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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
SEGMENT INFORMATION |
Summary of reportable segments financial information |
|  | External customers |  | Inter-segment |  | Total revenue |
Revenue |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015* |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015* |
Russia |  |  | 4,698 |  |  | 4,059 |  |  | 4,528 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 4,729 |  |  | 4,097 |  |  | 4,583 |
Pakistan |  |  | 1,525 |  |  | 1,293 |  |  | 1,014 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,525 |  |  | 1,295 |  |  | 1,014 |
Algeria |  |  | 914 |  |  | 1,040 |  |  | 1,273 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 915 |  |  | 1,040 |  |  | 1,273 |
Bangladesh |  |  | 574 |  |  | 621 |  |  | 604 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 574 |  |  | 621 |  |  | 604 |
Ukraine |  |  | 600 |  |  | 566 |  |  | 592 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 622 |  |  | 586 |  |  | 622 |
Uzbekistan |  |  | 513 |  |  | 662 |  |  | 710 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 513 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 711 |
HQ |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 650 |  |  | 634 |  |  | 885 |  |  | (54 | ) |  | (61 | ) |  | (86 | ) |  | 596 |  |  | 573 |  |  | 799 |
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Total segments |  |  | 9,474 |  |  | 8,885 |  |  | 9,606 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,474 |  |  | 8,885 |  |  | 9,606 |
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* Amounts have been re-presented to conform with current year presentation, refer to Note 8.
|  | Adjusted EBITDA |  | Capital expenditures |
Other disclosures |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Russia |  |  | 1,788 |  |  | 1,574 |  |  | 1,825 |  |  | 686 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 910 |
Pakistan |  |  | 703 |  |  | 507 |  |  | 409 |  |  | 535 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 238 |
Algeria |  |  | 426 |  |  | 547 |  |  | 684 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 189 |
Bangladesh |  |  | 233 |  |  | 267 |  |  | 242 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 134 |
Ukraine |  |  | 347 |  |  | 306 |  |  | 292 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 106 |  |  | 299 |
Uzbekistan |  |  | 261 |  |  | 395 |  |  | 437 |  |  | 63 |  |  | 174 |  |  | 55 |
HQ |  |  | (325 | ) |  | (421 | ) |  | (1,291 | ) |  | 28 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 16 |
Other |  |  | 154 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 277 |  |  | 135 |  |  | 218 |  |  | 193 |
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Total segments |  |  | 3,587 |  |  | 3,232 |  |  | 2,875 |  |  | 1,791 |  |  | 1,741 |  |  | 2,034 |
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Summary of segments reconciliation of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated income statement before tax |
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Total Segments Adjusted EBITDA |  |  | 3,587 |  |  | 3,232 |  |  | 2,875 |
Depreciation |  |  | (1,454 | ) |  | (1,439 | ) |  | (1,550 | )
Amortization |  |  | (537 | ) |  | (497 | ) |  | (517 | )
Impairment losses |  |  | (66 | ) |  | (192 | ) |  | (245 | )
Loss on disposals of non-current assets |  |  | (24 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  | (39 | )
Finance costs |  |  | (935 | ) |  | (830 | ) |  | (829 | )
Finance income |  |  | 95 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 52 |
Other non-operating losses, net |  |  | (97 | ) |  | (82 | ) |  | (42 | )
Share of (loss) / profit of joint ventures and associates |  |  | (412 | ) |  | 48 |  |  | 14 |
Impairment of joint ventures and associates |  |  | (110 | ) |  | (99 | ) |  | — |
Net foreign exchange (loss) / (gain) |  |  | (71 | ) |  | 157 |  |  | (314 | )
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(Loss) / profit before tax |  |  | (24 | ) |  | 347 |  |  | (595 | )
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Summary of geographical information of non-current assets |
|  | 2017 |  | 2016* |
Russia |  |  | 5,969 |  |  | 6,116 |
Pakistan |  |  | 1,840 |  |  | 2,169 |
Algeria |  |  | 2,151 |  |  | 2,324 |
Bangladesh |  |  | 988 |  |  | 1,104 |
Ukraine |  |  | 552 |  |  | 556 |
Uzbekistan |  |  | 213 |  |  | 509 |
HQ |  |  | 55 |  |  | 38 |
Other |  |  | 3,345 |  |  | 3,827 |
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Total segments |  |  | 15,113 |  |  | 16,643 |
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* Amounts have been re-presented to conform with current year presentation.

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