[PwC: the amount of IPO raised by the Shanghai Stock Exchange will be the second largest in the world in the first half of the year] the latest report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that the amount of IPO raised by the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange will lead the world in the first half of 2023, ranking first and second in the world, respectively. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, since 2023 (as of May 31), A-share IPO has far exceeded other major capital markets in terms of number and amount of capital raised. By the end of May, the number of A-share IPO was as high as 134and the financing amount was 163.1 billion yuan. Among them, the amount of IPO financing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange is 89.5 billion yuan, and that of IPO on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange is 66.6 billion yuan. The New York Stock Exchange, which ranks third in global IPO financing, raised only 41.1 billion yuan. " PwC points out. At the same time, PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that in the first half of 2023 (by the end of June, the same below), the number of A-share IPO will be 160, and the financing amount will reach 191.9 billion yuan.