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Trade and other receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Trade and other receivables

16. Trade and other receivables

 

     2017
$m
     2016
$m
 

Current

     

Trade receivables

     452        368  

Other receivables

     23        25  

Prepayments

     74        77  

Loans to and receivables from associates

     2        2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     551        472  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current

     

Loans to associates

     —          8  

Trade and other receivables are designated as loans and receivables and are held at amortised cost.

Trade receivables are non-interest-bearing and are generally on payment terms of up to 30 days. The fair value of trade and other receivables approximates their carrying value.

The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade and other receivables, excluding prepayments, at the end of the reporting period by geographic region is:

 

     2017
$m
     2016
$m
 

Americas

     305        256  

Europe

     51        43  

AMEA

     71        61  

Greater China

     50        43  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     477        403  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The ageing of trade and other receivables, excluding prepayments, at the end of the reporting period is:

 

     2017      2016  
     Gross
$m
     Provision
$m
    Net
$m
     Gross
$m
     Provision
$m
    Net
$m
 

Not past due

     333        (1     332        289        (1     288  

Past due 1 to 30 days

     68        (2     66        58        (3     55  

Past due 31 to 180 days

     82        (7     75        64        (7     57  

Past due more than 180 days

     71        (67     4        61        (58     3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     554        (77     477        472        (69     403  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The credit risk relating to balances not past due is not deemed to be significant.

The movement in the provision for impairment of trade and other receivables during the year is as follows:

 

     2017
$m
     2016
$m
     2015
$m
 

At 1 January

     (69      (56      (47

Provided

     (15      (25      (28

Amounts written back

     2        5        12  

Amounts written off

     6        5        7  

Exchange adjustments

     (1      2        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At 31 December

     (77      (69      (56