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Cash Equivalents

Source: Ind AS 7 (summary)

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that can be readily converted into known amounts of cash and carry an insignificant risk of change in value. An investment normally qualifies only when its original maturity is three months or less from the date of acquisition.

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