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Clients and other receivable | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Clients and other receivable [Abstract] |
Clients and other receivable | Note 11.- 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 |
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of clients and other accounts receivable does not differ significantly from its carrying value. 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 |
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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