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Clients and other receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Clients and other receivable [Abstract] |
Clients and other receivable | Clients and other receivable as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, consist of the following:
|  | Balance as of December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Trade receivables |  |  | 186,728 |  |  |  | 151,199 |
Tax receivables |  |  | 39,607 |  |  |  | 29,705 |
Prepayments |  |  | 6,375 |  |  |  | 10,261 |
Other accounts receivable |  |  | 11,739 |  |  |  | 16,456 |
Total |  |  | 244,449 |  |  |  | 207,621 |
Trade receivables in foreign currency | Trade receivables in foreign currency as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows:
|  | Balance as of December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Euro |  |  | 109,165 |  |  |  | 98,798 |
Rand |  |  | 23,792 |  |  |  | 12,807 |
Other |  |  | 7,363 |  |  |  | 7,151 |
Total |  |  | 140,320 |  |  |  | 118,756 |
Maturity of trade receivables | The following table shows the maturity of Trade receivables as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
| Balance as of December 31, |
| 2017 |  | 2016 |
Up to 3 months |  |  | 186,728 |  |  |  | 151,199 |
Total |  |  | 186,728 |  |  |  | 151,199 |

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