HONG KONG -- Hong Kong is expected to remain the top market for initial public offerings in 2019, benefiting from a couple of large-scale listings that came despite the ongoing pro-democracy protests in the Chinese territory.
Mainland businesses eye listings closer to home as U.S.-China trade frictions continue

Jan Craps, left, CEO of Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC, attends the listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sept. 30. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong is expected to remain the top market for initial public offerings in 2019, benefiting from a couple of large-scale listings that came despite the ongoing pro-democracy protests in the Chinese territory.