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Will China kill off ABC’s IPO plans?
Will China kill off ABC’s IPO plans?
It’s three down, one to go. The Agricultural Bank of China, the sole unlisted bank in China’s ‘big four’ is set to launch its IPO and raise USD12 billion in the process, according to Bloomberg. But why does the bank want to go public in the midst of a global recession?
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