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Royal Business: From La Mamounia to Western Saharan wind farms, CMS becomes Mohammed VI's favourite construction firm

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Marrakesh's legendary luxury hotel La Mamounia.
Marrakesh's legendary luxury hotel La Mamounia. © La Mamounia

Controlled by Mohammed VI's former 'steward' Zouhair Fassi Fehri, Construction Management Services keeps bagging plum contracts, from renovating the opulent La Mamounia hotel in Marrakesh, to building Nareva's wind farm in Boujdour.

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