Research article2022Peer reviewedOpen access
The Sinking of the Armada: Problems for the Three 'Flagship' Foreign Investment Agroholdings in Russia and Ukraine
Lander, Christopher; Kuns, Brian
Abstract
This article examines the factors that have contributed to the recent divestment of three 'flagship' Nordic investors from the Russian agricultural sector. These factors include corruption, pressure from regional administrations and the economic downswing arising from geopolitical tensions related to the Russian annexation of Crimea. The companies all sought to project calm as geopolitical tensions rose. This calm, however, belied a concern for the impact of the crisis on corporate operations. While the companies were affected by the geopolitical crisis, they had all been experiencing prior difficulties, and it is argued here that the Crimean crisis was only one factor, among others, leading to the divestments.
Published in
Europe-Asia Studies
2022, Volume: 74, number: 3, pages: 449-480
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Sustainable Development Goals
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
UKÄ Subject classification
Economics
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2020.1842330
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/110302