Cash and cash equivalents, detailed in the table below, are not restricted by any encumbrances, apart from €72 million essentially in respect of deposits pledged to secure transactions carried out.
Millions of euro | ||||
at Dec. 31, 2019 | at Dec. 31, 2018 | Change | ||
Bank and postal deposits | 7,910 | 5,531 | 2,379 | 43.0% |
Cash and cash equivalents on hand | 87 | 328 | (241) | -73.5% |
Other investments of liquidity | 1,032 | 771 | 261 | 33.9% |
Total | 9,029 | 6,630 | 2,399 | 36.2% |