FILE PHOTO: A wheat field is pictured near the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, July 14, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to remove a ban on the sale of farmland for the first time in nearly two decades, a move supported by the country's foreign backers that risks a political backlash.
The proposal must be voted on a second time to come into force. The ban would be lifted in October 2020 and the government says the move would add 2-3 percentage points to Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in its first year.
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