There should be a cost to doing business with the Mugabe regime

A fortnight ago Peter Oborne wrote in his cover story on Zimbabwe about how “The Munich-based company Giesecke & Devrient continues to supply, unhindered, truckloads of large denomination banknotes. This enables Mugabe to bribe his army, police force and irregular militias but only accelerates the total collapse of the economy.”

Giesecke & Devrient also manufactures the Oyster card. Today’s Evening Standard reports that Boris Johnson has promised that Transport for London will not renew the contract at the end of the month. This is welcome news, companies that work with the Mugabe regime should pay a heavy price for their actions.