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Significant accounting policies - Schedule of Other (Outflows) Inflows of Cash from Operating Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] |  |  |  |
Banking expenses |  | $ (15,603) | $ (3,783) | $ (1,921)
Tax credits |  | (3,353) | (3,474) | (2,403)
Government grants |  | 24,387 | 0 | 0
Value added tax |  | (298,076) | 120,283 | 80,503
Cost of bond issuance |  | (18,346) | (2,566) | (16,570)
Other inflows (outflows) of cash, classified as operating activities | [1] | $ (310,991) | $ 110,460 | $ 59,609
[1] | Other (outflows) inflows of cash from operating activities include net increases (decreases) of value added tax and banking expenses, taxes associated with interest payments, costs of issuance of debt and government grants.

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