NATIONAL CONTRIBUTION REPORT
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Axiata Group Berhad | Sustainability & National Contribution Report 2016
Ncell Private Limited has been in operation in Nepal since 2004 as the first private mobile service provider
in the country. Ncell provides services of international quality with a local touch. Most of the employees
of Ncell are Nepali and its services are designed to meet the needs of local society.
National Contribution
Nepal has achieved remarkable progress since 2006. Poverty has
reduced considerably, with the country having halved the number
of people living on less than USD1.25 a day, from 53% in 2003-2004
to 25% in 2010-2011.
Nepal is making progress in education, health care and gender
equality and continues to hold significant economic potential in
spite of the devastating earthquake that occurred in 2015. Mobile
penetration rate continues to grow at a relatively strong rate despite
the growing maturity of the market. The current mobile penetration
rate stands at about 115% and is expected to grow over the next
four years to 132% by 2020.
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108,881
Jobs
USD662
(3.2% of the nation’s GDP)
million
536
Staff
USD379 USD27
Operational
Direct GVA
Capital
Investment
million
million
million
in 2016
USD258
Capital and Operational Expenditure
Contribution to Gross Value Added
Direct Employees
Total Jobs Supported
USD134
Operational Indirect
and Induced GVA
million
USD123
Productivity
GVA
million
USD1
USD2.3
Every
Spent on Capex
and Opex
GVA Contribution
translated to
USD369
Contributed
(7.7% of the total tax revenue of the Nepali Government)
million in taxes in 2016
536
89,345 17,850
Directly
Employed
Supported
Indirectly -
Operations
Supported
Indirectly -
Capital
Investment
1,150
Outsourced
Total Employees
24%
Female
99%
Nepal
Citizens
USD61
Capital
Expenditure
million
USD196
Operational
Expenditure
million