PSX signs agreement with Karandaaz at a gong ceremony.

KARACHI -- In a landmark development for the capital market, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) signed an agreement with Karandaaz whereby Technical Assistance (TA) grants would be given to prospective companies to be listed on the GEM Board. The agreement was signed by Farrukh H Khan, MD and CEO PSX, and Waqas ul Hasan, CEO Karandaaz Pakistan (KRN), at a gong ceremony held at the exchange.

In an effort to promote the GEM Board to eligible SMEs, PSX approached KRN to facilitate small businesses in raising much needed capital for the growth of their business. With the signing of this agreement, PSX and KRN have joined hands to aid the eligible small to medium growth enterprises in their quest to list on the GEM Board by making grants available to them.

Speaking at the occasion, MD and CEO PSX, Farrukh Khan, stated, 'Today we mark an important day for the enhancement of Pakistan's capital market whereby we are facilitating and supporting eligible small to medium growth enterprises to list on PSX's GEM Board. Given that cost plays a significant role in the decision-making of the small enterprises to list and raise capital, this agreement sets the ball rolling for a grant to cover part of the listing expenses for 5 eligible growth enterprises to list on the GEM Board.

Hence, this will reduce the cost of raising capital for these companies. This agreement is the culmination of the joint initiative of PSX and KRN to promote and support the SMEs to raise capital and grow their businesses by listing on the GEM Board.'

He further stated, 'The signing of the agreement is a harbinger of what's to come in the growth story of the GEM Board, its listed companies and the capital market as a whole. While we are materially going to support eligible companies to list on the GEM Board, this agreement sets the pace and lays the foundation for further cooperation between PSX and corporate organisations to support and encourage smaller growth enterprises to list on the GEM Board.'

CEO of Karandaaz, Waqas ul Hasan, highlighting the role of Karandaaz in SME financing and the importance of the partnership between Karandaaz and PSX on opening financing opportunities for businesses, added: 'Karandaaz mission is to foster economic growth and create jobs through financial inclusion of unbanked individuals and unserved enterprises. It has provided financing to 850,613 MSMEs through various...

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