Mainland enterprises now account for 55 percent of the listings on the Hong Kong stock exchange, and about half of the city's trade is with the mainland.
China already dominates the Asian market for initial public share offerings, thanks to listings of its giant state-owned enterprises.
Imminent listings include Gansu Jiugang Group Hongxing Iron and Steel, a remote state-owned enterprise in a glutted industry, and Inner Mongolia Lantai Industrial, a salt maker.
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Expect "an incredibly strong lineup of enterprise companies," according to Jeff Thomas, vice president and head of Western U.S. listings at the Nasdaq.
A third tier of potential listings includes consumer businesses in Nigeria, property companies in Kenya and enterprises related to the recent oil-and-gas discoveries in east Africa.A few biggish IPOs in Africa would increase the universe of stocks.
Listings on the Shanghai stock exchange and the main board of the Shenzhen exchange are dominated by government enterprises.
