REMIT aims to create the right network
“In just four years, 110 million people in Pakistan gained access to banking. The digital infrastructure is live, the regulators are engaged, and the founders are building. The opportunity now is, who will become the foundational partners in this growth story.” These words by Pakistan’s minister of IT, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, set the tone for […]
London Tech Week begins today
London Tech Week is the UK’s flagship technology festival, uniting founders, global enterprise leaders, investors, and policymakers to showcase how technology transforms business and society. FCDO- funded REMIT is working in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan, alongside MoITT, PSEB, DBT, UK to move Pakistan’s technology engagement with the UK from visibility to commercial traction. […]
We don’t always see systems. But we feel them every single day!
When institutions are well aligned or when decisions are data-driven, it impacts all of us: businesses, citizens, investors, and the economy at large. REMIT has been extensively supporting the Prime Minister’s Economic Governance Reforms (PMEGR) framework designed to turn Pakistan’s economic governance priorities into measurable actions. The PMEGR is about building stronger systems across 59 […]
The OECD Compliance Risk Management Framework’s Quiet Reshaping of Tax Compliance in Pakistan
For decades, Pakistan’s tax audits asked the wrong question. They asked who is in front of us, rather than who should be. Case selection ran on a mixture of parametric criteria, computerized balloting, tax collector discretion, and the path of least resistance — which often meant returning to the same taxpayers who were easiest to […]
REMIT presented its Export Development Fund’s institutional reform work
Last week, REMIT presented its Export Development Fund’s institutional reform work to the newly appointed EDF Chairman and Board. REMIT has supported the Ministry of Commerce to develop a comprehensive strategy for the Fund for a comprehensive transformation across strategic, legal, and financial dimensions, developing a clear reform roadmap, transitioning EDF into a Section 42 […]
A Vision for Reform: Jane Marriott on REMIT Pakistan’s Transformative Work
Over the last five years, REMIT Pakistan has worked across government institutions to drive systems improvement, enabling policy and regulatory reforms, and digitalisation, helping deliver more efficient public services and stronger economic governance. Hear from Jane Marriott, British High Commissioner of Pakistan, on REMIT’s impactful work and its goal to support Pakistan’s economic reform journey.
Training and Capacity Building Programme for the Geological Survey of Pakistan
The Minister of Petroleum for Pakistan, Ali Pervaiz Malik, alongside the British High Commissioner, Jane Marriott CMG OBE formally launched a Training and Capacity Building Programme for the Geological Survey of Pakistan. This new UK-supported initiative, delivered through REMIT, aims to strengthen Pakistan’s capacity to generate credible geological data and unlock sustainable growth in the […]
Enhancing Pakistan’s Competitiveness in Non Textile and Non Food Exports
Download Enhancing Pakistan’s Competitiveness in Non Textile and Non Food Exports Over the past seventy years or so, Pakistan has relied largely on a natural comparative advantage in such primary products as cotton, food crops, and livestock to develop an export base in goods of just around $32 billion in 2024. This base is modest […]
Economy is the start and end of everything.
At REMIT, our technical assistance is not just about systems. It is about enabling economic agents, unlocking inclusive opportunities, and building trust in the future. Because when economic reform is done right, it doesn’t just change numbers, it changes people’s lives and realities.
Celebrating International Women’s Day with pride.
Our work across key economic reform areas does not treat gender as a peripheral ideology. Instead, it is grounded in a comprehensive approach that seeks to integrate, empower, and sustain women’s participation at the heart of Pakistan’s economic development.