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SECP approves Pakistan’s first ever tech-based crowdfunding platform
Crowdfunding has been one of the most revolutionary means of acquiring funds for entrepreneurs and businesses the world over. With Pakistan having witnessed a dramatic…
Massive increase in entrepreneurship in Pakistan as SECP records 70% surge in registrations
More than 2000+ companies have been registered with SECP in September as per the latest stats released. Almost all of the registrations were done online…
SECP launches Digital Secured Transactions Registry with support from DFID Funded Karandaaz
Karandaaz Pakistan, with financial support from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), is helping the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) digitalise its key…
Amendments made in the Companies Act, 2017 to “promote and nurture startups,” approved by President Alvi
The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a press release saying the President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, has approved of the…
SECP begins operation against Pakistani cryptocurrency companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has started legal proceedings to ban at least nine companies offering cryptocurrencies and fraud schemes. SECP has…
Total number of registered companies in Pakistan reaches 95,000
SECP registered 1,317 new companies in January 2019, 9 percent growth over the previous year. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered a…
More than 89,000 companies registered in Pakistan, SECP
In August, the SECP registered 1,101 new companies. As compared to the corresponding month of the last financial year, it represents a growth of 17 percent…
SECP launches an app to solve complaints of investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched a mobile application which will address the complaints and requests filed by the investors. With…
Over 1,000 new companies registered in March 2018 in Pakistan
According to a recent report by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 1,125 new companies in March 2018. The number has…
SECP registered more than 1000 companies in one month
During the month of February alone, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has been able to bring more than a thousand new companies…
SECP launches single online procedure for swift company registration
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in continuation of its reforms to provide ease of doing business, has combined the procedures of reserving…
Record breaking 881 new companies registered with SECP in November, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) during the month of November 2017 registered 881 new companies. As compared to the corresponding month of…
SECP Chairman Zafar Hijazi arrested
Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan has nabbed SECP Chairman Zafar Hijazi on tampering charges. Joint Investigation team (JIT) which was probing Panama case said that…
