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15 Cash and cash equivalents

15 Cash and cash equivalents
  31.12.2015 31.12.2014
     
Sight deposits 395,372 246,430
Cash invested for less than 90 days 1,393 604
Total 396,765 247,034

All cash and cash equivalents fall into the category loans and receivables and are measured at amortised cost. The average interest rate on CHF-denominated cash and cash equivalents was 0.05 per cent (previous year: 0.10 per cent) and 0.00 per cent for EUR-denominated cash and cash equivalents (previous year: 0.15 per cent).

Cash and cash equivalents are held in the following currencies:

  31.12.2015 31.12.2014
     
Swiss francs 134,374 71,785
Euro (translated) 259,623 171,434
RON (translated) 1,539 2,810
Other currencies (translated) 1,229 1,005
Total 396,765 247,034

All positions are freely disposable or are due within 90 days. The carrying amounts correspond approximately to the fair values.

Cash and cash equivalents for the cash flow statement

  31.12.2015 31.12.2014
     
Cash and cash equivalents 396,765 247,034
Cash and cash equivalents held for sale 1,368 3,667
Total 398,133 250,701

Cash and cash equivalents held for sale are disclosed under assets held for sale (Note 26). These must be added again to cash and cash equivalents for the cash flow statement.