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Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities
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Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities
 
Million US dollar
   
31 December 2021
     
31 December 2020
  
Short-term bank deposits
      6 542        3 319  
Treasury Bills
      1 050       
6 800
  
Cash and bank accounts
      4 505        5 132  
    
 
 
     
 
 
  
Cash and cash equivalents
   
 
12 097
     
 
15 252
  
    
 
 
     
 
 
  
Bank overdrafts
   
 
(53
) 
   
 
(5
) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
  
    
 
12 043
     
 
15 247
  
    
 
 
     
 
 
  
The company’s investment in Treasury Bills is to facilitate liquidity and for capital preservation.
The cash outstanding as at 31 December 2021 includes restricted cash for an amount of 78m US dollar (31 December 2020: 84m US dollar). This restricted cash relates to an outstanding consideration payable to former Anheuser-Busch shareholders that have not yet claimed the proceeds from the 2008 combination (1m US dollar) and amounts deposited on a blocked account in respect to the state aid investigation into the Belgian excess profit ruling system (77m US dollar).
Investment securities
 
Million US dollar
   
31 December 2021
     
31 December 2020
  
Investment in unquoted companies
      139        115  
Investment on debt securities
      22        22  
    
 
 
     
 
 
  
Non-current
investments
   
 
161
     
 
137
  
    
 
 
     
 
 
  
Investment on debt securities
      374        396  
    
 
 
     
 
 
  
Current investments
   
 
374
     
 
396
  
    
 
 
     
 
 
  
As at 31 December 2021, current debt securities of 374m US dollar mainly represented investments in government bonds (31 December 2020: 396m US dollar). The company’s investments in such short-term debt securities are primarily to facilitate liquidity and for capital preservation.