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Current financial debt and derivative financial instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure of current financial debt and derivative instruments [abstract] |
Current financial debt and derivative instruments |
(USD millions) |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |
Interest-bearing accounts of employees payable on demand 1 |  |  |  | 1 814 |
Bank and other financial debt 2 |  | 863 |  | 899 |
Commercial paper |  | 2 772 |  | 893 |
Current portion of non-current financial debt |  | 2 241 |  | 2 621 |
Derivative financial instruments |  | 55 |  | 68 |
Total current financial debt and derivative financial instruments |  | 5 931 |  | 6 295 |
1 Weighted average interest rate 0.25% through September 30, 2022 (2021: 0.25%)
2 Weighted average interest rate 9.7% (2021: 6.1%)

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