Note 12.- Cash and cash equivalents

The following table shows the detail of Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

	Balance as of December 31,
	2018		2017
Cash at bank and on hand		631,542		669,387
Total		631,542		669,387

Cash includes funds held to satisfy the customary requirements of certain non-recourse debt agreements within the Company´s projects amounting to $296 million.

The following breakdown shows the main currencies in which cash and cash equivalent balances are denominated:

	Balance as of December 31,
Currency	2018		2017
U.S. dollar		328,716		319,400
Euro		228,036		288,625
Algerian Dinar		11,602		13,628
South African Rand		55,257		40,999
Others		7,931		6,735
Total		631,542		669,387