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Other financial assets and liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Other financial assets and liabilities

Schedule of other financial assets and liabilities

		Current				Non-Current
		December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019		December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Other financial assets
Restricted cash		—		—		38		151
Derivative financial instruments (note 19)		134		288		66		184
Investments in equity securities		—		—		757		726
Related parties-Loans (note 29)		195		319		923		1,600
		329		607		1,784		2,661
Other financial liabilities
Derivative financial instruments (note 19)		328		94		689		307
Related parties-Loans (note 29)		725		980		943		956
Financial guarantees provided (note 30)		—		—		877		525
Liabilities related to the concession grant (note 16b)		209		—		2,103		—
Advance received		644		330		—		—
		1,906		1,404		4,612		1,788

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