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Finance costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Summary of Financial Income and Expenses |
|  | 2017 $m |  |  | 2016 $m |  |  | 2015 $m |
Financial income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income on deposits |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |
Interest income on loans and receivables |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
|  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 5 |
Financial expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on borrowings |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 74 |
Finance charge payable under finance leases |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 20 |
Capitalised interest |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (2 | )
|  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 92 |

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