23. Cash and cash equivalents
€ million |
|
Dec. 31, 2023 |
|
Dec. 31, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank balances |
|
43,158 |
|
28,685 |
Checks, cash-in-hand, bills and call deposits |
|
291 |
|
487 |
|
|
43,449 |
|
29,172 |
Bank balances are held at various banks in different currencies and also include time deposits with maturities of less than three months.