Qatar cuts investment in London after ban on bus and tube advertising

No Qatari ads on London transport in protest of rights abuses.

The Arab country responds with a cut in investments in the United Kingdom.

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The British decision actually dates back to three years ago, when Mayor Sadiq Khan imposed a ban on advertising on means of transport

LGBTQIA+ rights including companies from Pakistan, Brunei and Saudi Arabia.  

Now, after the controversy and censorship in Qatar over the demonstrations of dissent by footballers who have been effectively prevented from wearing the "One Love

, the company Transport for London (TfL) has declared that advertising of the Qatar. 

The host country of the World Cup reacted by leaking to the press that some investments will be reviewed at this point, even if precise details are not available and it is not known what impact the choice will have on the British economy.

It must be considered that in the last two decades Qatar has become one of the largest investors in London through the $450 billion sovereign wealth fund: the Qatar Investment Authority owns the Harrods department store, the iconic Shard building, is the co-owner of Canary Wharf, owns Chelsea Barracks, the Savoy and Grosvenor House hotels and has a 20% stake in Heathrow Airport.