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- Event to bring regulators and market institutions from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Iran and the United States
- SECP says initiative aims to deepen investment links and strengthen Pakistan’s capital market ecosystem
KARACHI: Pakistan will host its first International Capital Market Conference and Expo in 2025 to promote regional cooperation, investment and knowledge-sharing across financial markets, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) said in a statement on Monday.
The conference, organized in collaboration with the country’s capital market infrastructure institutions, will convene regulators, policymakers and market institutions from jurisdictions including Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Iran and the United States, alongside multilateral organizations and key domestic financial stakeholders.
Over the past year, Pakistan’s capital market institutions have held a series of strategic engagements across Asia. The SECP said the conference would serve as the culmination of this “sustained regulatory diplomacy,” providing a platform for dialogue and shared learning to advance capital market development in the broader region.
“The conference underscores Pakistan’s commitment to regional financial integration and highlights the SECP’s leadership in fostering a collaborative and resilient market landscape,” the regulator said.
Running alongside the conference, an expo will bring together asset managers, brokerage firms, insurers, banks and technology companies. The SECP said the expo aims to expand public awareness of financial products available in Pakistan and promote investor education.
The initiative comes as Pakistan continues to modernize its capital market infrastructure. Over the past decade, the Pakistan Stock Exchange underwent demutualization and a partial strategic sale to a consortium of Chinese exchanges, while new clearing and settlement systems have been rolled out through the National Clearing Company. The Pakistan Mercantile Exchange has expanded regulated futures and commodities trading, and digital account opening and e-KYC frameworks have widened retail investor access.
The SECP said this year’s conference aims to build on those reforms by encouraging foreign investment, regulatory cooperation and long-term partnerships.
“The International Capital Market Conference & Expo 2025 represents a transformative step toward stronger, more integrated capital markets,” the statement added.