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Cash and cash equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary of Detailed Information about Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Cash at bank and in hand |  |  | 4,619 |  |  |  | 3,725 |  |  |  | 3,720 |
Short-term deposits |  |  | 2,518 |  |  |  | 2,524 |  |  |  | 2,544 |
Money market investments |  |  | 5,116 |  |  |  | 2,493 |  |  |  | 4,496 |
Short-term collateral |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 7 |
At December 31 |  |  | 12,263 |  |  |  | 8,744 |  |  |  | 10,768 |
Disclosure of Cash and Cash Equivalents | For the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:
|  | Note |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,263 |  |  |  | 8,744 |  |  |  | 10,768 |
Cash classified as Assets held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 260 |
Bank overdrafts |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2 | )
Bank overdrafts classified as Liabilities held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1 | )
Net cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,263 |  |  |  | 8,744 |  |  |  | 11,026 |
Disclosure of Detailed Information of Cash Flow Statement |
Summary cash flow statement |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Net cash flows from operating activities |  |  | 7,302 |  |  |  | 517 |  |  |  | 553 |
Net cash flows from investing activities |  |  | (86) |  |  |  | (438 | ) |  |  | (1,196 | )
Net cash flows from financing activities |  |  | (3,730) |  |  |  | (2,395 | ) |  |  | 519 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 3,486 |  |  |  | (2,317 | ) |  |  | (125 | )
Summary of Reconciliation of Liabilities Arising from Financing Activities | The table below shows the reconciliation between the net cash flows from financing activities and the liabilities as included in the consolidated statement of financial position.
|  |  | Cash flows |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Non-cash changes |
Reconciliation of debt from financing activities |  |  | At January 1, 2019 |  |  |  | Addition |  |  |  | Repayment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Disposal of a business |  |  |  | Realized gains / losses in income statement |  |  |  | Movements related to fair value hedges |  |  |  | Amortization |  |  |  | Transfer to/ from other headings |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  | Net exchange difference |  |  |  | At December 31, 2019 |
Subordinated borrowings |  |  | 1,389 |  |  |  | 806 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 2,207 |
Trust pass-through securities |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 136 |
Borrowings |  |  | 12,061 |  |  |  | 4,117 |  |  |  | (7,014 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | 9,307 |
Assets held to hedge Trust pass-through securities |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11 |
|  |  | Cash flows |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Non-cash changes |
Reconciliation of debt from financing activities |  |  | At January 1, 2018 |  |  |  | Addition |  |  |  | Repayment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Disposal of a business |  |  |  | Realized gains / losses in income statement |  |  |  | Movements related to fair value hedges |  |  |  | Amortization |  |  |  | Transfer to/ from other headings |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  | Net exchange difference |  |  |  | At December 31, 2018 |
Subordinated borrowings |  |  | 764 |  |  |  | 640 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (68 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 1,389 |
Trust pass-through securities |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 133 |
Borrowings |  |  | 13,635 |  |  |  | 3,545 |  |  |  | (5,211 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (151 | ) |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 263 |  |  |  | 12,061 |
Assets held to hedge Trust pass-through securities |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 10 |

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