14.b.      FINANCIAL EXPENSE

 

This item includes the following:

 

(in thousands of euro)

2010

2009

Interest expense on bank accounts

54,632

42,880

Interest expense on bonds

38,746

43,116

Other interest expense

26,257

21,405

Interest rate derivatives

15,414

9,088

Exchange rate losses

13,654

26,442

Other financial expenses

16,318

14,965

Total

165,021

157,896

As was the case last year, the item “Other financial expenses” includes € 10,200 thousand that refers to the write-down of the interest accrued on the PECs issued by KTP Global Finance.