The amount of expense in relation to termination benefits. Termination benefits are employee benefits provided in exchange for the termination of an employee's employment as a result of either: (a) an entity's decision to terminate an employee's employment before the normal retirement date; or (b) an employee's decision to accept an offer of benefits in exchange for the termination of employment. [Refer: Employee benefits expense]

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Employee benefits (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Employee benefits (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
DisclosureEmployeeBenefitsLineItems [Line Items]
Payment relating to the PPP provisioned	$ 247,000,000	$ 504,000,000
Payment relating to the PRL provisioned	65,000,000	$ 129,000,000
Temination benefits	$ 11,539		$ 11,418
Profit sharing [member]
DisclosureEmployeeBenefitsLineItems [Line Items]
Percentage of net income distributed to shareholders	6.25%
Percentage of dividend distributed to shareholders	25.00%
Profit sharing [member] \| Top of range [member]
DisclosureEmployeeBenefitsLineItems [Line Items]
Adjustment to profit sharing distribution	5.00%