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Employee benefits - Sensitivity Analysis of Actuarial Assumptions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Actuarial assumption of discount rates |  |  |
Employee benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Increase in actuarial assumption | $ (2,575) | $ (2,090) | $ (1,614)
Decrease in actuarial assumption | 2,898 | 2,352 | 1,817
Actuarial assumption of employee turnover rate |  |  |
Employee benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Increase in actuarial assumption | (338) | (274) | (212)
Decrease in actuarial assumption | $ 378 | $ 307 | $ 237

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- Definition The increase (decrease) in a defined benefit obligation that would have been caused by a decrease in a significant actuarial assumption that was reasonably possible at the end of the reporting period. [Refer: Actuarial assumptions [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 145 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_145_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 + Details
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- Definition The increase (decrease) in a defined benefit obligation that would have been caused by an increase in a significant actuarial assumption that was reasonably possible at the end of the reporting period. [Refer: Actuarial assumptions [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 145 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_145_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 + Details
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