On June 30, 2020, the market capitalization was Rs6,529.707 billion was 5.19 percent lower than June 30, 2019 market capitalization of Rs6,887 billion.
It is expected that the new regime would revolutionize Pakistan’s capital markets and contribute significantly towards economic growth in the country by channeling investments and savings through the market.
The proportion of listed companies with women directors show an increase from 31 percent in 2017 to 58 percent in 2019, according to a recent report by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
SECP explains that the Listed Companies Regulations 2017 has had a positive impact on board diversity in the listed companies.
SECP allows investors to seamlessly open his or her account with a broker from anywhere in the country without requiring to submit any documents physically or visit a broker.
The P2P lending helps the borrowers give out short-term loans that enable the SMEs to scale up their business, eventually qualifying them to take bigger bank loans.
During the course of proceeding, the counsel for SECP prayed the court to grant more time for submission of preparation and file comments against the above petition.