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Investments carried under the equity method (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Investments carried under the equity method [Abstract] |
Investments in associates | The table below shows the breakdown and the movement of the investments held in associates for 2017 and 2016:
Investments in associates |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Initial balance |  |  | 55,009 |  |  |  | 56,181 |
Share of (loss)/profit |  |  | 5,351 |  |  |  | 6,646 |
Dividend distribution |  |  | (2,454 | ) |  |  | (3,954 | )
Equity distribution |  |  | (549 | ) |  |  | (3,099 | )
Currency translation differences |  |  | (1,573 | ) |  |  | (765 | )
Final balance |  |  | 55,784 |  |  |  | 55,009 |
Stand-alone amounts for associated companies | The tables below show a breakdown of stand-alone amounts of assets, revenues and profit and loss as well as other information of interest for the years 2017 and 2016 for the associated companies:
Company |  | % Shares |  |  | Non- current assets |  |  | Current assets |  |  | Non- current liabilities |  |  | Current liabilities |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Operating profit/ (loss) |  |  | Net profit/ (loss) |  |  | Investment under the equity method |
Evacuación Valdecaballeros, S.L. |  |  | 57.16 |  |  |  | 21,306 |  |  |  | 841 |  |  |  | 373 |  |  |  | 451 |  |  |  | 298 |  |  |  | (708 | ) |  |  | (730 | ) |  |  | 9,175 |
Myah Bahr Honaine, S.P.A.(*) |  |  | 25.50 |  |  |  | 195,275 |  |  |  | 64,114 |  |  |  | 91,205 |  |  |  | 12,649 |  |  |  | 46,767 |  |  |  | 28,468 |  |  |  | 24,464 |  |  |  | 43,365 |
Pectonex, R.F. Proprietary Limited |  |  | 50.00 |  |  |  | 3,904 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (206 | ) |  |  | (206 | ) |  |  | 3,244 |
Evacuación Villanueva del Rey, S.L |  |  | 40.02 |  |  |  | 3,526 |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 2,265 |  |  |  | 190 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
As of December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,011 |  |  |  | 65,008 |  |  |  | 93,843 |  |  |  | 13,292 |  |  |  | 47,065 |  |  |  | 27,591 |  |  |  | 23,528 |  |  |  | 55,784 |
Company |  | % Shares |  |  | Non- current assets |  |  | Current assets |  |  | Non- current liabilities |  |  | Current liabilities |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Operating profit/ (loss) |  |  | Net profit/ (loss) |  |  | Investment under the equity method |
Evacuación Valdecaballeros, S.L. |  |  | 57.16 |  |  |  | 19,283 |  |  |  | 931 |  |  |  | 306 |  |  |  | 532 |  |  |  | 537 |  |  |  | (545 | ) |  |  | (565 | ) |  |  | 9,528 |
Myah Bahr Honaine, S.P.A.(*) |  |  | 25.50 |  |  |  | 202,150 |  |  |  | 67,120 |  |  |  | 104,704 |  |  |  | 14,158 |  |  |  | 52,770 |  |  |  | 34,247 |  |  |  | 29,990 |  |  |  | 42,056 |
Pectonex, R.F. Proprietary Limited |  |  | 50.00 |  |  |  | 3,730 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (187 | ) |  |  | (187 | ) |  |  | 3,425 |
Evacuación Villanueva del Rey, S.L |  |  | 40.02 |  |  |  | 3,251 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 2,118 |  |  |  | 142 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
As of December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228,684 |  |  |  | 68,068 |  |  |  | 107,128 |  |  |  | 14,833 |  |  |  | 53,307 |  |  |  | 33,546 |  |  |  | 29,238 |  |  |  | 55,009 |

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