“They intervene on all subjects and the ministries ask for more.” A long investigation by the Moroccan weekly As is reveals the “omnipotence” consulting firms in the institutions of the Cherifian kingdom. From Roland Berger to Bain via the local structures Southbridge or Capital Consulting, these companies have left their mark on the kingdom’s public policies. “Even the deconfinement strategy has been entrusted to BCG”, explains the Casablanca newspaper, which does not hesitate to speak of a “consultmania”.
The title traces the history of this progressive establishment of consulting in Moroccan institutions. The movement was first initiated timidly in the 1990s, with the arrival of cabinets like Arthur Andersen to replace the government of Hassan II, father of the current king of Morocco. In 2003 a “mini big bang” with the entry into play of the now famous McKinsey firm: when it was still only p