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WT/BFA/W/377  
 
22 October 2015  
(15-5523)  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 September 2015. WT/BFA/W/377 
 
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  Table 1: Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF) 
DDGATF MCHF  
Financial situation 30 September 2015   
Funds brought forward from 2014  16.5  
Contributions received in 2015  4.0 Green 
Total funds   20.5  
Less Expenditure and commitments (9.4) Green 
Balance available  11.1  
Less pending activities (0.2)  
Balance available including pending Activities 11.0  
 
Contributions & Pledges   Green         
During the third quarter the DDAGTF received a contribution from the European Union. 
Furthermore, France had made a multi-year pl edge to both the DDAGTF and the French-Irish 
Internship Programme, while the US has taken steps to renew for 2015 its contribution of 
US$1,000,000. As of the 30th September, the level of contributions actually received is consistent 
with those of the previous years and with expectations.  
Activity Level   Green         
Expenditures and commitments recorded in 2015 for the implementation of the planned activities 
under the DDAGTF totalled CHF9.4 million throug h the end of September. As of the end of 
September 84% of the planned 2015 activities had been implemented or initiated: 100% of 
Chapter A and 81% of Chapter B including 90% of Regional Seminars. Overall implementation 
rates are in line with what is expected at this po int in the year. 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 it is not expected to face any problem in relation to 
activity funding 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, ensures the fund financial 
stability. The ITTC is coordinating with donors and beneficiaries on an external evaluation of the WTO's TA activities. For this purpose, a specific fund has been created: the TEVAL will cover the 
expenses for external evaluation of all WTO trade related technical assistance activities. Its budget 
is CHF 215,000, and it is expected th at the activity will occur in 2016. 
 The new Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility is operational and attracting the interest of donors. 
Most of the donors who had balance remaining in  either the Trade Facilitation Needs Assessment 
or the Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group fund s have accepted to transfer their remaining 
balances to the new Facility. In addition, UK has pledged a total amount of GBP 500,000 for the 
two-year period 2015/2016. 
 Some concerns arise in relation to the MC10 LD C Support fund. As to the end of September, the 
fund amounts to CHF 200,000 CHF. Other pledges for about the same amount have been made, 
but it is not clear that current contributions and pledges will cover all the estimated costs for LDC 
Participants at MC10 totalling CHF800,000. However, due to an effective coordination with the China LDC and Accessions Programme Fund on a roundtable event being organized in Nairobi just 
prior to the Ministerial, overlaps in the lists of participants have been identified and this will allow 
to share some of the costs in a more efficient way, thus reducing the resources that will be required from the MC 10 LDC fund. Additionally the UK has pledge an amount of direct assistance that will further limit the burden on the fund. Nevertheless, additional contributions would put the 
fund in a more solid position. 
 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 - 30 September 2015 
DDAGTF 
Donor (CHF) Contributions & Pledges 
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 
Australia 1,803,600   2,689,900 61,370 2,162,382  
Austria 258,600  240,200 243,600 241,400 104,900  
Canada 944,276  1,362,298    
Chinese Taipei 184,200   181,400   
Czech Republic 23,746      
Denmark 331,230  321,903 491,063 482,422 400,028  
Estonia 26,209  23,199 24,160 24,640 24,120  
European Union 1,187,500  1,024,050 1,232,000 317,592 1,658,552  
Finland 1,228,000      
France 611,000  600,500 617,000 608,500 424,000 
Germany 1,237,500  1,198,000 1,233,000 1,203,000 1,060,000  
Japan 395,604  395,604 368,744 312,019  
Korea 322,350  334,950 313,600 336,350  
Liechtenstein 40,000  40,000 40,000 40,000  
Netherlands 1,472,990    875,000 495,000 
Norway 1,593,626  2,438,905 2,287,108 2,163,722 1,810,960 
Spain 400,050      
Sweden 2,074,322  2,386,480 2,245,600   
Switzerland  800,000 800,000   
United States 940,580 940,535 851,885 1,127,392  
Total Contributions 
Received 15,075,383  12,106,624  13,619,060  7,793,406 5,409,982  
Total Contributions 
including Pledges 15,075,383  12,106,624  13,619,060  7,793,406 8,139,941  
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: 2015 Contributions by 
Donors (in MCHF) 
 
 18.7 18.619.7
16.1
15.1
12.113.6
7.8
5.4
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Se p-15 
  
2.16
1.66
1.06
0.40
0.10
0.02Australia
European
Union
Germany
Denmark
Austria
Estonia
 
