| Authority
|
Corporate
Law Authority |
| ADB |
Asian
Development Bank |
| AGM |
Annual
General Meeting |
| APRC |
Asia
Pacific Regional Committee |
| BEL |
Bankers
Equity Limited |
| Commission
|
Securities
and Exchange Commission of Pakistan |
| CLA |
Corporate
Law Authority |
| CLAD |
Company
Law Administration Division |
| CDC |
Central
Depository Company |
| CDS |
Central
Depository System |
| CNS |
Continuous
Net System |
| COIs |
Certificates
of Investments |
| CROs |
Company
Registration Offices |
| DFIs |
Development
Financial Institutions |
| ED |
Enforcement
Division |
| Government
|
Federal
Government |
| IAS |
International
Accounting Standard |
| ICP |
Investment
Corporation of Pakistan |
| ICAP |
Institute
of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan |
| IOSCO |
International
Organization of Securities Commissions |
| IFC |
International
Finance Corporation |
| ISE |
Islamabad
Stock Exchange |
| KSE |
Karachi
Stock Exchange |
| LSE |
Lahore
Stock Exchange |
| LTVC |
Long
Term Venture Capital |
| NBFIs |
Non-Banking
Financial Institutions |
| NIT |
National
Investment Trust |
| NITL |
National
Investment (Unit) Trust Limited |
| NCSS |
National
Clearing and Settlement System |
| PACRA |
Pakistan
Credit Rating Agency |
| Policy
Board |
Securities
and Exchange Policy Board |
| SBP |
State
Bank of Pakistan |
| SCD |
Specialized
Companies Division |
| SSD |
Support
Services Division |
| SD |
Securities
Division |
| SPVs |
Special
Purpose Vehicles |
| The Act |
The
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997 |
| TFCs |
Term
Finance Certificates |
| UTP |
Unit
Trust of Pakistan |
| WAN |
Wide
Area Network |
| Y2k |
Year
2000 |