SECP registers 480 firms in Sept

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 480 companies in September that also include four foreign companies, a statement said on Wednesday.
Around 94 percent companies were registered as private limited, while around four percent were registered as single member companies. Two percent of the companies were registered as public unlisted, associations’ not-for-profit and foreign companies.
Fifty seven companies were registered in information technology and services sector each, followed by trading 51, construction 38, tourism 32, communication 23, corporate agricultural farming 18, food and beverages 16, fuel and energy 15, education 14, broadcasting and telecasting, pharmaceutical, engineering and health care with 12 each.