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PRESS/388 
2 November 2004 
 
(04-5219) 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
The Netherlands donates CHF 300,000 to WTO technical assistance 
The Netherlands Government pledged, on 02 November 2004, a contribution of 300,000 Swiss 
Francs to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund. 
 The new donation made by the Netherlands Government is a response to a need to finance the 
Trade Policy Reviews (TPRs) of WTO poorest and most vulnerable members. This contribution will 
also finance the remaining implementation of technical assistance activities for 2004.  
“I thank the Netherlands for its generosity,” said  WTO Director-General Dr. Supachai. “The reviews 
of trade policy offer useful opportunities to identify more effectively the needs of the developing countries and provide technical assistance which is properly structured. For 2004, the Doha Fund is 
financing the TPRs of Benin and Burkina Faso, and for 2005 it will finance the TPRs of Guinea and 
Togo”.  
With this new donation, the Netherlands Government  has contributed a total of CHF 4.1 million to 
WTO technical assistance fund, the fifth biggest contribution to the Doha Fund since its creation after the Doha Ministerial Conference.  
 
  
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