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Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
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Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities
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Cash and cash equivalents and investment securities
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 Million US dollar
   
30 June 2026
    
31 December 2025
  
                  
 Short-term bank deposits
      3 030     6 248
 Cash and bank accounts
      4 628     5 390
 Cash and cash equivalents
   
 
7 658
    
 
11 638
  
 Bank overdrafts
      (29 )      (14 )
 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows
   
 
7 629
    
 
11 623
  
The cash outstanding as of 30 June 2026 includes restricted cash for an amount of 105 US dollar (31 December 2025: 106m US dollar). This restricte
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cash mainly relates to 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
   
30 June 2026
     
31 December 2025
  
                   
 Investment in equity securities
      145      134
 Investment in debt securities
      20      27
 Non-current investments
   
 
166
     
 
161
  
                   
 Investment in debt securities
      353      306
 Current investments
   
 
353
     
 
306
  
As of 30 June 2026, current debt securities of 353m US dollar mainly represented investments in government bonds (31 December 2025: 306m US dollar). The company’s investments in such short-term debt securities are primarily to facilitate liquidity and for capital preservation.