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Cash includes cash on hand, available balances with central banks and other financial instruments with a term of less than three months from the date on which they were acquired. The composition of Cash and cash equivalents was as follows as at 31 December:

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General (incl.

  

 

Banking

Insurance

eliminations)

Total

31 December 2007

 

 

 

 

Cash on hand

761

21

 

782

Balances with central banks readily convertible in cash other than mandatory reserve deposits

795

 

 

795

Due from banks

20,125

2,227

(1,639)

20,713

Due from customers, current accounts

4,028

 

(1,049)

2,979

Other

1,294

65

(267)

1,092

Total

27,003

2,313

(2,955)

26,361

Less: impairments incurred but not reported (IBNR)

(1)

 

 

(1)

Total cash and cash equivalents

27,002

2,313

(2,955)

26,360

 

 

 

 

 

31 December 2006

 

 

 

 

Cash on hand

586

4

 

590

Balances with central banks readily convertible in cash other than mandatory reserve deposits

322

 

 

322

Due from banks

14,224

1,843

(1,299)

14,768

Due from customers, current accounts

3,932

 

(983)

2,949

Other

1,728

393

(336)

1,785

Total

20,792

2,240

(2,618)

20,414

Less: impairments incurred but not reported (IBNR)

(1)

 

 

(1)

Total cash and cash equivalents

20,791

2,240

(2,618)

20,413

 

 

 

 

 

31 December 2005

 

 

 

 

Cash on hand

544

87

 

631

Balances with central banks readily convertible in cash other than mandatory reserve deposits

1,360

 

 

1,360

Due from banks

15,404

2,304

(1,707)

16,001

Due from customers, current accounts

5,540

 

(3,655)

1,885

Other

2,746

30

(831)

1,945

Total cash and cash equivalents

25,594

2,421

(6,193)

21,822

In the line Other is EUR 348 million (2006: EUR 700 million; 2005: EUR 541 million) included relating to money market paper.

The average book value of Cash and cash equivalents for 2007 amounted to EUR 23,557 million (2006: EUR 23,115 million; 2005: EUR 26,784 million). The average yield in 2007 was 4.2% (2006: 2.9%; 2005: 1.9%).


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