Kathmandu. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nvidia, the world's leading technology company, Jensen Huang has supported Nepal with 10 million US dollars. This amount is more than 1 billion 52 million Nepalese rupees.
CEO Hwang contributed that amount to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. This amount has been supported for the rescue, relief and re-establishment of those affected by the Rasuwa flood and landslide. It is said that this is the largest amount of support received in the rescue fund from the individual and institutional sectors.
What kind of company is Nvidia?
Nvidia is the world's leading technology company that makes the chips, computing systems and software required for artificial intelligence (AI). The company's GPU and other technologies are widely used in AI, data center, supercomputing and scientific research. Huang is also the founder of Nvidia. He has been leading the company since 1993.
Finance Minister Wagle thanked Di Huang through a video message
Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle thanked Hwang through a video message.
"The support of $1 million," Wagle wrote on Facebook, "thanks to Mr. Jensen Hwang, Chief Executive Officer, Nvidia. With this unprecedented support, more than 10 billion rupees have been collected in the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund.
He expressed his gratitude to Hwang for his support to Nepal during the difficult time of disaster.
