Note 6 Available-for-sale financial assets

€ million

 

Carrying amount as at 1 January 2015

359

  

Movements 2015

 

Currency translation differences

28

Fair value movements

15

Termination of financial asset on maturity

-173

Total

-130

  

Carrying amount as at 31 December 2015

229

  

Movements 2016

 

Currency translation differences

5

Fair value movements

-10

Total

-5

  

Carrying amount as at 31 December 2016

224

Available-for-sale financial assets as at year-end 2016 comprises investments in a debt instrument issued by a large financial institution which serves to cover obligations arising from two cross-border lease contracts (2015: €229 million). The carrying amount of the related lease obligations was €168 million at year-end 2016 (2015: €162 million).