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WT/BFA/W/371  
 
15 September 2015  
(15-4657)  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 2015. WT/BFA/W/371 
 
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  Table 1 Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund 
DDGATF MCHF  
Financial situation 30 June2015   
Funds brought forward from 2014  16.5  
Contributions received in 2015  2.9   Green
 
Total funds   19.4 
  
Less Expenditure and commitments  (7.2)     Green 
Balance available  12.2  
Less pending activities (2.3)  
Balance available including pending Activities 9.9 Green
 
 
Contributions & Pledges   Green         
The DDAGTF received contributions during the second quarter of 2015 from Austria and Australia.  The 
Australian contribution was the second payment in 2015 and in fact, completes its total pledge through 
2016. Two additional donors, Germany and Norway, have  taken steps to formalize their intentions to 
pledge new contributions. As of the end of the se cond quarter, the level of contributions actually 
received were consistent with the historical averages for this point in the year . 
Activity Level   Green         
Expenditures and commitments recorded in 2015 for th e implementation of the planned activities under 
the DDAGTF totalled CHF 7.2million through the end of June. As of the end of June  61% of the planned 
2015 activities had been implemented or initiated: 76% of Chapter A and 52% of Chapter B including 50% of Regional Seminars. Overall implementation rates are in line with what is expected at this point 
in the year. The relatively high level of reported st affing expenditure reflects the full year commitment 
for staff contracts funded from the DDAGTF. As 2015 is a Ministerial year, it is expected that TA 
activities will be more limited in December than might otherwise be the case. 
Outlook   Green         
The DDAGTF is in a solid financial position and is not anticipated to encounter problems funding 
activities during 2015.  The relatively high level of funds carried forward from 2014 due to the volume 
of contributions received only in the last months of 2014 provide this stable situation.  The ITTC is 
coordinating with donors and beneficiaries on an external evaluation of the WTO's TA activities. 
 
The new Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility is operational and attracting the interest of donors. Most of the donors who had balances remaining in eith er the Trade Facilitation Needs Assessment or the 
Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group funds have  accepted to transfer their remaining balances to the 
new Facility. Austria and Australia have made new contributions and Norway has made an important 
pledge of new funds. Additional potential donors ha ve informally indicated their intentions and are in 
the process of finalizing agreements or their domestic processes.  
 
Members have also been invited to contribute to the MC10 LDC Support fund.  As of the end of the 
second quarter, a contribution has been received from Swizterland and clear pledges have been 
received from Ireland and Norway. It will be important that more actual contributions arrive during the 
summer to ensure that the necessary commitments to logistical arrangements can be made in September 2015.  
The WTO has started consultations with Members on the development of the new Biennial TA Plan to 
cover the period 2016-2017.  Other trust funds are generally in a stable position.  
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  Table 2 Contributions and Pledges 
Contributions & Pledges  
DDAGTF      
Monthly Financial Report - 30 June 2015     
Donor (CHF) 2011  2012  2013 2014   2015*  
Norway 1,593,626  2,438,905  2,287,108  2,163,722  1,810,960  
Germany 1,237,500  1,198,000  1,233,000  1,203,000  1,044,000  
United States 940,580  940,535  851,885  1,127,392   
Netherlands 1,472,990    875,000  495,000  
France 611,000  600,500  617,000  608,500   
Denmark 331,230  321,903  491,063  482,422  400,028 
Korea, Rep. of 322,350  334,950  313,600  336,350   
European Union 1,187,500   1,024,050   1,232,000  317,592  213,000 
European Union     1,827,000  
Japan 395,604  395,604  368,744  312,019   
Austria 258,600  240,200  243,600  241,400  104,900 
Australia  1,803,600   2,689,900    61,370  2,162,382 
Liechtenstein 40,000  40,000  40,000  40,000   
Estonia  26,209  23,199    24,160  24,640  24,120 
Sweden 2,074,322  2,386,480  2,245,600    
Switzerland  800,000  800,000    
Chinese Taipei 184,200   181,400    
Canada 944,276  1,362,298     
Finland 1,228,000      
Spain 400,050      
Czech Republic  23,746      
Total Contributions Received 15,075,383  12,106,624  13,619,060  7,793,406  2,904,430 
Total Contributions including 
Pledges 15,075,383  12,106,624  13,619,060  7,793,406  8,081,389 
Total Number of Donors 19  14  15  13  9 
* Pledges are indicated in italics and lighter font. 
 
