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Cash and cash equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Summary of Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|  | 2018 $m |  |  | 2017 $m |
Cash at bank and in hand |  |  | 202 |  |  |  | 164 |
Short-term deposits |  |  | 234 |  |  |  | 4 |
Repurchase agreements |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 704 |  |  |  | 168 |
Summary of Cash and Cash Equivalents in the Statement of Cash Flows | For the purposes of the Group statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:
|  | 2018 $m |  |  | 2017 $m |
Cash at bank and in hand |  |  | 202 |  |  |  | 164 |
Short-term deposits |  |  | 234 |  |  |  | 4 |
Repurchase agreements |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 704 |  |  |  | 168 |
Bank overdrafts (note 20) |  |  | (104 | ) |  |  | (110 | )
|  |  | 600 |  |  |  | 58 |

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