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Securities sold under repurchase agreements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Securities sold under repurchase agreements |  |  |
Financing transactions under repurchase agreements | $ 10,663 | $ 40,530 |
Interest expense related to financing transactions | $ 432 | $ 1,100 | $ 635

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- Definition The amount of instruments sold with the intent to reacquire in repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities lent. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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