In March 2017, QIA announced plans to invest $5 billion (£3.5bn) in the UK by the end of this year, on top of the $40 billion (£28bn) that Qatar had already invested in the country.

More recently, in November 2021, a partnership between the state and British carmaker Rolls-Royce was announced. The deal, which will see billions of pounds invested into green engineering projects, is considered to be a boost to the UK economy at a time of great uncertainty following Brexit.

Earlier this year, Qatar announced it would be investing an additional $12 billion (£10bn) into the UK over the next five years. However, the nation is reportedly now "reviewing" its investment ties with the country after adverts for the Qatari World Cup were banned from public transport in London.

Back in 2019, London mayor Sadiq Khan banned Transport for London (TfL) services from displaying ads promoting countries that still impose the death penalty for LGBTQ+ people – including Qatar.

How Qatar got so rich, and its future plans after the 2022 World Cup