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Morocco boosts public procurement reforms to attract investment
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Morocco boosts public procurement reforms to attract investment

From Hespress · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Morocco's government is enhancing public procurement reforms to boost the national economy and attract investment.
  • Reforms aim to standardize regulations, simplify procedures, increase transparency, and improve competition guarantees.
  • These changes have led to a significant increase in registered companies and purchase orders since August 2023.

Morocco's government is implementing significant reforms to its public procurement system, aiming to stimulate the national economy and enhance investment attractiveness. Nadia Fettah El Alaoui, the Minister of Economy and Finance, highlighted the positive impact of these changes, noting a substantial increase in both registered companies and the number of purchase orders processed.

Public procurement reform is one of the most important initiatives the government has given special attention to due to its impact on the national economic fabric, attractiveness for investments, and improvement of the business climate.

— Nadia Fettah El AlaouiMinister of Economy and Finance, explaining the significance of public procurement reforms.

El Alaoui stated that the reforms, particularly the revision of the decree governing public procurement, are designed to unify regulations, streamline procedures, bolster transparency, and ensure ethical public management. The goal is also to strengthen guarantees for competitors and facilitate access for national companies to public tenders.

The reform of the decree organizing public procurement aims, in particular, to unify the texts governing public procurement, simplify procedures, strengthen transparency, sanitize public management, and improve the guarantees granted to competitors.

— Nadia Fettah El AlaouiMinister of Economy and Finance, detailing the objectives of the public procurement decree reform.

Since the new decree took effect in August 2023, the number of companies registered on the public procurement portal has surged by 54 percent, from over 35,000 to more than 54,000 by 2025. Similarly, purchase orders have seen a dramatic rise of 398 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, reaching nearly 98,000 by 2025. The minister indicated that 68 percent of these orders were awarded, demonstrating the reform's effectiveness in promoting competition.

The number of companies registered on the public procurement portal has increased by 54 percent since the decree on public procurement came into force.

— Nadia Fettah El AlaouiMinister of Economy and Finance, highlighting the growth in company registrations.

The new system shifts from prioritizing the "lowest price" to selecting the "economically best offer." This change requires project owners to precisely define needs and technical specifications before initiating competition or negotiation, aiming to improve both the quality and cost-effectiveness of public contracts. The reforms also address the procurement of works involving artisanal components, encouraging the use of Moroccan traditional crafts and products of Moroccan origin.

The number of purchase orders announced has increased from 19,248 at the end of 2023 to 97,958 in 2025, an increase of 408 percent.

— Nadia Fettah El AlaouiMinister of Economy and Finance, reporting on the surge in purchase orders.
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Originally published by Hespress in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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