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Basis of preparation of financial statements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Basis Of Preparation Of Financial Statements

Schedule of exchange rates used to translate its foreign operations

Schedule of exchange rates used to translate its foreign operations
		Closing rate						Average rate
		2022		2021		2020		2022		2021		2020
US Dollar ("US$")		5.2177		5.5805		5.1967		5.1655		5.3956		5.1578
Canadian dollar ("CAD")		3.8550		4.3882		4.0771		3.9705		4.3042		3.8480
Euro ("EUR")		5.5694		6.3210		6.3779		5.4420		6.3784		5.8989

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The entire disclosure for the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates.

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