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
Modernization of the Treasury Deposit Management System
Context & Challenges
As part of a study conducted by the World Bank, the banking function of the Public Treasury of Burkina Faso was assessed to evaluate its capacity to efficiently manage funds allocated to development projects and programs financed by the World Bank and other Technical and Financial Partners (TFPs).
Following the assessment, several recommendations were made, including the modernization of the Treasury Deposit Management System (SGDF) to align it with the evolving requirements of the Treasury’s banking function and international standards, while providing online banking services.
Solution & Contribution
think tank supported the modernization of the Treasury Deposit Management System (SGDF) to meet the evolving needs of the Treasury’s banking function and comply with international standards.
The solution provides a modern banking information system that centralizes customer data and transactions while strengthening regulatory compliance. It is built on a microservices-based architecture designed to support scalability, integration, and operational efficiency.
Sector :
Finance
Beneficiary :
Ministry of Economy, Finance and Prospective
Funded by :
IDA- World Bank
Contracting authority:
PAIF-PME, Financial Inclusion and Access to Finance Project for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Key features
- Customer management
- Product and package management
- Mandate and authorized representative management
- Integration with the accounting module via APIs
- Cash operations and accounting management
- Financial transaction management, including transfers, checks, bills, and incidents
- Statistics, reporting, and data export
Results & Impact
- +7 million online banking transactions, enabled by more streamlined and digitalized operations.
- +10,000 active accounts managed through the system.
- Enhanced transparency and traceability, supporting better management of public funds and reducing fraud risks.
- 24/7 access to online banking services for citizens in Burkina Faso.
- Accelerated digitalization, contributing to the strengthening of the public-sector digital ecosystem.
On behalf of the entire Public Treasury team, we would like to express our sincere appreciation and congratulations to the entire think tank team for the quality of the service delivered and the successful deployment of the new version of SGDF.
M. Bosso Hyacinthe Tinguéri
Application Engineer, DGTCP/MINEFID/BF
Development of a Change Order Management Platform
Context & Challenges
IDS GmbH, a subsidiary of Allianz SE, provides managed services for data management, risk control, performance analysis, and investment reporting, including services supporting regulatory requirements for client portfolios.
The key challenges included :
- Securing data and regulatory documents throughout their processing lifecycle.
- Structuring change requests related to reference data and regulatory documentation.
- Standardizing validation workflows to ensure reliable and consistent change processing.
- Ensuring full traceability of changes and effective version control.
- Digitizing and centralizing processes within a single, secure platform.
Solution & Contribution
think tank designed and implemented “Smart Managed Services for Intelligent Investment Strategies”, a secure web-based platform for managing orders and change requests, with dedicated workflows for the validation of regulatory data and documents.
The solution centralizes, secures, and tracks change requests while standardizing their processing and validation workflows.
Sector :
Finance
Beneficiary :
IDS GmbH – Allianz
Funding :
Own funds
Domain :
Software Development
Results & Impact
- Greater transparency: Real-time visibility into the processing status of each request.
- Enhanced traceability: A complete, accessible history of all changes.
- Data availability: Continuous access to client-specific information.
- Improved data quality: Structured validation workflows that help ensure the reliability of data and resulting reports.
We highly appreciate our collaboration with think tank as a trusted partner and look forward to working together on future projects.
Veit Trunk
Head of Service Design
Development & Maintenance of an MLTF Prevention System
Context & Challenges
As regulatory requirements tighten, transaction volumes increase, and financial crime becomes increasingly sophisticated, financial institutions need more robust systems to prevent and detect money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud (MLTF).
In this context, Soltain, a German software provider, engaged think tank to develop a dedicated solution for the prevention and detection of money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud (MLTF).
Key challenges included:
- Growing financial crime risks: increasingly sophisticated money laundering and fraud techniques.
- Stronger compliance requirements: implementation of robust, documented, and traceable controls.
- High data volumes: analysis of large volumes of transaction and customer data.
- Proactive detection: rapid identification of high-risk transactions, customers, and profiles.
- Control automation: improving the reliability of risk analysis while reducing manual processing.
Solution & Contribution
think tank designed and developed an MLTF Prevention System, currently used by banks and financial institutions, primarily across Germany and Austria.
The solution enables financial institutions to detect, prevent, investigate, and report suspicious activities related to money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud through automated analysis of transactions, customer profiles, and risk indicators.
Sector :
Finance
Beneficiary :
Soltain GmbH
Funding :
Own funds
Domain :
Software Development
Key Modules
- Customer Due Diligence (CDD) / Third-Party Compliance (TPC)
- Name Matching – Customer (NMC): screening of customer names and associated individuals
- Name Matching – Transaction (NMT): screening of names and terms associated with transactions and payments.
- Market Abuse / Deal Compliance (DC)
- Risk / Threat Analysis (R/TA): regular execution of risk and threat assessments
- Audit / Control Tracer: traceability and documentation of controls and audit activities.
- Case Management / Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR)
