3. Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Deposits
Audited informationCash and cash equivalents amounts to CHF 352 170 332 at the end of 2020 compared with CHF 226 347 902 at the end of 2019 and comprise cash in hand denominated mainly in US-dollar, euro, Swiss francs and Japanese Yen and to a lesser extent in other currencies.
Short-term deposits amounted to CHF 256 120 000 at the end of 2020 compared to CHF 130 143 600 at the end of 2019 and include short term deposits with an original maturity between 90 and 365 days.