SECP registers 621 new companies in Nov

It shows increase of 23% as compared to corresponding period of last year

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) during November 2016 registered 621 new companies, an increase of 23% as compared to the corresponding month of preceding year.

A growing trend has been witnessed in the company incorporation which is the direct result of numerous facilitation measures taken by the SECP in recent past.

Around 85% companies have been registered as private limited companies, while around 11% companies were registered as single member companies. 4% of the companies were registered as public unlisted, association’s not-for-profit, and foreign companies.

The services sector took the lead with the incorporation of 111 companies, followed by trading with 78, construction with 58, information technology with 50, tourism with 43, engineering with 24, education, fuel and energy and pharmaceutical with 17 each, corporate agricultural farming with 16 real estate development with 15, communication and food and beverages with 14 each, 122 companies were registered in other sectors.

Moreover, 3 foreign companies were also registered by the CRO in Lahore and Karachi.

Foreign investment has been reported in 37 new companies. These companies have foreign investors from, Afghanistan, Canada, China, Germany, Lebanon, Russia, New Zealand, Srilanka, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, the UAE and the UK.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 20^th, 2016.

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