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  Table 3: Activity Level DDAGTF – 30 September 2015 
DDAGTF Activity Level 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subj ect & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities * 
 Plan Sept 2015 Plan Sept 2015  % 
Grand Total 14,430,552 9,374,624 91 76 84%
(A) General WTO-Related Technical Assistance 6,061,320  4,053,014  17 18 106%
 A-1 Trade Policy Courses 4,271,400  2,962,447  7 7 100%
  Intermediate Level Activities 4,271,400  2,962,447  7 7 100%
 A-6 Geneva-based topic- specific symposia 745,800  808,474  6 8 133%
 A-8 Regional and Subregional capacity-building programmes 1,044,120 282,093  4 3 75%
(B) Specialized and Advanced Technical Assistance 4,362,704  2,199,296  54 44 81%
 B-2 National Technical Assistance Activities 335,384  240,694  18 13 72%
  National activities 39,663  33,334  6 5 83%
  National Accessions-related activities 13,221  - 2  0%
   WTO Reference centres and enquiry points 282,500  207,361  10 8 80%
 B-3 Regional Seminars 3,356,100  1,754,817  30 27 90%
  Agriculture (Ag)  154,972   2 7%
   Dispute Settlement (DSU)  -    0%
   Government Procurement (Plurilateral Agreement on)  140,163   2 7%
  Market Access related issues  104,658   3 10%
  Regional Trade Agrements   -    0%
   Rules  93,470   3 10%
   Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)  277,680   3 10%
   Services negotiations; GATS  303,447   6 20%
   Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)  39,293   1 3%
   Trade and Development, S&D and Small Economies  58,624   1 3%
   Trade and Environment  8,560   1 3%
   Trade Facilitation  -   0%
   Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)  181,175   2 7%
  Intensive Courses on Trade Negotiations Skills  392,774   3 10%
 B-6 Outreach Activities  671,220  203,785  6 4 67%
(C) Academic Support 831,228  330,683 14  7  50%
 C-1 WTO Chairs Programme 758,004  279,010 8  2  25%
  Continuation of WTO Chairs 395,500  -933 7 1 14%
  Annua l meeting WCP Advisory Board and Stakeholders  
Meeting 134,244  122,313  1 1 100%
  Support missions to WTO Chair holder institutions 228,260  157,629    
 C-3 Support prog ramme for doctoral students 73,224  51,673  6 5 83%
(D) Trainee Programmes and Internships 237,300  293,048  6 7 117%
 D-2 WTO Regional Coordinator Internship 237,300  293,048  6 7 117%
(F) Staff Costs and Other Programmes 2,938,000  2,447,680       
 F-1 L-Posts and other Short-Term Contracts** 2,938,000  2,398,704    
  L-Posts & eTraining Staff 2,881,500  2,375,991     
  Short-term contracts 56,500  22,713     
 F-2 Documentation for national TA activities  48,976     
EIF Event (AfT Pacific Event), Geneva, Switzerland  50,904    
* Includes activities that have been formally approv ed and for which funds have been committed. These are 
not necessarily complete and could incur additional expenditures. 
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  Figure 3: Expenditure Including Commitments 
(in MCHF) Figure 4: Available Year-End Balance 
(in MCHF)  
18.7 
17.0 18.4 18.1 
13.7 
10.0 
8.0 9.3 9.4 
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Sep-15
 7.8 9.5 10.9 
8.9 10.2 12.4 18.0 
16.5 
11.1 
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Sep-15 
 
Figure 5: Regional Seminars – Expenditure (in CHF) 
154,972 -140,163 104,658 -93,470 277,680 303,447 39,293 58,624 8,560 -181,175 392,774 
 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
 
 
Figure 6: Expenditure by Chapter 
General WTO-Related T.A
44%
Specialized and Advanced 
T.A
23%Academic Support
4%Trainee Programmes and 
Internships
3%Staff Costs and Other 
Programmes
26%
 
