SIADE: Information System for External Debt Administration
Context & Challenges
Public debt management is a major challenge for Tunisia’s economic and financial stability. In a constantly evolving economic environment, public decision-makers need a reliable, consolidated view of debt to support informed decisions, anticipate developments, and optimize debt management.
Against this backdrop, FAST (Fiscal and Accounting System of Tunisia) launched a project to develop a decision-support platform for public debt management, providing decision-makers with the tools needed to analyze, anticipate, and effectively manage debt.
The project addressed several key challenges:
- Limited process digitalization: Manual processing of certain requests and agreements.
- Long processing times: Lengthy and inefficient loan request management processes.
- Fragmented systems: Coexistence of heterogeneous systems with limited interoperability.
- Scattered data: Lack of a centralized and consolidated view of debt-related information.
Solution & Contribution
think tank supported the development of the Information System for External Debt Administration (SIADE), dedicated to managing Tunisia’s public and private debt. As a central debt management system, SIADE enables relevant teams to record, monitor, and secure the entire lifecycle of debt operations, from loan requests and financing agreements through to final repayment.
Sector :
Finance
Beneficiary :
Ministry of Finance of Tunisia
Funded by :
USAID – FAST
Contracting authority:
DAI Global, LLC
Key features
- Reference data management: Third-party records, classifications, exchange rates, etc.
- Debt & grants management
- External resource mobilization
- Domestic resource mobilization: Loans, Treasury bills, etc.
- Debt restructuring & agreement renegotiation
- Guarantees & commitments management
- Accounting interface management: Classifications, transactions, CRO/CRI
Results & Impact
- +$1 billion in debt managed through the SIADE system.
- Faster processes through the digitalization and automation of Ministry workflows.
- 24/7 access to debt management data and functionalities.
- Greater transparency and traceability of public and external debt operations.
- Enhanced decision-making through real-time monitoring of loan agreements, disbursements, and repayments, combined with scenario analysis.
The commitment of the entire think tank team to collaboration and cooperation made the successful redevelopment of the SIADE system possible.
Salah Meddeb
General Director, IT Center of the Ministry of Finance
