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Employee benefits - Changes in Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Employee Benefits
Fair value of plan assets at the start of the year	$ 5,382	$ 4,982	$ 13,497
Real return (loss) in the plan assets	236	585	(346)
Benefits paid	(81)	(185)	(430)
Settlement	0	0	(7,739)
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year	5,537	5,382	4,982
Non-current-assets	5,266	5,095	4,703
Net actuarial income at the beginning of the year	249	59	1,039
Settlement	0	0	(1,627)
Gain	(49)	190	647
Adjustment to recognize the minimum pension obligation	$ 200	$ 249	$ 59

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The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from payments from the plan. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)]

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The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from payments from the plan in respect of settlements. [Refer: Decrease (increase) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from gains (losses) arising from settlements; Net defined benefit liability (asset); Defined benefit plans [domain]]

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The fair value of defined benefit plan assets. Plan assets comprise assets held by a long-term employee benefit fund and qualifying insurance policies. [Refer: At fair value [member]]

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The decrease (increase) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from the return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in interest income or expense. The return on plan assets is interest, dividends and other revenue derived from the plan assets, together with realised and unrealised gains or losses on the plan assets, less any costs of managing plan assets and less any tax payable by the plan itself, other than tax included in the actuarial assumptions used to measure the present value of the defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Plan assets [member]; Net defined benefit liability (asset); Actuarial assumptions [domain]; Increase (decrease) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from interest expense (income)]

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The amount of net actuarial gain (loss) relating to minimum pension obligation.

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The amount non-current assets that contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets.

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The settlement adjustment to recognize the minimum pension obligation.

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