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DMFAS user institution(s): Ministry of Finance; *Central Bank
Note:
*The Central Bank also previously used the DMFAS system.  However, continuous internal information flow problems as well as the lack of a functionality within the DMFAS for handling short-term state enterprise has led to the abandonment of the system at the Central Bank, at least in its current version.
DMFAS start date (country) : 1996
Project status in 2008: Closed
DMFAS current installation: 5.3 in Ministry of Finance (March 2005)
Version language: English
System operational status:
System installed, but not operational (Central Bank);
Database regularly kept up to date and validated (Ministry of Finance);
System used for monitoring and internal reporting (Ministry of Finance);
System used for external reporting and statistics (Ministry of Finance).
Link with other system: Planned
Activities in 2008 (project and non-project):

  • Within the framework of one of the components of the on-going World Bank-supported “Public Management Reform Project” targeting the Ministry of Finance, the DMFAS Programme undertook a project elaboration mission in April 2008 to Hanoi. The purpose of the mission was to finalise the relevant project document in close collaboration with Ministry officials and with the assistance of a World Bank consultant. The main objective of this project is to integrate the DMFAS into a treasury system and to use it’s new functionalities to monitor domestic debt instruments.

  • On-going DMFAS Programme support (including project management, administrative, documentation and IT) regarding implementation of the current DMFAS system at the External Finance Division of the MoF, as well as current and future capacity-building activities was provided from Geneva during the year. 

  • The DMFAS Helpdesk responded to two 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
  • The finalization of collaborative arrangements between the Government, the World Bank and UNCTAD for the use of DMFAS within the above-described “Public Management Reform Project”. It is expected that the advance release of DMFAS version 6 will be deployed at the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance by the beginning of 2009.