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Axiata Group

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Fiche documentée couvrant 4 controverses, dont « Création de Telekom Malaysia International et lancement des activités » et « Scission de Telekom Malaysia et cotation autonome ».

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Profile No. 4560 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Axiata Group

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4Documented controversies+ 6 background events
9Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

01

2016-2023

Contentieux fiscal Ncell et arbitrage international

Civil / administrative proceedings

Les autorités népalaises imposent des demandes d’impôt liées au rachat de Ncell; Axiata et Ncell contestent divers montants en justice et dans l’arbitrage ICSID ARB/19/15. L’arrêt de la Cour suprême de 2019 et la sentence ICSID de juin 2023 figurent dans le dossier.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Indirectly implicated

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    Axiata GroupAxiata report on Nepal Supreme Court Ncell capital-gains rulingPress releaseHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    UNCTADAxiata and Ncell v Nepal ICSID ARB/19/15 outcomeDatabaseVery high reliability
  3. [3]
    Axiata GroupAxiata concludes Ncell sale and exits NepalPress releaseHigh reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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02

2023

Cession de Ncell et sortie du Népal à la suite du différend fiscal

No legal proceedings

Axiata annonce céder Reynolds Holdings, qui détient 80 % de Ncell, à Spectrlite UK pour une contrepartie fixe annoncée de US$50 millions et des éléments conditionnels.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Axiata GroupAxiata concludes Ncell sale and exits NepalPress releaseHigh reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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03

2021-2022

Fusion Celcom-Digi autorisée avec engagements de concurrence

Civil / administrative proceedings

Axiata et Telenor fusionnent Celcom et Digi pour créer CelcomDigi après examen par MCMC, laquelle avait relevé des risques concurrentiels et accepte des engagements correctifs avant de notifier sa non-opposition.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    Axiata GroupCelcom-Digi merger receives MCMC clearanceRegulatory authorityHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Malaysian Communications and Multimedia CommissionMCMC clears Celcom and Digi merger after competition commitmentsRegulatory authorityVery high reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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04

2008

Scission de Telekom Malaysia et cotation autonome

No legal proceedings

Telekom Malaysia sépare les activités mobiles internationales en TMI, introduite séparément à Bursa Malaysia en avril 2008.

State of the evidence
Documented
Legal status — source text
completed
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Axiata GroupAxiata corporate milestones 2008 to presentCompany documentHigh reliability

Last verified: 23 September 2026

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II. Documented background

Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.

  1. 2024-2025

    Fusion XL–Smartfren pour constituer XLSMART

    XL Axiata, Smartfren et SmartTel fusionnent pour former XLSMART; les actionnaires approuvent l’opération en mars et le rapport 2025 donne une date de clôture au 16 avril 2025.

    Sources · 2
    1. Axiata Group — XLSMART 2025 merger approved
    2. Axiata Group — Axiata Integrated Annual Report 2025
  2. 2016

    Acquisition de contrôle de Ncell au Népal

    Axiata acquiert Reynolds Holdings pour environ US$1,365 milliard et obtient indirectement 80 % de Ncell.

    Sources · 2
    1. Axiata Group — Axiata concludes Ncell sale and exits Nepal
    2. Axiata Group — Axiata corporate milestones 2008 to present
  3. 2016

    Fusion Robi–Airtel Bangladesh

    Les activités mobiles Robi, sous contrôle d’Axiata, et Airtel au Bangladesh fusionnent en novembre 2016.

    Sources · 1
    1. Axiata Group — Axiata corporate milestones 2008 to present
  4. 2014

    Renforcement de XL Axiata via Axis en Indonésie

    XL Axiata acquiert Axis Telekom, consolidant ses activités de téléphonie mobile en Indonésie.

    Sources · 1
    1. Axiata Group — Axiata corporate milestones 2008 to present
  5. 2009

    Changement de dénomination et de marque en Axiata

    TMI adopte la marque Axiata au printemps 2009 après la scission.

    Sources · 1
    1. Axiata Group — Axiata corporate milestones 2008 to present
  6. 1992-1994

    Création de Telekom Malaysia International et lancement des activités

    L’entreprise est incorporée en 1992 comme Telekom Malaysia International, puis développe à partir de 1994 les investissements télécoms internationaux de Telekom Malaysia.

    Sources · 1
    1. Axiata Group — Axiata 2008 Annual Report: prehistory, incorporation and separation

III. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

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