Session with Women Entrepreneurs at the Women Chamber of Commerce
As the tax filing deadline approaches, we arranged a two-day session with women entrepreneurs at the Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Lahore, on tax filing and business competencies. We introduced the simplified IRS portal developed by REMIT in collaboration with FBR, and it was encouraging to see how women entrepreneurs found the system much easier to […]
New Energy Vehicle Policy
Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Pakistan launched the New Energy Vehicle Policy. The REMIT programme supported the Government of Pakistan on the design and development of this policy with extensive consultations across various sector’s including input from national and international experts, for over a year. This Green Leap by the Government of Pakistan envisions 30% […]
Remit initiate Tax Training Program
Our gender and taxation initiative of training and mentoring has enabled many women to understand and file their own taxes. The new IRS portal redesign by FBR has also made it simpler to file taxes. Listen to what our participants have to say about their experience of the training as well as using the portal.
Project Steering Committee meeting of REMIT
The Project Steering Committee meeting of REMIT was held at the Ministry of Finance. Pakistan’s Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, chaired the meeting, with Jane Marriott, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, serving as co-chair. The Minister appreciated the progress made on reform initiatives across the taxation, investment, trade, and macroeconomic portfolios. He particularly commended the […]
REMIT is honored to have played a key role in shaping the Ultra-Fast Reforms Package
When we began our work on regulatory reform, our sole aim was clear: to make business and the economy thrive in Pakistan. After years of dedicated effort, we’re proud to see this vision take shape with the National Regulatory Reforms Conference – a true milestone in Pakistan’s journey toward smarter, faster governance. REMIT is honored […]
Strategic engagements for tech, trade and innovation
On the sidelines of London Tech Week, REMIT convened a pivotal roundtable with Pakistan’s Ministry of IT & Telecom leadership and leading Pakistani diaspora of the tech ecosystem based in the UK. This engagement went beyond networking and important conversations flowed around a shared innovation, investment and trade agenda. From knowledge transfer and talent mobility […]
REMIT has supported Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
REMIT has supported Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in the development and deployment of a Compliance Risk Management (CRM) System—a key component of FBR’s digital transformation agenda. The CRM System is a comprehensive risk analysis tool designed to detect anomalous taxpayer behavior, segment taxpayers based on risk, create targeted risk groups, and develop compliance improvement […]
Wordkshop on Regulatory Reforms
Over the past three weeks, the Board of Investment (BOI), in collaboration with REMIT Pakistan, conducted a series of workshops across provinces to advance the agenda of regulatory reforms. REMIT’s international advisor from Jacob Cordova, led sessions with provincial departments to discuss reform packages being developed for the Prime Minister. The workshops in Lahore and […]
Electric Vehicle Policy
After months of extensive consultations with stakeholders from the public, private, and academic sectors, Pakistan’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy has been successfully drafted. REMIT supported the Ministry of Industries throughout this vital process and formally handed over the policy to the Minister for review and onward submission to the Cabinet. The EV sector in Pakistan […]
REMIT presented its work on the strategy for the Export Development Fund at the Lahore School of Economics Conference
As part of our continuous engagement strategy to inform our work and build broader collaborations for impact, REMIT presented its work on the strategy for the Export Development Fund at the Lahore School of Economics Conference on Growth and Trade today. The presentation was not only well-received but also sparked genuine excitement about the revised […]