AI Fever Powers HK Share Sales Through Hurdles to Five-Year High
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Equity capital is routing around macro drag and regulatory friction when the story is AI growth — Hong Kong’s five-year high in share sales is another data point that public markets will still pay up for credible AI exposure. If you’re raising in Asia, sharpen the AI part of your equity narrative or expect to be repriced against those who do.
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