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Current financial debt and derivative financial instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Disclosure of current financial debt and derivative instruments [abstract]

Current financial debt and derivative instruments

(USD millions)		2020		2019
Interest-bearing accounts of associates payable on demand  1		2 085		1 836
Bank and other financial debt  2		976		719
Commercial paper		4 258		2 289
Current portion of non-current financial debt		2 272		2 002
Derivative financial instruments		194		185
Total current financial debt and derivative financial instruments		9 785		7 031
1  Weighted average interest rate 0.4% (2019: 0.5%)
2  Weighted average interest rate 5.0% (2019: 12.9%)

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