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Gains (losses) from operating activities in the statement of income, included according to their nature (Details 10) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Gains losses from operating activities in the statement of income by function of expenses, included according to their nature [Abstract] |  |  |
Interest from term deposits | $ 10,260 | $ 15,345 | $ 13,758
Interest from marketable securities | 2,147 | 6,765 | 6,253
Interest from maintenance of minimum bank balance in current account | 18 | 0 | 262
Other finance income | 1,031 | 4,130 | 2,195
Other finance interest | 259 | 49 | 65
Total | $ 13,715 | $ 26,289 | $ 22,533

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- Definition The amount of interest income on available-for-sale financial assets. [Refer: Interest income; Financial assets available-for-sale] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard&forcepdf=true -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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- Definition The amount of interest income on deposits. [Refer: Interest income] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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