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December 2021

December 9, 2021
De Volkskrant
Dutch economic ties with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
For Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant we researched the Dutch economic ties with the World Cup Football in 2022 in Qatar. Since the World Cup was assigned to Qatar in 2010, the small, autocratic country invested heavily in building stadiums and expanding infrastructure (hotels, roads, airports, metro, water, electricity, etc.). Two million workers from Asian and African countries are working on all these projects, with hardly any labour rights, in the scorching heat and under poor safety conditions. Many death and serious injuries have been reported by trade unions and NGOs since 2012. Nevertheless, we found that at least 38 Dutch companies have been supplying goods and services to the stadiums and infrastructure projects in Qatar. ING Bank is strongly financing Qatar National Bank, which in turn finances much of this expansion. And Dutch pension funds are buying sovereign bonds from Qatar, which is annually investing 40% of the state budget in stadiums and infrastructure projects.

Report: Part 1: ING intensief betrokken bij financiering WK in Qatar

Report: Part 2: Voor Nederlandse pensioenfondsen blijkt Qatar nog niet fout genoeg om te mijden

Report: Part 3: Stroopwafels voor de sjeik

de Volkskrant: In Qatar knappen ze het vuile werk op voor onze rendementen

de Volkskrant: ING intensief betrokken bij financiering van omstreden WK in Qatar

de Volkskrant: Investeerders als ING dragen bij aan het 'witwassen' van misstanden in Qatar

de Volkskrant: Stroopwafels voor de sjeik

Dutch House of Representatives: Answers to parliamentary questions from SP about Dutch investments in Qatar.

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