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Other financial assets and liabilities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Other financial assets and liabilities |
Schedule of other financial assets and liabilities | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Current | ​ | Non-Current
​ |  | June 30, |  | December 31, |  | June 30, |  | December 31,
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Other financial assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Restricted cash | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 125 | ​ | 38
Derivative financial instruments (note 16) | ​ | 214 | ​ | 134 | ​ | 208 | ​ | 66
Investments in equity securities | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 1,097 | ​ | 757
Related parties (i) | ​ | — | ​ | 195 | ​ | — | ​ | 923
​ | ​ | 214 | ​ | 329 | ​ | 1,430 | ​ | 1,784
Other financial liabilities | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Derivative financial instruments (note 16) | ​ | 204 | ​ | 328 | ​ | 521 | ​ | 689
Related parties (i) | ​ | 188 | ​ | 725 | ​ | — | ​ | 895
Financial guarantees provided (note 13) | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 550 | ​ | 877
Liabilities related to the concession grant (note 14) | ​ | 350 | ​ | 209 | ​ | 1,956 | ​ | 2,103
Advances received | ​ | 805 | ​ | 644 | ​ | — | ​ | —
​ | ​ | 1,547 | ​ | 1,906 | ​ | 3,027 | ​ | 4,564
​ (i) The decrease refers to the settlement of the loans due to the transaction for the acquisition of NLC, as detailed in note 12.

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