as at December 31, 2003 - EFG Bank Group

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
15. Cash and cash equivalents
(All figures in thousands of CHF)
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents
comprise the following balances with less than 90 days maturity:
Dec. 31, 2003 Dec. 31, 2002
Cash and balances with central banks 1’878’650 1’532’762
Treasury bills and other eligible bills 138’758 379’620
Due from other banks 3’453’607 3’246’065
Trading securities 1’276’408 272’814
Total 6’747’423 5’431’261
16. Treasury bills and other eligible bills
(All figures in thousands of CHF) Dec. 31, 2003 Dec. 31, 2002
Treasury bills 97’085 662’912
Other eligible bills 505’305 378’357
Total 602’390 1’041’269
Credit facility with central banks secured by the above - 178’326
Treasury bills are debt securities issued by the Greek Government for a term of three months, six months, or a year
and are carried at their fair value.
17. Due from other banks
(All figures in thousands of CHF) Dec. 31, 2003 Dec. 31, 2002
Items in course of collection from other banks 744’705 268’542
Placements with other banks 2’765’704 3’122’787
Total 3’510’409 3’391’329
Unsubordinated amounts due from settlement balances with banks 445’402 476’743
Unsubordinated amounts due from associated undertakings 15’789 150’469
Subordinated receivables 515 202
Pledged deposits with banks 294’747 251’084
18. Trading securities
(All figures in thousands of CHF) Dec. 31, 2003 Dec. 31, 2002
Issued by public bodies:
government 4’281’092 3’965’771
other public sector securities 176’258 539’925
Sub-total 4’457’350 4’505’696
Issued by other issuers:
banks 63’854 22’023
other 252’800 211’490
Sub-total 316’654 233’513
Total 4’774’004 4’739’209
Equity securities 225’535 22’782
Debt securities 4’548’469 4’716’427
Total 4’774’004 4’739’209
Securities acceptable by central banks as collateral or for discount 1’542’315 1’586’308
Credit facility with central banks secured by the above 562’952 573’082
Annual Report 2003
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