{"id":62690,"date":"2020-03-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=62690"},"modified":"2020-03-13T17:53:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T12:53:22","slug":"secp-establish-str-financing-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/secp-establish-str-financing-smes.html","title":{"rendered":"SECP to establish \u2018STR\u2019 for financing SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Securities &amp; Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) recently announced its decision to establish a \u2018Secured Transaction Registry&#8217; (STR) for financing Small &amp; Medium Enterprises (SMEs), according to a news source. As per the publication, the STR will work on a national level and enable SMEs to secure credit from financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/loan-scheme-approved-smes-development-punjab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Loan scheme approved for SMEs development in Punjab (opens in a new tab)\">Loan scheme approved for SMEs development in Punjab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the information available, the STR project is expected to help small borrowers, especially from the SME and agriculture sectors, to secure credit from financial institutions. They will receive loans against their moveable assets like intellectual property, agricultural produce, motor vehicles, petroleum or minerals, receivables, and inventory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per a report, most SMEs don\u2019t own real estate and developing countries don\u2019t accept movable properties as collateral due to lack of a legal framework. This, in turn, makes it difficult for the SMEs to obtain affordable credit. This condition also limits the lending opportunities of financial institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"SECP approves listing rules for SMEs (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/secp-approves-listing-rules-smes.html\" target=\"_blank\">SECP approves listing rules for SMEs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the establishment of the STR will make lending\neasier for both SMEs and banks. It will also help reduce risks and costs \u2014 improving\nbusiness and investment in the country. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Securities &amp; Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) recently announced its decision to establish a \u2018Secured Transaction Registry&#8217; (STR) for financing Small &amp; Medium Enterprises (SMEs), according to a news source. As per the publication, the STR will work on a national level and enable SMEs to secure credit from financial institutions. Read: Loan scheme approved for SMEs development in Punjab According to the information available, the STR project is expected to help small borrowers, especially from the SME and agriculture sectors, to secure credit from financial institutions. They will receive loans against their moveable assets like intellectual property, agricultural produce, motor vehicles, petroleum or minerals, receivables, and inventory. As per a report, most SMEs don\u2019t own real estate and developing countries don\u2019t accept movable properties as collateral due to lack of a legal framework. This, in turn, makes it difficult for the SMEs to obtain affordable credit. This condition also limits the lending opportunities of financial institutions. Read: SECP approves listing rules for SMEs Therefore, the establishment of the STR will make lending easier for both SMEs and banks. It will also help reduce risks and costs \u2014 improving business and investment in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":61188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15012,15017],"tags":[22877],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-62690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allied-industries","8":"category-notices-announcements","9":"tag-details-on-secp-to-establish-str-for-financing-smes","10":"cat-15012-id","11":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SECP to establish \u2018STR\u2019 for financing SMEs - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Securities &amp; Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) recently announced its decision to establish a \u2018Secured Transaction Registry&#039; 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