Stock Market in Pakistan: An Overview

Iqbal, Javed (2008): Stock Market in Pakistan: An Overview.

Abstract

This paper reviews the main features of the Stock market in Pakistan focussing on post-liberalization period. The aspects of the market investigated include liberalization of the market, integration the market with the world markets, trading and settlement mechanism, and corporate governance issues. Finally salient features of the market are compared to a selected set of emerging and developed markets. Pakistan’s stock market is smaller in size but is significantly more active than the markets of this size. In recent years the market has provided very high returns to investors. In 2002 the market was declared as the best performing stock market globally.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Stock Market, Pakistan
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G10 - General

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