TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera Annual Report 2008 - Financial Statements

Note 22 (Parent company)
Financial Risk Management

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General

For general information on financial risk management relevant to TeliaSonera AB, see “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” (Note 28).

Credit risk management

TeliaSonera's exposure to credit risk arises from default of the counterparty, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments (detailed in the respective note and excluding receivables from subsidiaries), as follows.


December 31,
SEK in millions Note 2008 2007
Other financial assets 11 4,437 772
Trade and other receivables 13 1,845 1,890
Short-term investments, cash and cash equivalents 14 6,202 2,790
Total
12,484 5,452

For additional information on credit risk management relevant to TeliaSonera AB, see “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” (corresponding section in Note 28).

Liquidity risk management

As of December 31, 2008, contractual undiscounted cash flows for interest-bearing borrowings and non-interest-bearing currency derivatives represented the following expected maturities, including estimated interest payments. The balances due within 12 months equal their carrying values as the impact of discounting is insignificant. Corresponding information on non-interest-bearing liabilities are presented in Note 20 “Short-term Provisions, Trade Payables and Other Current Liabilities.”

Expected maturity
SEK in millions
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Later years Total
Open-market financing program borrowings 4,592 8,949 6,129 8,433 7,646 25,990 61,739
Other borrowings 6,264 121 1,576 519 377 8,857
Cross currency interest rate swaps and interest rate swaps






Payables 1,507 3,625 2,442 6,156 4,470 8,794 26,994
Receivables -1,678 -4,165 -2,656 -7,254 -5,201 -10,538 -31,492
Currency swaps and forward exchange contracts






Payables 36,528 36,528
Receivables -36,386 -36,386
Total, net 10,827 8,530 7,491 7,854 7,292 24,246 66,240

For additional information on liquidity risk management relevant to TeliaSonera AB, see “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” (corresponding section in Note 28).