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Cash and cash equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Summary of Cash and Cash Equivalents in the Statement of Cash Flows |
|  |  |  | 2021 $m |  |  |  |  | 2020 $m |
Cash at bank and in hand |  |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  |  |  | 104 |
Short-term deposits |  |  |  |  | 301 |  |  |  |  |  | 358 |
Money market funds |  |  |  |  | 1,025 |  |  |  |  |  | 892 |
Repurchase agreements |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  |  | 321 |
Cash and cash equivalents as recorded in the Group statement of financial position |  |  |  |  | 1,450 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,675 |
Bank overdrafts (note 22) |  |  |  |  | (59 | ) |  |  |  |  | (51 | )
Cash and cash equivalents as recorded in the Group statement of cash flows |  |  |  |  | 1,391 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,624 |

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