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Finance costs | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Finance costs | 7. Finance costs
|  | 2019 $m |  |  | 2018 Restated $m |  |  | 2017 Restated $m |
Financial income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial income on deposits and money market funds |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |
Interest income on loans and other assets |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
|  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 4 |
Financial expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on bonds and syndicated facility |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 58 |
Interest expense on lease liabilities |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | 39 |
Capitalised interest |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (6 | )
Unwind of discount on deferred purchase consideration a |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |
Other charges b |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 4 |
|  |  | 121 |  |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 95 |
a | Fair value gains/(losses) on contingent purchase consideration have been disclosed on the face of the Group income statement. The 2018 comparatives have been restated accordingly.
b | Other charges comprise bank charges and non-bank interest expense.
During the year, $13m (2018: $14m, 2017: $7m) was payable to the IHG Rewards Club loyalty programme relating to interest on the accumulated balance of cash received in advance of the consumption of points awarded. The expense and corresponding System Fund interest income are eliminated within financial expenses. C apitalised interest relates to the System Fund. The rate used for capitalisation of interest was 3.1% (2018: 3.0%, 2017: 3.0%). The deferred purchase consideration relates to the Regent acquisition (see note 25).

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