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Trade payables and other current liabilities | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Trade payables and other current liabilities [Abstract] |
Trade payables and other current liabilities | Note 17. - Trade payables and other current liabilities Trade payable and other current liabilities as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:
| Balance as of June 30, |  |  | Balance as of December 31, |
| 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
| ($ in thousands) |
Trade accounts payable |  |  | 61,218 |  |  |  | 109,430 |
Down payments from clients |  |  | 6,209 |  |  |  | 6,289 |
Liberty (Note 16) |  |  | 37,119 |  |  |  | 37,119 |
Other accounts payable |  |  | 44,791 |  |  |  | 39,195 |
Total |  |  | 149,337 |  |  |  | 192,033 |
Trade accounts payables mainly relate to the operation and maintenance of the plants. Nominal values of Trade payables and other current liabilities are considered to approximately equal to fair values and the effect of discounting them is not significant.

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