2007 Financial statements

Note 7 - Interest receivable and payable

	Note	2007 US$m	2006 US$m
Interest receivable and similar income from:
- Equity accounted units		28	27
- Other investments (a)		101	69
		129	96
Other interest receivable		5	10
Total interest receivable and similar income		134	106
Interest payable and similar charges (b)		(660)	(220)
Amounts capitalised	13	122	60
Total Interest payable and similar charges		(538)	(160)


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Interest income from other investments comprises US$80 million (2006: US$58 million) of interest income from bank deposits and US$21 million (2006: US$11 million) from other financial assets. Interest payable and similar charges comprises US$685 million (2006: US$175 million) of interest on bank loans and other borrowings and US$25 million gain (2006: US$45 million loss) from interest rate swaps.