Coca-Cola, with eyes on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Best Growth Stock Coca-Cola, the producer of soft drinks in the world, is negotiating with the Chinese authorities in order to cast its shares in the Shanghai Securities Exchange (SSE).
As announced it few days ago Geoff Walsh, director of communications of Coca-Cola for the Asia-Pacific region, the company is contemplating seriously the possibility of issuing shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange; negotiations with the Chinese Government are very well under way.
Allow the emission, Coca-Cola would be the first Western company with a presence of this kind in the Asian giant, whose Government does not allow foreign companies to issue shares on the Mainland of the country.
The stock exchange of Hong Kong (HKSE for its acronym in English) is the only place in China where can trading shares of foreign companies.
For many experts in the field, the entry of Coca Cola to mainland China would trigger an effect dominoes for many Western companies:
Without a doubt, Coca-Cola is all an American icon.
June 1, 2011
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Posted by Seth Wrigley
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