Figure 1 Contributions received  
(in MCHF)  
Figure 2 Contributions by Donors 2015 
(in MCHF) 
18.7 18.619.7
16.1
15.1
12.113.6
7.8
2.9
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jun-152.16
0.40
0.21
0.10
0.02Australia
Denmark
European
Union
Austria
Estonia
 
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  Table 3 Monthly Financia l Report –30 June2015 
DDAGTF 
Activity Level 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities * 
Plan Jun 2015 Plan Jun 
2015 % 
Grand Total 14,430,552 7,227,195 92 56 61%  
A) General WTO-Related Technical Assistance 6,061,320 3,208,025 17 13  76%  
  A-1 Trade Policy Courses 4,271,400  2,530,141  7 5 71% 
 Intermediate Level Activities  4,271,400  2,530,141 7 5  71% 
  A-6 Geneva-based topic-specific symposia 745,800 638,682 6 7  117%  
  A-8 Regional and Sub-regional capacity-building 
programmes  1,044,120 39,202 4 1 25% 
B) Specialized and Advanced Technical Assistance 4,362,704 1,166,778 54 28  52%  
  B-2 National Technical Assistance Activities 335,384  194,522 18 10 56% 
  National activities  39,663  17,109  6 3 50% 
  National Accessions-related activities 13,221  - 2  0% 
   WTO Reference centres and enquiry points 282,500  177,413  10 7 70% 
  B-3 Regional Seminars 3,356,100 767,654 30 15 50% 
   Agriculture (Ag) 
 - 
  0% 
   Dispute Settlement (DSU) -  0% 
   Government Procuremen t (Plurilateral Agreement  
on) 62,191  1 3% 
  Market Access related issues 83,557  2 7% 
  Regional Trade Agreements -   0% 
   Rules 73,489  2 7% 
   Sanitary and Phytosan itary Measures (SPS) 44,582  1 3% 
   Services negotiations; GATS 271,773  5 17% 
   Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) -  2 0% 
   Trade and Development, S&D and Small  
Economies 64,500  1 3% 
   Trade and Environment 9,939  1 3% 
   Trade Facilitation -  0% 
   Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)  31,746  
 1 3% 
 B-5 Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations Skills    - 125,877 0 1 3% 
  B-6 Outreach Activities  671,220 204,602 6 3  50% 
C) Academic Support 831,228 153,048 15 10 67%  
  C-1 WTO Chairs Programme 758,004 117,454 9 6  67% 
  Continuation of WTO Chairs 395,500 -933 7 1 14% 
  Annual meeting WCP Advisory Board Meeting and  
WCP stakeholders 134,244 - 1 -  0% 
  Support missions to WTO Chair holder institutions 228,260 118,387 
 1 5 500%  
  C-3 Support programme for doctoral students 73,224 35,593 6 4  67% 
D) Trainee Programmes and Internships 237,300 221,419 6 5 83%  
     D-2  WTO Regional Coordinator Internship 237,300  221,419 6 5  83% 
F) Staff Costs and Other Programmes 2,938,000 2,477,926       
  F-1 L-Posts and other Short-Term Contracts**  2,938,000 2,439,369       
  L-Posts 2,486,000  2,439,369     
  Short-term contracts 56,500  -    
 F-2 Documentation for national TA activities  38,557    
* Includes activities that have be en formally approved and for which funds have been committed.   
These are not necessarily complete and could incur additional expenditures. 
** This amount includes the amount paid and the commitments until 31 December 2015. WT/BFA/W/371 
 
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  Figure 3 Expenditure (in MCHF) Figu re 4 Available Year-End Balance 
(in MCHF)  
18.7 
17.0 18.4 18.1 
13.7 
10.0 
8.0 9.3 
7.2 
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jun-157.8 9.5 10.9 
8.9 10.2 12.4 18.0 
16.5 
12.2 
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jun-15 
Figure 5 Regional Seminars –Expenditure (in CHF) 
--62,191 83,557 -73,489 44,582 271,773 -64,500 9,939 -31,746 125,877 
 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 SkillsRegional 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 2014 1.3   
Contributions received 0.0  Green
 
Total funds 1.3   
Expenditure (1.0)  Green
 
Balance available 0.2  Green
 
 Netherlands Trainee Programme (TNL05)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 1.1   
Contributions received 0.0    Green
 
Total funds 1.1  Green 
Expenditure (0.9)   
Balance available 0.2      Green 
  
 Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility ( TTFAF)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 0.3   
Contributions received 0.8  Green
 
Total funds 1.1   
Expenditure (0.2)  Green
 
Balance available 0.9  Green
 
 China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 0.4   
Contributions received 0.0  Green
 
Total funds 0.4   
Expenditure (0.2)  Green
 
Balance available 0.2  Green
 
 10th Ministerial Conference (TMI10)  
Funds brought forward from 2012 0.0        Red  
 
Contributions received 0.1   
Total funds 0.1   
Expenditure 0.0  Green
 
Balance available 0.1  Red
 
 STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
Funds brought forward from 2012 8.6   
Contributions received 1.3  Orange
 
Total funds 9.9   
Contracted commitments (6.0)   
Expenditure (2.0)  Green
 
Balance available 1.9  Green
 
Uncontracted commitments* (3.6)  Green
 
Balance available including commitments (1.7)  Orange
 
* 4 projects & 3 PPGs approved to be contracted within 12 months. 
 
