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Focus MOROCCO Issue dated 12/10/2020

Moulaye Abdellah Lalami, the accountant who handles the royal court's private business

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“Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage”
MOROCCO

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Mohammed VI's private holding company Al Mada is not the only one of its kind! Although Al Mada plays an ever more important role in the Moroccan economy, other members of the royal family are battling for leading roles in an increasing number of different economic sectors, including property, tourism, higher education and even aviation. The king's private secretary, Mounir el-Majidi, who also heads Al Mada, is notmissing out either. He has built up a little telecommunications empire, while members of his clan have gone into construction and security, often as sub-contractors to the companies of the royal family. [...]
Moulaye Abdellah Lalami, who was a simple legal adviser at Société Fiduciaire du Maroc during the reign of Hassan II, has under Mohammed VI become the trusted trustee of the king's entourage, discreetly handling the most sensitive affairs. [...] (963 words)
Moulaye Abdellah Lalami is Société Fiduciaire du Maroc's chairman.
Moulaye Abdellah Lalami is Société Fiduciaire du Maroc's chairman. © SFR
Moulaye Abdellah Lalami, who was a simple legal adviser at Société Fiduciaire du Maroc during the reign of Hassan II, has under Mohammed VI become the trusted trustee of the king's entourage, discreetly handling the most sensitive affairs. [...] (963 words)
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King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco. © Niviere David/ABACAPRESS.COM/Reuters
Focus MOROCCO 01/06/2020

Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group 

Faced with the worst economic crisis of his reign, the king plans to refinance his private holding company Al Mada via a $500m bond issue. The main subscriber is likely to be mutual smallholders' insurance group MAMDA-MCMA, which has already got him out of difficulty on several occasions in the past. [...]

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