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Other assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Other assets abstract

Schedule of other non current and current assets

		2018						2017
		Non-						Non-
		Current		Current		Total		Current		Current		Total
		US$'000		US$'000		US$'000		US$'000		US$'000		US$'000
Guarantees and deposits given		2,208		11		2,219		2,022		8		2,030
Prepayments and accrued income		16		3,672		3,688		—		2,977		2,977
Biological assets		7,790		—		7,790		27,279		—		27,279
Other assets		472		5,130		5,602		758		6,941		7,699
Total		10,486		8,813		19,299		30,059		9,926		39,985

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The disclosure of other assets. [Refer: Other assets]

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