$000 | | Dec 31, 2017 | | Dec 31, 2016 | | ||
Level of exposure of foreign currency risk | | | | | | | |
Carrying value of foreign currency balances | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents includes balances denominated in: | | | | | | | |
• Communauté Financi?re Africaine franc (CFA) | | | 676 | | | 1,289 | |
• Euro (EUR) | | | 2,170 | | | 2,222 | |
• South African rand (ZAR) | | | 1,217 | | | 166 | |
• British pound (GBP) | | | 702 | | | 277 | |
Trade and other receivables includes balances dominated in: | | | | | | | |
• Communauté Financi?re Africaine franc (CFA) | | | 19,165 | | | 6,886 | |
• South African rand (ZAR) | | | - | | | 89 | |
• Euro (EUR) | | | 7,546 | | | 4,806 | |
• British pound (GBP) | | | 46 | | | 2 | |
Trade and other payables includes balances dominated in: | | | | | | | |
• Communauté Financi?re Africaine franc (CFA) | | | (37,067) | | | (4,525) | |
• Euro (EUR) | | | (321) | | | (486) | |
• South African rand (ZAR) | | | (1,296) | | | (868) | |
• British pound (GBP) | | | (742) | | | (898) | |