INT/WTO Trade-related technical assistance

Description What is done in the programme or project and why, what results are pursued, who benefits from the activities and who are involved in the implementation.

WTO Members concluded the negotiations on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement at the Ninth Ministerial Conference held in Bali in December 2013. The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF) was created at the request of WTO developing and least developed country (LDC) Members. The goal of the Facility is to contribute to the implementation of the TFA in developing and least developed country Members. The purpose of the facility is to complement existing support efforts and enhance their effectiveness, and to make support available in instances where potential recipients have earlier failed to secure assistance from other donors. The Special LDC Trust Fund for the 10th Ministerial Conference (MC10) supports participation on least developed country Members in the WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in December 2015. Finland proposes to support in 2015 the TFAF Trust Fund by EUR 160.000 and the LDC Trust Fund for MC10 by EUR 40.000.