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Other expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of other operating expense [Abstract] |
Disclosure of other operating expense [text block] |
|  | December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
Advertising and marketing |  |  | 683 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 829 |
Regulatory fees |  |  | 977 |  |  | 1,348 |  |  | 1,565 |
Rental - office and equipment |  |  | 2,394 |  |  | 2,681 |  |  | 3,019 |
Administrative |  |  | 6,846 |  |  | 7,468 |  |  | 7,469 |
Professional services |  |  | 3,911 |  |  | 4,255 |  |  | 4,621 |
Maintenance and repairs |  |  | 1,673 |  |  | 1,866 |  |  | 1,635 |
Other |  |  | 322 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 244 |
Total |  |  | 16,806 |  |  | 18,532 |  |  | 19,382 |

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