AID FOR TRADE - AN INITIATIVE SUPPORTING THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN THE WORLD. ASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONS FROM 2002 TO 2007 (Aid for Trade inicjatywa wspierajaca miedzynarodowa wymiane handlowa na swiecie - ocena dzialan w latach 2002-2007)

The goal of this paper is the presentation of operations run by the WTO in the framework of an initiative supporting trade in developing countries, under the name Aid for Trade. Moreover, the article presents the examination of the above-mentioned operations beginning from 2002, with special consideration given to countries and amounts of funds transferred to them. Average annual amount of funds transferred by countries called donors from 2002 to 2005 amounted more than USD 21 billion. In 2006 the amount grew up to USD 23.5 billion, and in 2007 by subsequent 8%. In terms of a territory, the largest beneficiary of funds in the framework of the support arranged by the WTO are Asian countries, especially India, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq.