Note 6 Available-for-sale financial assets

€ million

 

Carrying amount as at 1 January 2016

229

  

Movements in 2016

 

Currency translation differences

5

Fair value movements

-10

Total

-5

  

Carrying amount as at 31 December 2016

224

  

Movements in 2017

 

Currency translation differences

-20

Fair value movements

-11

Total

-31

  

Carrying amount as at 31 December 2017

193

Available-for-sale financial assets as at year-end 2017 comprises investments in a debt instrument issued by a large financial institution which serves to cover obligations arising from two cross-border lease contracts (2016: €224 million). The carrying amount of the related lease obligations was €148 million at year-end 2016 (2016: €168 million).