Committee on Trade and Development
Aid for Trade
AID-FOR-TRADE MONITORING EXERCISE
JOINT COMMUNICATION BY THE WTO AND OECD SECRETARIATS
AID FOR TRADE GLOBAL REVIEW 2017
"PROMOTING TRADE, INCLUSIVENESS AND CONNECTIVITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"
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1. This document provides an overview of the responses that have been received in response to
the 2017 joint OECD-WTO Aid-for-Trade monitoring and evaluation exercise.
2. Responses were analysed in the publication "Aid for Trade at a Glance 2017: Promoting Trade,
Inclusiveness and Connectivity for Sustainable Development" presented at the Aid for Trade Global
Review 2017. The monitoring information was also analysed in separate thematic analyses of
responses to the questions on trade facilitation (WT/COMTD/AFT/W/71), digital connectivity
(WT/COMTD/AFT/W/72), and services and infrastructure (WT/COMTD/AFT/W/73).
3. A total number of 114 self-assessment questionnaire responses were received: 65 from
developing countries (including 28 least developed countries), 7 from regional economic
communities/transport corridors, 39 from donors (including international governmental
organizations), and 3 from South-South partners. In addition, 162 case stories have also been
submitted to date.
4. A list of respondents to the self-assessment questionnaire is provided in Annex 1. This list
compares 2017 responses with responses received to the 2015 monitoring and evaluation
exercise. A list of case story submissions is provided in Annex 2 (listed in the original language of
submission).
5. Important to note is that some questionnaires and case stories were received after the deadline
for the submission of responses. The questionnaires and case stories that were received after the
deadline are listed, but could not be included in the responses analysed in the Aid for Trade at a
Glance publication.
6. The monitoring exercise remains open. Information regarding the exercise, including links to
the questionnaire and case story templates, can be found at: http://www.wto.org/aftmonitoring.