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Other current assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Other current assets [abstract] |
Other current assets | 17. Other current assets
(USD millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
VAT receivable |  | 544 |  | 508 |
Withholding tax recoverable |  | 73 |  | 108 |
Prepaid expenses |  | 943 |  | 898 |
Receivables from associated companies |  |  |  | 1 |
Other receivables and current assets |  | 963 |  | 1 165 |
Total other current assets |  | 2 523 |  | 2 680 |

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