Financial Statements

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2011

33 Trade and other payables

  2011 USD’000 2010
USD’000
Trade payables 79,974 57,791   
Other payables and accruals 238,151 91,886   
Amounts due to customers on contracts 118,701 99,986   
Advances received for contract work 43,557   
Dividend payable++ (Note 37) 12 51   
Payable to related parties 73 –   
436,911 293,271   
Amounts due to customers on contracts comprise:
Progress billings 427,359   252,521  
Less: Cost incurred to date (271,926 ) (133,894 )
Less: Recognised profits (36,732 ) (18,641 )
118,701   99,986  

++The dividend payable represents an amount held by the EBT in respect of treasury shares. This dividend will be paid by the EBT to the employees upon completion of the vesting period.