34.3. Liquidity risk

The solvency and liquidity of the Volkswagen Group are ensured at all times by rolling liquidity planning, a liquidity reserve in the form of cash, confirmed credit lines and the issuance of securities on the international money and capital markets. The volume of confirmed bilateral and syndicated credit lines stood at €16.8 billion as of December 31, 2018 (previous year: €19.9 billion), of which €3.4 billion (previous year: €3.4 billion) was drawn down.

Local cash funds in certain countries (e.g. China, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and India) are only available to the Group for cross-border transactions subject to exchange controls. There are no significant restrictions over and above these.

The following overview shows the contractual undiscounted cash flows from financial instruments:

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MATURITY ANALYSIS OF UNDISCOUNTED CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

 

REMAINING CONTRACTUAL MATURITIES

 

 

 

REMAINING CONTRACTUAL MATURITIES

 

 

€ million

 

up to one year

 

within one to five years

 

more than five years

 

2018

 

up to one year

 

within one to five years

 

more than five years

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put options and compensation rights granted to noncontrolling interest shareholders

 

1,853

 

 

 

1,853

 

3,379

 

 

 

3,379

Financial liabilities

 

91,891

 

84,965

 

23,380

 

200,235

 

83,867

 

69,968

 

16,113

 

169,949

Trade payables

 

23,607

 

0

 

 

23,607

 

23,041

 

5

 

 

23,046

Other financial liabilities

 

8,010

 

1,916

 

154

 

10,080

 

7,360

 

1,557

 

86

 

9,003

Derivatives

 

63,059

 

42,984

 

3,036

 

109,078

 

72,635

 

47,414

 

332

 

120,381

 

 

188,419

 

129,865

 

26,570

 

344,854

 

190,281

 

118,945

 

16,531

 

325,758

When calculating cash outflows related to put options and compensation rights, it was assumed that shares would be tendered at the earliest possible date. The cash outflows on other financial liabilities include outflows on liabilities for tax allocations amounting to €33 million.

Derivatives comprise both cash flows from derivative financial instruments with negative fair values and cash flows from derivatives with positive fair values for which gross settlement has been agreed. Derivatives entered into through offsetting transactions are also accounted for as cash outflows. The cash outflows from derivatives for which gross settlement has been agreed are matched in part by cash inflows. These cash inflows are not reported in the maturity analysis. If these cash inflows were also recognized, the cash outflows presented would be substantially lower. This applies in particular also if hedges have been closed with offsetting transactions.

The cash outflows from irrevocable credit commitments are presented in section entitled "Other financial obligations”, classified by contractual maturities.

As of December 31, 2018, the maximum potential liability under financial guarantees amounted to €315 million (previous year: €261 million). Financial guarantees are assumed to be due immediately in all cases.