ZIMBABWE 

DMFAS user institution(s): Ministry of Finance; Central Bank
DMFAS start date (country) : 1986
Project status in 2008: Non active
Funding source: Government
Start date of active project: 1999
Version of DMFAS currently installed: 5.3 in Ministry of Finance and Central Bank (September 2005)
Version language: English
System operational status:
Database regularly kept up to date (Ministry of Finance and Central Bank);
System used for monitoring and internal reporting (Ministry of Finance and Central Bank);
System used for external reporting
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):

  • DMFAS users from the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank participated at an UNCTAD/MEFMI Regional workshop on the DMFAS system, in Kampala, in May.

  • One official from the Central Bank enrolled in the MEFMI Fellow Development Programme, under which he participated in a DMFAS 5.3 training mission conducted at the Central Bank of Uganda by DMFAS consultants in March.
    On-going DMFAS Programme support (including project management, administrative, documentation and IT) regarding implementation of the DMFAS system as well as on current and future capacity-building activities was provided from Geneva during the year.

  • The DMFAS Helpdesk has so far responded to five country-specific assistance requests during the year.
    Note:
    Both the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank suffer from high staff rotation, which has resulted in a loss of staff trained in the use of DMFAS 5.3.

Planned activities for 2008
Continued DMFAS support regarding implementation of the DMFAS system as well as other capacity-building activities in debt management.  Including:

  • DMFAS Helpdesk user support;

  • Discussions on preparation of a new project document that will built capacity in the use of DMFAS 5.3 and preparation of a debt portfolio analysis in Ministry of Finance and Central Bank and initial discussion regarding the implementation of DMFAS version 6 in these institutions;

  • DMFAS experts will continue to support one official from the Central Bank in the context of MEFMI Fellows Development Programme;

  • Participation of officials from the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank in UNCTAD's 7th Inter-regional Debt Management Conference, November 2009;    

  • Participation in MEFMI - UNCTAD DMFAS Training Workshop, to be held in Zambia in December 2009.