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Figure 1: GVA contribution to the
Bangladesh economy 2016
Figure 2: Total capital investment:
2012-2016
Figure 3: Total employment impact
2016
USD226 million
USD211 million
USD158 million
Operational
direct GVA
Operational Indirect and Induced GVA
GVA by capital
investment
38%
35%
27%
USD596
million
Economic and Financial Contributions
Robi contributed USD596 million in Gross
Value Added (GVA) to the Bangladeshi
economy in 2016 (see Figure 1). This
comprised direct operational contributions
of USD226 million, indirect operational
contributions of USD211 million and capital
investment contributions of USD158
million. The total GVA of USD596 million
was derived from Robi’s total opex and
capex of USD476 and USD254 million
respectively. Every USD1 spent by Robi
in Bangladesh through its operations and
capital investment contributed an equal
amount in terms of GVA to the Bangladesh
economy in 2016.
Investing and Innovating for the Long
Term
Robi invested a total of USD1,050 million
between 2012 and 2016. The OpCo’s total
investment of USD254 million in 2016 was
marginally lower than the USD256 million
invested in 2015 (see Figure 2). Robi aims to
continue investing in the country to further
improve service offerings and to ensure
greater inclusivity among underserved
community segments.
Contributions to Public Finance
Robi contributed USD223 million in
taxes to the Bangladesh Government,
accounting for 0.9% of the country’s total
tax revenue. Robi’s tax commitments in
Bangladesh include direct taxes such as
corporate and withholding tax, as well as
indirect taxes such as value-added tax and
licensing fees.
2012
105
165
270
256
254
USD million
2013 2014 2015
2016
Talent Development
Robi provided 1,962 direct jobs in 2016
of which 99.5% of employees were
Bangladeshi citizens (see Figure 3). About
9% of Robi employees were women.
During the year, Robi engaged 61 new
graduates, apprentices and interns as
part of its goal to provide young people
with specialist skills required in the digital
economy. Robi’s operations also indirectly
supported an additional 56,000 jobs. Its
capital investments, meanwhile, supported
37,000 jobs.
1,962
37,137
Directly
employed
Supported
by capital
investment
59%
39%
95,289
Jobs
Supported
2%
56,190
Operations
- indirectly
supported
Note: As a % of total GVA contribution; Numbers may not balance due to rounding
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