EGYPT 

DMFAS user institution(s): Central Bank, Ministry of Finance
DMFAS start date (country) : 1986
Project status in 2008: Active (2): Active (Central Bank); Active (Ministry of Finance)
Start date of active projects (2): 2007 (Central Bank) and 2008 (Ministry of Finance)
Funding source of active project: USAID (Central Bank); Government (Ministry of Finance)
Version of DMFAS currently installed: 5.3 in Central Bank (August 2007); 5.3 in Ministry of Finance (April 2008)
Language version: English
System environment: Windows NT – Local area network
Operational status of DMFAS system:

  • Database installed and basic functional training completed (Ministry of Finance);
  • Database regularly kept up to date (Central Bank, Ministry of Finance);
  • System used for monitoring and internal reporting (Central Bank, Ministry of Finance);
  • System used for external reporting and statistics (Central Bank).

Link with other system: No
Note:
The Government uses the automatic bridge between DMFAS and DRS, the World Bank’s Debtor Reporting System.
Activities in 2008 (project and non-project):

  • Continued implementation of activities under a project document (signed in June 2007) for the strengthening of debt management in the Central Bank, namely, a data validation workshop and two DSM+ trainings in February, March and December 2008.
  • Signing of a project document, in January 2008, with a new DMFAS institution (Ministry of Finance) to install DMFAS 5.3 and build a domestic public debt database.
  • DMFAS 5.3 installation and technical training for IT staff, in April 2008 and functional training for end-users, in the Ministry of Finance, in April-May and October 2008.
  • The Central Bank participated in a regional DPA workshop in Amman, Jordan in November 2008.
  • A draft project document was elaborated for development of an interface in the Central Bank between the DMFAS and an internal application and submitted to the CBE.
  • On-going DMFAS Programme support (including project management, administrative, documentation and IT) regarding implementation of the DMFAS system as well as current and future capacity-building activities was provided from Geneva during the year.  In addition to the organization of project activities this included, an update (patch 20) to the DMFAS system currently installed in the Central Bank, as well as user documentation updates. It also included DMFAS Helpdesk user support. The latter responded to 29 country-specific assistance requests during the year.

Planned activities:
Continued DMFAS support regarding implementation of the DMFAS system as well as other capacity-building activities in debt management.  Including:

  • DMFAS Helpdesk user support
  • It was agreed to begin discussions for project in 2009 to upgrade the Central Bank to DMFAS version 6 when it is released.
  • Data validation workshop and debt statistics workshop for Ministry of Finance in 2009.