The UAE Ministry of Finance said it has issued for the first time a federal government e-book manual for financial procedures for 2012.

The move comes as part of the ministry's continuous efforts to improve its governmental operations and raise the level employee performance within all Federal government entities.

The new manual aims to provide a comprehensive guide for all procedures pertaining to monetary interactions used by the UAE’s different ministries.

The ministry's strategy has been focused on adopting the highest global standards for managing financial resources for the UAE’s government to achieve sustainable growth and development for the nation.

Mariam Mohammad Al Amiri, assistant undersecretary for the Management of Financial Resources said: “The release of the manual incorporating all procedures regarding monetary interactions used in the UAE’s ministries reflects the efforts undertaken by the ministry’s staff to continuously enhance operations of the UAE’s federal activities.”

The effort falls in line with the ministry's belief in the importance of switching to efficient electronic systems that aim to simplify work procedures and its support of UAE institutional progress and development.

“The manual includes all the forms, policies and legal tools used by the UAE’s different ministries and which are adopted by their respective accounting departments, and allows users to retrieve this information easily,” Al Amiri added.-TradeArabia News Service