Reforms for ease of doing business led to 39% corporate growth in February. SECP registered 2,257 new companies in Feb. 99% of these were incorporated online; 30% applicants were issued registration certificates same day, while 175 foreign users were registered from overseas. pic.twitter.com/C1as2IJPxF
— SEC Pakistan (@SECPakistan) March 9, 2021
The total number of registered companies has risen to 137,054, the press release further stated.
765 companies were registered in Islamabad, followed by 634 in Lahore and 361 companies in Karachi. The companies have investors from across the globe, including the UK, United States, UAE, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea South, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.