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  Table 5 Other Funds Contributions and Pledges 
Internship Programme  Selected Missions (TIMM1)  
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014  2015 
France  611,000   600,500  617,000  608,500   
Ireland  377,190   396,330  184,800  180,900  156,600  
Denmark  165,615   160,952     
Total Contributions Received & Pledges  1,153,805  1,157,782  801,800  789,400  156,600  
 
Trainee Programme (TNL05) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014  2015 
Netherlands 94,701  1,793,909  -  1,750,000  -  
Total Contributions Received & 
Pledges 94,701  1,793,909  -  
1,750,000  -  
Evaluation of WTO Trust Funds Activities (TEVAL)  
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014  2015 
Australia      112,640  
Finland     102,366  
European Union    96,240  
Total Contributions Received & Pledges    96,240  215,006  
 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility ( TTFAF) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015  
Norway     2,414,613  
Australia     831,398 
Austria     104,900 
Ireland     35,599 
Switzerland     13,098 
New Zealand     48,763 
United States     44,530 
Total Contributions Received & Pledges - - - -   3,492,901 
 
 10th Ministerial Conference (TMI10) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014  2015 
Norway - -  -  -   60,365  
Ireland -  -  -  -   52,200  
Switzerland -  - -  -  50,000  
Total Contributions Received & Pledges -  -  - -   162,565  
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   STDF on SPS (TWB01) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014   2015 
Sweden  1,008,210  1,015,560   962,220   652,729   1,124,232   
Canada  1,888,552  917,095   903,751   903,751   
Denmark  331,230  321,903   491,063   482,422   400,028  
European Union   399,511  437,164   448,448   444,808   382,200   
Norway  237,624  245,559   228,711   419,196   482,923  
Ireland  148,250  222,305   227,920   223,110   156,600  
Germany  183,300  180,150   183,750   180,900   
Japan  187,398  100,196   85,502   73,365   
Chinese Taipei  73,680   74,400    78,945  
Netherlands  981,997  981,997    875,000   875,000   
Switzerland  500,000     
France     51,700  
Finland  491,200     568,700  
United States  89,600  106,259    89,000   189,375  
Total Contributions Received  6,520,551  4,528,188   3,605,765  4,344,281   1,288,749  
Total Contributions including Pledges  6,520,551  4,528,188   3,605,765  4,344,281   4,309,703  
Total Number of Donors  13  10   9   10   10  
 
 WTO Regular Budget 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013  2014  2015 
Total Budget 4,987,500  4,585,100  4,477,800  4,547,800  4,547,800  
* Pledges are indicated in italics and lighter font. 
Table 6 Other Funds Performance Report 
Mission Interns and Netherlands Trainee Programme s 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Internship Programme- Selected Missions (TIMM1) 932,250  1,040,976  -  18 -  
Netherlands Trainee Programme (TNL05) 932,250  907,310  -  15 -  
 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TTFAF) 
   191,288 -  4  -  
 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme ( TCLAP)   415,840  219,571  -  1  -  
 
10 th Ministerial Conference ( TM10)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
10 th Ministerial Conference (TMI10)   800,000   1    -  
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  STDF on SPS (TWB01) 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure** Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Grand Total 4,421,211 2,007,245     -  
Technical missions and meetings 190,224 110,901 22 13  59% 
Coordination activities 357,421 34,053 6 2 33% 
Project Development 200,236 102,925 4 3  75% 
Project Funding 2,803,304 1,202,169  4 1 25% 
Project Ex-post Evaluations 50,059 32,595 3 2  67% 
Operating Expenses 819,966 524,604    
Contracted commitments  6,032,449    
Uncontracted commitments*  3,602,636    
* 4 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. 
WTO Regular Budget 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Grand Total 4,547,800  2,460,846     
General WTO Related T.A 1,939,700  1,312,149     
  Regular TPCs 1,350,000  1,180,236  3 3 100% 
 Geneva-based Introduction Course 209,700  -  1 0 0% 
 Geneva-based Introduction days 20,000  -  3 1 33% 
 Geneva Weeks 300,000  131,913  2 1 50% 
 Other Geneva-based Support  (Legal Advisory Role) 60,000    n/a n/a  
Specialized and Advanced T.A 2,214,600  1,110,058    
 Geneva-based Thematic Courses 1,368,500  762,606 12 7 58% 
 National Technical Assistance Missions 846,100  347,452 n/a 51  
Academic Support 250,000  38,639    
  Regional and Global Capacity Building events 70,000  -  5 0 0% 
  National Workshop s for Academics 170,000  33,820  n/a 8  
  Document Dissemination Programme for Universities 10,000  4,819  n/a n/a  
E- Learning    73,500  -  n/a n/a  
Other programme activities - Monitoring and evaluation 70,000  -  n/a -  
 
 
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