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Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
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Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities
20. Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities
Cash and cash equivalents
 
Million US dollar
   
31 December 2025
     
    31 December 2024
  
                   
Short-term bank deposits
   
 
6 248
   
 
4 964
Cash and bank accounts
   
 
5 390
   
 
6 210
Cash and cash equivalents
   
 
11 638
     
 
11 174
  
                   
Bank overdrafts
   
 
(14)
 
   
 
-
  
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows
   
 
11 623
     
 
11 174
  
The cash outstanding as of 31 December 2025 includes restricted cash for an amount of 106m US dollar (31 December 2024: 99m US dollar). This restricted cash mainly relates to amounts deposited on a blocked account in respect to the state aid investigation into the Belgian excess profit ruling system (80m US dollar).
Investment securities
 
Million US dollar
   
31 December 2025
     
   31 December 2024
  
                   
Investment in unquoted companies
   
 
134
   
 
139
Investment in debt securities
   
 
27
   
 
29
Non-current investments
   
 
161
     
 
168
  
                   
Investment in debt securities
   
 
306
   
 
221
Current investments
   
 
306
     
 
221
  
As of 31 December 2025, current debt securities of 306m US dollar mainly represented investments in government bonds (31 December 2024: 221m US dollar). The company’s investments in such short-term debt securities are primarily to facilitate liquidity and for capital preservation.