 WTO Reference centres and enquiry points  252,600  38,306  10 2 20% 
B-3 Regional Seminars  2,330,240  1,141,901  30 16 53% 
 Agriculture (Ag)  -    105,543  -    2 N/A 
 Dispute Settlement (DSU)  -     -    -    -    N/A 
 Government Procurement  -    253,337  -    3  N/A 
Market Access related issues  -    88,929  -    1  N/A 
Regional Trade Agreements  -    47,737  -    1  N/A 
 Rules  -     -    -    -    N/A 
 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures ( SPS) -    22,339  -    1  N/A 
 Services negotiations; GATS  -    24,521  -    1  N/A 
 Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)  -     -    -    -    N/A 
 Trade and Development, S&D and Small Economies  -    57,929  -    2  N/A 
 Trade and Environment  -     -    -      -    N/A 
 Trade Facilitation  -    86,394  -    2  N/A 
 Trade -related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)  -     -    -    -    N/A 
Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations Skills  -    455,173  -    3  N/A 
B-6 Outreach Activities  596,610  231,563  6  2  33% 
C) Academic Support  534,800  125,431  14  9  64%  
C-1 WTO Chairs Programme  470,000  125,431  8  9  113%  
Continuation of WTO Chairs  350000   54,451  7 1 14% 
Annual meeting WCP Advisory Board and 
Stakeholders Meeting  105,000   43,803  1 1 100%  
Support missions to WTO Chair holder institutions  15,000  27,178  3 7 233%  
C-3 Support programme for doctoral students  64,800   -    6 0 0% 
D) Trainee Programmes and Internships  435,000  142,169  13     4  31%  
D-2 WTO Regional Coordinator Internship  210,000  142,169  6 4 67% 
D-5 WTO Young Professionals' programme (YPP)  225,000  - 7 0 - 
F) Staff Costs and Other Programmes  2,117,000  2,351,623  -    - -  
F-1 L-Posts and other Short -Term Contracts**  2,117,000  2,343,368  -    -  - 
L-Posts & eTraining Staff  - 2,198,474  - - - 
Short -term contracts   - 144,895  - - - 
F-2 Documentation for national TA activities   -  8,255  -   - - 
* Includes activities that have been formally approved and for which funds have been committed. 
These are not necessarily complete a nd could incur additional expenditures.  
** This amount includes the amount paid and the commitments until 31 December 201 6. WT/BFA/W/398  
 
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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 
7.3 
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
 
 
Figure 5 : Regional Seminars – Expenditure (in CHF)  
1,141,901 105,543 -253,337 88,929 47,737 -22,339 24,521 -57,929 -86,394 -
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)
 
Figure 6 : Expenditure by Chapter  
 
                                                
2 The figures for previous years are for the year  ended 31st December whilst the figures for 2016 are for 
the 6 months to 30 June 2016.  
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%WT/BFA/W/398  
 
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  Table 4: Other Funds  – 30 June  2016  
Other Funds  
 Monthly Financial Report - 30 June 2016  
 
       Other Funds  MCHF    Status  
 French -Irish Internship Programme (TIMM1)  
 Funds brought forward from 2015  1.1     
 Contributions received  0.0   Green    
Total funds  1.1     
 Expenditure  (1.0)   
  Balance available  0.1   Orange    
Netherlands Trainee Programme (TNL05)  
 Funds brought forward from 2015  1.1     
 Contr ibutions 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  0.2   Green    
Total funds  4.3     
 Expenditure  (0.2)     
 Balance available  4.1   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 brought forward from 2015  0.3     
 Contributions received  0.0   Green    
Total funds  0.3     
 Expenditure  (0.3)    
 Balance available  0.0   Red   
STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
 Funds brought forward from 2015  8.6     
 Contributions received  1.7   Orange    
Total funds  10.3     
 Contracted commitments  (5.3)     
 Expenditure  (3.0)     
 Balance available  2.0   Orange    
Uncontracted commitments*  (3.4)      
 Balance available including unco ntracted commitments  (1.4)    Red   
*  2 projects & 7 PPG approved to be contracted within 12 months . WT/BFA/W/398  
 
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  Table 5: Other Funds Contributions and Pledges  – 30 June  2016  
French -Irish Internship Programme  (TIMM1)  
Donor (CHF)  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  
France  600,500 617,000  608,500  651,600  660,000  
Ireland  396,330  184,800  180,900  156,600   - 
Denmark  160,952  -   -  -  - 
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  1,157,782  801,800  789,400  808,200  660,000  
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   - 
Finland   - 102,366   - 
European Un ion 96,240   -  - 
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  96,240  215,006  - 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility  ( TTF AF) 
Donor (CHF)  2015  2016  
Norway  2,780,663  1,741,588  
Australia  831,398  -  
Austria  104,900  -  
United Kingdom  369,004  341,064  
European  Union  174,400  484,000  
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  2,742,492  
 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  -  
Norway  245,559  228,711  419,196  464,549  464,445  
Ireland  222,30 5 227,920  223,110  156,600  -  
Germany  180,150  183,750  180,900  162900  -  
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  -  -  - 568,700  -  
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  1,653,358  
Total Contributions & Pledges  4,528,188  3,605,765  4,344,281  4,558,478  2,117,803  
Total Number of Dono rs 10 9 10 11 5 
 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  
*  Pledges are in italics and lighter font.  WT/BFA/W/398  
 
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  Table 6: Activity Level -Other Funds – 30 June  2016  
The French Irish Inte rnship 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  991,671  -  18   
Netherlands Trainee Programme ( TNL05)  960,000  965,691  -  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)    193,223  -  12   
 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Chapter/Sub -Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure  Number of Activities  
Plan 2016  Plan 2016  % 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  415,840  323,118 -  6   
 
Evaluation of WTO Trust Funds Activities (TE VAL)  
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  100,923  23 17 74
% 
Coordination activities    267,697  101,880  5 3 60
% 
Project Development  232,780  108,081  4 2 50
% 
Project Funding     3,491,700  2,143,320  4 1 25
% 
Project Ex-post Evaluations  58,195  23,468  3 1 33
% 
Operating Expenses     1,070,788  533,696  -  -  -  
Grand Total  5,342,301  3,011,368  -  -  -  
Contracted commitments    5,319,652  -    -    -    
Uncontracted commitments*    3,393,272  -  -  -  
*  2 projects & 6 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 June  2016  
WTO Regular Budget  
Chapter/Sub -Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF)  Expenditure  Number of Activities  
Plan 2016  Plan 2016  % 
Grand Total  4,547,800  3,171,766        
General WTO Related T.A . 1,881,500  1,596,698        
Special Service Agreement  179,500  0       
Regular TPCs  1,170,000  1,231,572  3 3 100%  
Geneva -based Introduction Course  190,000  184,322  1 1 100%  
Geneva -based Introduction days  2,000  413 1 1 100%  
Geneva Weeks  280,000  126,391  2 1 50% 
Other GVA -based Support (Legal Advisory Role)  60,000  54,000  N/A N/A   
Specialized and Advanced T. A 2,532,800  1,574,366        
Geneva -based Thematic Courses  1,792,115  1,202,998  21 18 86% 
National Technical Assistance Missions  740,685  371,368  N/A 68   
Academic Support : WTO publications  10,000  702 N/A N/A   
E- Learning  73,500  0 N/A N/A   
Other progr amme activities - Monitoring and eval.  50,000  0 N/A N/A   
 
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