The Revenue Mobilisation, Investment and Trade (REMIT) Programme, funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and implemented by Adam Smith International (ASI), provides technical assistance to the Government of Pakistan to improve the business environment, attract investment, and support sustainable economic growth.
Pakistan's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) framework has delivered limited results due to structural, institutional, and implementation challenges, including weak governance arrangements, fragmented institutional responsibilities, limited monitoring systems, and insufficient evidence on the effectiveness of existing incentives and facilitation mechanisms. While fiscal incentives have been a central feature of the SEZ regime, there is limited consolidated analysis on their contribution to investment, employment, exports, industrial development, and broader economic outcomes.
In response to these challenges, a...