Ukraine Unrest Halts IPO Plans for Its Biggest Farm Company

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Political violence in Ukraine forced Oleg Bakhmatyuk to postpone plans for the initial public offering of UkrLandFarming Plc, the country’s biggest agricultural company.

“Not a single investor will invest in Ukraine now,” Bakhmatyuk, the company’s chief executive officer, said by phone from Kiev yesterday. “An IPO entails confidence in the territory; there is no such confidence.”