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  Table 4: Other Funds – 30 September 2015 
 MCHF    
 French-Irish Internship Programme (TIMM1)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 1.3   
Contributions received 0.2   Green 
Total funds 1.4   
Expenditure (1.0)   Green 
Balance available 0.4  Green 
Netherlands Trainee Programme (TNL05)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 1.1   
Contributions received 0.0   Green 
 1.1   
Expenditure (0.9)   Green 
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 (0.3)   Green 
Balance available  0.8  Green 
China LDCs & Accessions Programme (TCLAP)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 0.4   
Contributions received 0.5   Green 
Total funds 0.9   
Expenditure (0.6)   Green 
Balance available 0.3  Green 
10th Ministerial Conference (TMI10)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 0.0   
Contributions received 0.2   Red 
Total funds 0.2   
Expenditure 0.0   Green 
Balance available 0.2  Red 
 STDF on SPS (TWB01)  
Funds brought forward from 2014 8.6   
Contributions received 3.1   Orange 
Total funds 11.7   
Contracted commitments (6.4)    
Expenditure (3.4)  Green 
Balance available 1.8   Green 
Uncontracted commitments* (1.4)  Green 
Balance available including commitments 0.4   Orange 
* 2 projects & 1 PPG approved to be contracted wi thin 12 months. 
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  Table 5: Other Funds Contributions and Pledges – 30 September 2015 
French-Irish Internship Programme (TIMM1)  
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 
France 611,000 600,500 617,000 608,500 636,000  
Ireland 377,190 396,330 184,800 180,900 156,600 
Denmark 165,615 160,952    
Total contributions received & pl edges 1,153,805 1,157,782 801,800 789,400 792,600 
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 
Austria     104,900  
Australia     831,398  
Ireland     35,599  
New Zealand     48,763  
Norway     2,414,613  
Switzerland     13,098  
United Kingdom     369,106  
United States     44,530  
Total contributions received & pledges - - - - 3,862,007  
 10th Ministerial Conference (TMI10) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 
Norway     60,365  
European Union     109,268  
Sweden     58,705  
Australia     67,750  
Ireland     52,200  
Switzerland     50,000  
Total contributions received & pledges - - - - 398,288  
 STDF on SPS (TWB01) 
Donor (CHF) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 
Sweden 1,008,210  1,015,560  962,220  652,729  1,128,640  
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  385,840  
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  285,575  
Total contributions received 6,520,551  4,528,188  3,605,765  4,344,281  3,056,029  
Total contributions & pledges 6,520,551  4,528,188  3,605,765  4,344,281  4,413,951  
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. WT/BFA/W/377 
 
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  Table 6: Activity Level-Other Funds – 30 September 2015 
Mission Interns and Netherlands Trainee Programmes  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
French-Irish Internship Programme (TIMM1) 932,250  1,040,976   18  
Netherlands Trainee Programme (TNL05) 932,250  920,239   15  
 
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Internships 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
      
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TTFAF)   293,106   9    
 
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  591,810   1  
 
10th Ministerial Conference (TM10)  
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme 
(CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
10th Ministerial Conference (TMI10) 800,000  -  1  
 
STDF on SPS ( TWB01) 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & 
Programme (CHF) Expenditure** Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Grand Total 4,421,211  3,442,271     
Technical missions and meetings 190,224  144,569  22 20 91% 
Coordination activities 357,421  93,830  6 3 50% 
Project Development 200,236  193,441  4 5 125% 
Project Funding 2,803,304  2,195,216  4 3 75% 
Project Ex-Post Evaluations 50,059  32,595  3 2 67% 
Operating Expenses 819,966  782,620  - - - 
Contracted commitments  6,440,476     
Uncontracted commitments*  1,424,690     
* 2 projects & 1 PPG approved to be contracted wi thin 12 months. 
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  Table 7: Activity Level Regu lar Budget – 30 September 2015 
WTO Regular Budget 
Chapter/Sub-Chapter/Subject & Programme (CHF) Expenditure Number of Activities 
Plan 2015 Plan 2015 % 
Grand Total 4,547,800  3,391,860     
General WTO Related T.A 1,939,700 1,479,298    
  Regular TPCs 1,350,000 1,206,403 3 3 100%  
 Geneva-based Introduction Course 209,700 - 1 0 0% 
 Geneva-based Introduction days & focus activities 20,000 330 3 1 33% 
 Geneva Weeks 300,000 206,565 2 2 100% 
 Other Geneva-based Support  (Legal Advisory Role) 60,000 66,000 n/a n/a   
Specialized and Advanced T.A 2,214,600 1,853,378      
 Geneva-based Thematic Courses 1,368,500 1,279,951 12 11 92% 
 National Technical Assistance Missions 846,100 573,427 n/a 89   
Academic Support 250,000 59,184      
  Regional and Global Capacity Building events 70,000 - 5 0 0% 
  National Workshop s for Academics 170,000 52,659 n/a 13  
  Document Dissemination Programme for Universities 10,000 6,525 n/a n/a  
E- Learning    73,500   n/a   n/a   
Other programme activities - Monitori ng and evaluation 70,000  n/a n/a    
 
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