21. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS Group Company 2025 2024 2025 2024 $ $ $ $ Advance payments to suppliers 1,430,037 1,285,540 604,919 252,156 Deposits to secure services 278,032 256,472 31,280 2,620 Prepayments 767,629 1,082,865 177,691 328,896 Total other current assets 2,475,698 2,624,877 813,890 583,672 22. CASH AND BANK BALANCES Group Company 2025 2024 2025 2024 $ $ $ $ Not restricted in use 14,007,190 15,968,531 2,039,190 2,013,090 Interest earning balances 3,942,491 3,680,585 – – Interest earning balances have an average maturity of two month (2024: one month) from the end of the reporting year with the following average interest rates: Group 2025 2024 Indonesian Rupiah 3.6% 4.2% Indian Rupee 6.2% 6.6% Malaysian Ringgit 3.4% 3.2% United States Dollar 3.4% 4.0% Vietnamese Dong 4.0% 3.1% 22A. Cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statement of cash flows Group 2025 2024 $ $ Cash and bank balances 14,007,190 15,968,531 Less: bank overdraft – (677,147) Cash and cash equivalents for statement of cash flows purposes at end of the year 14,007,190 15,291,384 MEGACHEM LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2025 156 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 DECEMBER 2025
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