{"id":38284,"date":"2025-08-05T09:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T07:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=38284"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T07:55:59","slug":"finance-officials-discuss-bank-based-salary-payment-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/finance-officials-discuss-bank-based-salary-payment-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance officials discuss Bank-based salary payment system"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senior finance officials met to discuss digitalization of public financial management | MoFP C&M Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Alan Clement<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior financial administrators from various government institutions have convened to assess accelerated implementation of payment of civil servants\u2019 salaries.<\/p>\n

The meeting, organized by the Ministry of Finance , Planning (MoFP) and attended by Accounting Officers , Directors General of Administration and Finance from various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), aimed at enhancing transparency and efficiency in the public payroll system.<\/p>\n

According to the Department of Communication and Media at MoFP, the meeting convened on August 2nd<\/sup>, 2025, was organized to assess progress on the resolutions requiring civil servant salaries to be paid directly to individual bank accounts.<\/p>\n

First Undersecretary for Finance at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Arop Nuoi Arop, emphasized the importance of compliance across institutions. \u201cI urge all government institutions to adhere to the directive on salary payments through bank accounts,\u201d he during the meeting. Encourage your staff to open accounts in commercial banks so we can improve the system\u2019s efficiency and transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking during the meeting, Hon. Dr. Addis Ababa Othow the Governor of the Bank of South Sudan, echoed the call for modernization, stating that the central bank remains committed to supporting the financial system. \u201cWe will continue auctioning foreign currencies to commercial banks to keep the economy running and make it easier for civil servants to access cash regularly,\u201d Othow said.<\/p>\n

He further underscored the need to transition from a cash-based economy to a digital one. \u201cPromoting digital payment systems is essential. Encouraging employees of public institutions to open bank accounts will ease salary disbursement and strengthen our financial infrastructure,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The meeting marks a crucial step in South Sudan\u2019s efforts to digitize public financial management and foster a more resilient economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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