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Clients and other receivable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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