Saudi Arabia faces domestic criticism for its heavy reliance on foreign consultants, with concerns raised about ministries being overly dependent on Western firms like Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC. Despite the growth of the consulting market in the country, some officials fear a lack of ownership and growing discontent over the consultants' increasing role in governance.
One Saudi professional who has worked in government and consulting said some ministers would begin presentations by naming the consulting firm that prepared it. 'They don’t even take ownership of it.' https://t.co/mMoRv9DmIN https://t.co/2viiUsXcFq
"But some officials fear Saudi ministries have become over-reliant on western consultancies, from the Big Four of Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC to more specialist strategy consulting firms, as disgruntlement grows about the outsiders’ ever-growing role in running the country" [@FT] https://t.co/mTlPV6DopC
“While Saudi Arabia needs management experts, the kingdom matters more than ever for consultants. The consulting market grew 18.2 per cent in Saudi Arabia last year, according to Source Global, against 13 per cent growth in the Gulf region overall and just 3.5 per cent globally.” https://t.co/DVtp4JY7MV
SAUDI ARABIA’s reliance on foreign consultants prompts domestic criticism: https://t.co/j1J3oGEXXe
Was wondering when someone would write this. Saudi an ATM for western consultants often delivering very little https://t.co/AHE8DxmFfH
New by me and @ChloeNCornish: Many Saudis grumble about government spending on foreign consultants, complain that ministries and authorities are now simply “RFP machines.” Consultants aware of local criticism, but say government getting their money’s worth https://t.co/hzrg9BkUsH