Cash and cash equivalents

11 february 2022

The following assets fall under this unifying definition, often referred to in slang as 'cash':
- Money held in different currencies
- Deposits in commercial banks
- Short-term bonds maturing up to 1 year
- Short-term receivables
- Commercial papers - most often in the form of a promissory note from a commercial enterprise in order to finance current expenses. On the international market they are most often traded under the name of commercial paper .